xgeoff":2tjqu42h said:
sutz":2tjqu42h said:
Thanx. Looks like your guys have the makings of a good/great Defense.
Very premature to say this. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. Bottom line is that our O-line makes every defense look like champions. The Niner defense wasn't all that against Carolina and the Green Bay D came back down to Earth against Atlanta.
Frankly it looks like SF finally has some talented people at GM and Coach, so I expect them to be much better going forward. But to make any sort of evaluation of their Defense based on their play against the Seahawks....c'mon.
Fair to say its early, but SF actually played pretty well against Carolina. Same thing happened though...offense couldn't sustain anything and D wore down.
As other poster said...the big thing they are missing is a good Leo. Front 7 really has a chance to be good. The Front 7 looked great yesterday (and yes, I get that Seattles O-Line is a big, big problem) and they were playing without probably the best player on the team already in Reuben Foster (which is both a compliment to Reuben and an indictment on the rest of the roster).
The switch tho to this style of D has made a BIG difference from last year. Last year they were a 3-4 read and react defense. No they are pure attack so it isn't just a matter of getting more talent...iuts been allowing the players they've selected high in the recent past to attack instead of sitting back. Tank Carradine has actually been great through 2 weeks when he has largely been invisible for most of his NFL career. this is a MUCH better scheme fit for him.
Anyway...I'm not crowning anyone but I think its safe to say they are MUCH improved on D from last year but that ain't exactly a high bar to clear. Lots of potential there though. Just need a Leo and a corner or 2.