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[SunnySide]

Apke in bc Everett suffered a high ankle sprain that may sideline him for a few weeks.

Appears Curl-Apke may be the duo for a few weeks.

And Im fine with that (because im fine with losing, Im a good loser).

I really do think this is the best 2-7 team in the history of the NFL. We are a few good starters away from being an above .500 team.

[calia]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

Apke in bc Everett suffered a high ankle sprain that may sideline him for a few weeks.

Appears Curl-Apke may be the duo for a few weeks.

And Im fine with that (because im fine with losing, Im a good loser).

I really do think this is the best 2-7 team in the history of the NFL. We are a few good starters away from being an above .500 team.

And the Titanic was the greatest ship of its age.

Seriously, a decent team wins yesterday and wins both Giants games. We are not a decent team. Sadly, I see a second 3-13 season in a row and 2nd pick in the draft in a row. And I never root for them to lose.


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[skinsfaninok]

Kendall Fuller was targeted 5 times yesterday

He gave up 5 Rec for 114 yards and 2 TDs..

Yikes

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Kendall Fuller was targeted 5 times yesterday

He gave up 5 Rec for 114 yards and 2 TDs..

Yikes

Yeah, he was terrible. But he's been solid all season, so I'll give him a pass this weekend. Gonna have some games like that.

[sdskinsfan2001]

We need to draft a young, ATHLETIC, MLB in the 1st few rounds.

Our LB play is nowhere close to acceptable, and MLB has been beyond the worst. We need a young middle anchor.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

We need to draft a young, ATHLETIC, MLB in the 1st few rounds.

Our LB play is nowhere close to acceptable, and MLB has been beyond the worst. We need a young middle anchor.

The rest of the defense was supposed to benefit from this Amazing pass rush...

[SunnySide]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

We need to draft a young, ATHLETIC, MLB in the 1st few rounds.

Our LB play is nowhere close to acceptable, and MLB has been beyond the worst. We need a young middle anchor.

But arent LBs a lesser need in modern NFL? I liked the thought approach coming in where we took below non-starters and only asked them to do what they do well.

KPL - coverage TE. go cover TEs and read the backs

Bostic - run stuffer/tackle machine. Go fill the holes on run plays, you are always going to be going north/south inside the tackles.

I liked the approach but we do need an above average MLB.

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I liked Talib in the booth ... but I was watching the game distracted with household chaos

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

But arent LBs a lesser need in modern NFL? I liked the thought approach coming in where we took below non-starters and only asked them to do what they do well.

KPL - coverage TE. go cover TEs and read the backs

Bostic - run stuffer/tackle machine. Go fill the holes on run plays, you are always going to be going north/south inside the tackles.

I liked the approach but we do need an above average MLB.

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I liked Talib in the booth ... but I was watching the game distracted with household chaos

He is not stuffing the run. And that touchdown pass to Swift was just sad. He is a liability. The 2 down stuffer is going the way of the dinosaur. We need an athletic guy in there that can be the leader of the defense.

It's funny because Rivera and Del Rio were LBs, and it's probably our worst unit on the team.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

He is not stuffing the run. And that touchdown pass to Swift was just sad. He is a liability. The 2 down stuffer is going the way of the dinosaur. We need an athletic guy in there that can be the leader of the defense.

It's funny because Rivera and Del Rio were LBs, and it's probably our worst unit on the team.

Yeah, I honestly liked Bostic's toughness quite a lot last year. But this season he looks completely lost.

I still don't understand how you coach LBs to key QB eyes in zone coverage. Only a few elite are good at it. The others end up being moved easily out of their zone and/or not seeing the wide opened guy a few yards from them...

Bostic is killing me with this every week. THERE'S A GUY IN YOUR ZONE, COVER HIM ! STOP TRYING TO DO SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DO ! YOU ARE NOT PICKING THAT BALL UNLESS IT'S THROWN DIRECTLY INTO YOUR HANDS WRAPPED IN DOUBLE-FACE TAPE ! COVER. GUYS. IN. YOUR. ZONE.

[AnonEmouse]

Originally Posted by FrenchSkin

Yeah, I honestly liked Bostic's toughness quite a lot last year. But this season he looks completely lost.

I still don't understand how you coach LBs to key QB eyes in zone coverage. Only a few elite are good at it. The others end up being moved easily out of their zone and/or not seeing the wide opened guy a few yards from them...

Bostic is killing me with this every week. THERE'S A GUY IN YOUR ZONE, COVER HIM ! STOP TRYING TO DO SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DO ! YOU ARE NOT PICKING THAT BALL UNLESS IT'S THROWN DIRECTLY INTO YOUR HANDS WRAPPED IN DOUBLE-FACE TAPE ! COVER. GUYS. IN. YOUR. ZONE.

Peripheral vision and lateral speed are key in LB's anyway, but more so in zone coverage. You have to be able to key the QB's eyes while 'seeing' threats entering your zone from virtually any direction. Coaching up is a matter of where to sit in your zone, based on the offense you're expecting and your keys based on the same.

Can't speak to the quality of our LB coaching but I only rate Holcomb as a quality player. The rest are not playing up to their contracts.

[MTK]

My lord how does Aqib Talib have a booth job? He was awful.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by MTK

My lord how does Aqib Talib have a booth job? He was awful.

So true!!! It was so painful listening to him. It was like amateur night.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by mredskins

So true!!! It was so painful listening to him. It was like amateur night.

Maybe it's because English not being my native language some of the grammar twists didn't bother me that much (I did pick quite a lot of "have" instead of "has" and so on though)... but I quite enjoyed Talib in the booth.

It was kind of an acquired taste, felt strange at the beginning, but as the game moved on I thought he brought a nice combination of on point football knowledge/analysis and raw genuine excitement. IE when we was all pumped about seeing "a BALL game" when we tied.

I get the "hood" vibe isn't for everybody but combined with his NFL experience I thought it was quite refreshing and fun.

[skinsfaninok]

To be fair it was his first ever game lol

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

To be fair it was his first ever game lol

Was it his first time with the english language?