In his weekly Thursday show, Dickert was speaking on the defense going forward. He said, and this is basically the quote, “the main problem we’ve had on defense is not getting/creating turnover and building off them”.
To me, that is farther down the list than:
1. Very poor tackling
2. Very poor linebacker coverage skills against TEs and RB go/wheel routes
3. Inability to generate any real pressure on the QB
4. Losing contain continually
I disagree with his assessment pretty heavily. We could have won 1-2 of the last couple games if we could just play solid fundamental defense…tackle, pressure, and contain. Turnovers are a huge bonus, but shouldn’t be counted on to solve what stems from fundamental issues.
To me, that is farther down the list than:
1. Very poor tackling
2. Very poor linebacker coverage skills against TEs and RB go/wheel routes
3. Inability to generate any real pressure on the QB
4. Losing contain continually
I disagree with his assessment pretty heavily. We could have won 1-2 of the last couple games if we could just play solid fundamental defense…tackle, pressure, and contain. Turnovers are a huge bonus, but shouldn’t be counted on to solve what stems from fundamental issues.