Game Day #4: ATL bounce back or Mariotta Revenge

[GridIron26]

Yeah, JD provides the magic we need to rally.. I still believe the coaches made the right choice to sit JD as this is a long season plus playoff games.

We all knew that it would be very challenging for Peters to resolve all positions within 2 years. The Lattimore trade probably is something that Peters wish he hadn't made.

[calia]

Originally Posted by GridIron26

Yeah, JD provides the magic we need to rally.. I still believe the coaches made the right choice to sit JD as this is a long season plus playoff games.

We all knew that it would be very challenging for Peters to resolve all positions within 2 years. The Lattimore trade probably is something that Peters wish he hadn't made.

Really hard to disagree re: the Lattimore trade. It really hasn't worked out, and even if you take away last season when he wasn't healthy, the fact of the matter is he is being targeted this season and folks are finding success.

Here are the (brutal) numbers through 4 games:

• 20 targets against
• 11 catches allowed
• 173 yds
• 9 first-downs allowed
• 6 penalties
• 3 15+ yard completions

Honestly, I would sit him and put Igbinoghene in, and perhaps move Sanristil out of the slot to the perimeter (where he fare reasonably well last season).

The safety spot has been a problem too, although Harris's injury is obviously a factor. To think that we thought the secondary might be a strength this season -- it has been the most under-performing personnel group on the team. Some of it seems to be coaching too -- they clearly aren't as comfortable in zone as they are in man-to-man, and it has shown in the last 3 games when receivers and TEs are not just open, but open by a mile. Every week, I find myself yelling at the tv "How the hell did that guy get so open?!" I am sure we all have. If our secondary just exhibited average play yesterday, that would have been a very different game.

A lot of football left, and having JD5 back will help, but they need to get the back end of that defense together quickly or it's going to be a pretty ugly season. Dallas and the Ravens are experiencing this (their secondaries have been dreadful), and they're a combined 2-5-1.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by calia

Really hard to disagree re: the Lattimore trade. It really hasn't worked out, and even if you take away last season when he wasn't healthy, the fact of the matter is he is being targeted this season and folks are finding success.

Here are the (brutal) numbers through 4 games:

• 20 targets against
• 11 catches allowed
• 173 yds
• 9 first-downs allowed
• 6 penalties
• 3 15+ yard completions

Honestly, I would sit him and put Igbinoghene in, and perhaps move Sanristil out of the slot to the perimeter (where he fare reasonably well last season).

The safety spot has been a problem too, although Harris's injury is obviously a factor. To think that we thought the secondary might be a strength this season -- it has been the most under-performing personnel group on the team. Some of it seems to be coaching too -- they clearly aren't as comfortable in zone as they are in man-to-man, and it has shown in the last 3 games when receivers and TEs are not just open, but open by a mile. Every week, I find myself yelling at the tv "How the hell did that guy get so open?!" I am sure we all have. If our secondary just exhibited average play yesterday, that would have been a very different game.

A lot of football left, and having JD5 back will help, but they need to get the back end of that defense together quickly or it's going to be a pretty ugly season. Dallas and the Ravens are experiencing this (their secondaries have been dreadful), and they're a combined 2-5-1.

Ugh those numbers are ugly.. Agreed about needing to make some changes sooner than later, we will see if the coaches agree eventually.