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Originally Posted by GTripp0012
One of the reasons I got really, really pissed off with Blache at the end of last year was how he managed to find all the wrong solutions to the simplest problems, and covered his ass with excuses with no regard for the long-term health of the team.
Problem: Carlos Rogers can't defend a double move when your stupid-ass 8 man run blitz doesn't get to Flacco
Solution: Conclude that Carlos isn't the same player he was in the first half of the season (against all evidence), then bench him for DeAngelo Hall.
Problem: Your pass defense can't get off the field in any of the final five games of the season
Solution: Remind everyone that only three teams have given up fewer yards than you.
Problem: Despite being one of the blitziest coordinators in the NFL, your defense ranks in the bottom five in both sacks and interceptions
Solution: Remind everyone that while big plays are nice, that only three teams have given up fewer yards than you.
Problem: You sign Albert Haynesworth in the offseason to bolster your pass rush
Solution: Remind everyone that you were the fourth overall defense in yards against the year before, and anything Albert brings to your gleaming excellence is really just a bonus. It was never about Albert, he's just a player in your scheme.
Basically, as long as you can point out that things aren't your fault, people will keep defending your non-results as a big important deal.
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This is what our biggest problem is on both sides of the ball. Both schemers believe with all their heart that their system works...and when it doesn't it is because the players effed it up. Neither wants to admit that maybe their scheme doesn't work with these players or maybe at all. We have more talent than both STL and Det and in both cases we didn't show it. Or even close. That has a lot to do with the scheme.