this looks like last years defense.

[Chukarhawk]

ugly and unwatchable. Get your shit together.

 

[Ozzy]

Macdonald is adapting he just is missing too many guys. Early tho sonwe will see. A turnover or two and this is a new game

 

[Fox0r]

Lol dude. Our entire d-line is out. Are you for real?

 

[Cjmason12]

Looks terrible rn I agree, tbf we are down most of our whole d line. Stop being negative

 

[cdn hawk fan]

Well the hawks are missing their entire front DL so that would make a difference

 

[Mizak]

Not really. The defense is just playing against a top 15 QB in the league.

 

[DJ_CJ]

They are missing 5 starters! No big kat or Byron in the middle along with mafe’s all around pressure and run support. That’s huge.

 

[James in PA]

I knew it was going to be tough sledding, but this is even worse than I thought. Got to get off the damn field.

 

[hawker84]

About what I expected. Hard to overcome 5 defensive starters out. 4 of them on the line.

 

[James in PA]

Gonna have to win a shootout. It's our only chance.

 

[BigBill1945]

Lol dude. Our entire d-line is out. Are you for real?

This is what the problem is. We are playing with 2nd and 3rd stringers.

 

[knownone]

It's the same issue as last year: talent. Bill Parcel's used to say you can hide guys in coverage and scheme pass rush, but you can't hide a lack of talent in run defense.

 

[MORGULON]

It's the same issue as last year: talent. Bill Parcel's used to say you can hide guys in coverage and scheme pass rush, but you can't hide a lack of talent in run defense.

He said that? Pretty true if he did.

 

[calinator]

It's the same issue as last year: talent. Bill Parcel's used to say you can hide guys in coverage and scheme pass rush, but you can't hide a lack of talent in run defense.

That is all true but the difference as the title states is last year we didn't have coverage/scheme or talent. The scheme is better but our run defense is missing guys.

 

[Chapow]

They're playing against a good team with a good OLine, and the entire starting DL is out. Yeah, I hoped they'd be able to hold up better than they have, but it's not terribly surprising that a good OLine is dominating a bunch of backups.

 

[cymatica]

Pete's defense = Macdonald's defense without a starting d-line

 

[keasley45]

This defense is the polar opposite of last years defense. It takes them losing 5 starters to give up as many yards as we would have last year with a healthy team.

Tackling has been mostly solid. Only 2 F ups worth circling.

I think we are adjusting. And i think there's still a TO or 2 that we will take from them

 

[knownone]

That is all true but the difference as the title states is last year we didn't have coverage/scheme or talent. The scheme is better but our run defense is missing guys.

Last year, we didn't have the talent to stop the run in the front seven.