Tomlin said defense didnt change much in 2nd half

[ElJefe]

Yup...our defensive performance in the first half was as big a sieve as I can remember (games against New England included...it just seemed to be that easy to pass on our D in the first half). The degree of improvement was so ridiculously mind-blowing from one half to the next was so severe that how anyone could not give credit to the coaching staff for making necessary adjustments...it's simply inconceivable.

That goes both ways - if you're going to credit them for adjusting, which you should, you should also criticize them for the lousy plan that allowed a team that hadn't scored a TD in 25 drives to easily score 4 straight. And for failing to adjust until after the 4th.

Take the win, learn your lessons, and move on. Unfortunately, looks like we're rolling Blake right back out there.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

That goes both ways - if you're going to credit them for adjusting, which you should, you should also criticize them for the lousy plan that allowed a team that hadn't scored a TD in 25 drives to easily score 4 straight. And for failing to adjust until after the 4th.

Take the win, learn your lessons, and move on. Unfortunately, looks like we're rolling Blake right back out there.

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The next time they wait that long to make adjustments, they could well be in too big a hole to climb out of it, especially against a playoff-caliber team.

[ElJefe]

in addition to not tipping your hand to the rest of the league (as has been pointed out a few times in this thread) there's also respect for the players. Had he said, "Blake sucked and we benched his arse", do you think that would have gone over well amongst the players in the league.

he said exactly what he needed to say, "we didn't change much". Knowing the Pats** are quite possibly in our future, I'm of the opinion that I'd love for those guys to come out thinking they'll face a defense with guys 10 yards off with no chance of changing that.

Bigger question is WHY would you WANT him to broadcast that, squid?

Coaches don't watch press conferences in preparation for a game, they watch film. If we play the Patriots you can be damn sure they'll know where #41 is on every play.

[feltdizz]

That goes both ways - if you're going to credit them for adjusting, which you should, you should also criticize them for the lousy plan that allowed a team that hadn't scored a TD in 25 drives to easily score 4 straight. And for failing to adjust until after the 4th.

Take the win, learn your lessons, and move on. Unfortunately, looks like we're rolling Blake right back out there.

yup... this is spot on.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

Coaches don't watch press conferences in preparation for a game, they watch film. If we play the Patriots you can be damn sure they'll know where #41 is on every play.

[pittpete]

Just finished watching coaches view on gamepass of the DEnver game.
To be honest looks like the same defense with tighter coverage.
9 yard cushions went to 1 or 2 yds and Blake barely played.
Cockrell looked pretty good on a lot of plays.
This isnt my opinion, its fact.
Even Mitchell who was playing really deep in the first half(20 yds) moved up a bit.

[fordfixer]

Just finished watching coaches view on gamepass of the DEnver game.
To be honest looks like the same defense with tighter coverage.
9 yard cushions went to 1 or 2 yds and Blake barely played.
Cockrell looked pretty good on a lot of plays.
This isnt my opinion, its fact.
Even Mitchell who was playing really deep in the first half(20 yds) moved up a bit.

That and Denver stopped using 5 wideouts.

[squidkid]

Just finished watching coaches view on gamepass of the DEnver game.
To be honest looks like the same defense with tighter coverage.
9 yard cushions went to 1 or 2 yds and Blake barely played.
Cockrell looked pretty good on a lot of plays.
This isnt my opinion, its fact.
Even Mitchell who was playing really deep in the first half(20 yds) moved up a bit.

lets hope our upcoming opponents didnt see that show and our secret adjustments go unnoticed.

[pittpete]

Denver went 5 wides on only 5 plays the first half.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

lets hope our upcoming opponents didnt see that show and our secret adjustments go unnoticed.

[pittpete]

lets hope our upcoming opponents didnt see that show and our secret adjustments go unnoticed.

What show are you talking about?

[squidkid]

What show are you talking about?

the one you watched

[pittpete]

It wasnt a show.
NFL game pass with coaches view of the field.
Able to see the whole defense lined up on every play.

[pittpete]

Its probably less time consuming making stuff up then watching gamefilm.

[squidkid]

It wasnt a show.
NFL game pass with coaches view of the field.
Able to see the whole defense lined up on every play.

fine, lets hope they cant afford to pay for that.