chiefzilla1501 |
08-19-2018 01:24 PM |
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Originally Posted by RealSNR
(Post 13682301)
You put Iloka back there and I'd argue we're no longer a god awful secondary. I think at that point we'd just be mediocre.
This team has survived shitty CB play before as long as the safety position has been shored up. Last year it wasn't when Berry went down.
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Yeah, in most years we've managed to pull it off. Like the year we had gaines as our #2 guy. Or when we pulled magic out of Terrence Mitchell. But last year was different. With the leagues overemphasizing illegal contact, we can't afford to do that anymore. In fairness, we didn't realize it would burn us until a few games into the season. Maybe we just needed an offseason to plan around it.
I don't mind Sutton if the rules were more relaxed. Other defenses adjusted by taking a Sutton like zone scheme and mixing in a ton of aggressive blitzing. Reid seems to recognize that need to adapt. But asking Sutton to do that feels like asking Alex to be aggressive. I hope I'm wrong on that. But I don't think we're pulling a rabbit out of our hat this time.
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