Im a WJ3 ..... defender? enabler?
He hasnt played well. (he admits that)
He said hes a pro and this isnt his first year in the scheme so he has to play better, no excuses
He is a good press man corner ... and we've used him for 2 years now as a soft cover corner.
Should WJ3 be better by now, regardless of what coaches ask of him? Yes
Should JDR have figured this out by now - either through coaching him better at soft man or putting him in better spots? yes
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJZWECsE2d0
^^ 12 min highlights of the Lions game
First 3 defensive snaps shown:
0:05 - WJ3 (bottom of screen, #3) playing off LOS
0:23 - soft off LOS
0:59 - lined up on LOS!! but then backpedals 8 yards off the LOS prior to snap
Watch the games, pause rewind and see where we have him playing pre snap. 80% of the time hes 10 yards off the LOS and has to wait for a receiver to run their route in front of him or run by him.
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Hes needs to play better ... but JDR needs to play to his strengths at this point.
JDR needs to scheme and coach
fucking frustrating to watch no adjustments or wrinkles. Only adjustments we made last year re the 3rd long and long LB coverage problem .. was Bostic getting injured and forcing JDR to make a change