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Originally Posted by 30gut
As much as I wish Blache was more creative with the overall scheme on defense, at the end of the day we still had the 4th best.
I just wish we used more disguise to get pressure.
We wouldn't have to bring extra guys all the time if we could create a half second of confusion.
I wish we did some overloads blitzing, some fire-zone and zone-dogs.
But, you don't fire a DC because you don't like his style.
If the pass rush doesn't improve dramatically i think that we need to take a hard look at letting Coach Palermo go kick rocks.
I would love for Coach Gray to take over as DC, but 2 years ago Synder basically begged Coach Blache not to retire to coach the defense how can he then turn around and fire him?
Blache would have to retire for Gray to take over, hopefully Gray will still be around.
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Good points, I was thinking the same thing; Blache seems to have this cut n dry approach to play calling; he's either going to blitz or not. There's little disguise to the blitzes & he's methodical & predictable about when they come.
Teams figured this out & simply went to their best matchup, e.g. against cincy on a key 3rd down he blitzed & left Smoot 1 on 1 w/Housh. Easy 1st down because our guys were easy to pick up for that extra couple seconds the qb needs.
I feel like the D over achieved to a point but lacked true shut down ability that a top 5 D typically has. They made offenses work hard, but they didn't scare anybody. Hopefully that changes this year. In a few crucial games the D couldn't make a big stand, see St. Louis, Cincy, SF & Balt. games. (I realize they were usually on the field a long time)