Jerhawk
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The most consistent thing that's really got me fired up watching the Seahawks on defense is how consistently they drop defensive lineman back into coverage.
3rd and 8? Let's drop Kerry Hyder Jr back in coverage and rush 3.
3rd and 14? Let's drop Dunlap back into coverage and cover Kittle.
Stupid stuff like that just boggles my mind. IMO, the biggest reason our defense struggled to get off the field on 3rd down under Ken Norton's defense is their inability to generate a pass rush. How do you expect the defense to generate a pass rush when you're dropping your pass rushers back into coverage?!
I don't have stats or anything to backup my claims here, it's just my armchair analysis.
I don't even recall once where they even considered putting Taylor and Dunlap on the same side to rush the passer. Remember how they'd put Avril and Bennett on one side, and Bennett would destroy the guard trying to block him? Why not do that with Dunlap? Instead of asking him to cover 10 yards downfield, where he's obviously out of position and a huge liability.
Just wanted to air that grievance since I haven't seen it posted here.
STOP DROPPING OUR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN INTO PASS COVERAGE!
3rd and 8? Let's drop Kerry Hyder Jr back in coverage and rush 3.
3rd and 14? Let's drop Dunlap back into coverage and cover Kittle.
Stupid stuff like that just boggles my mind. IMO, the biggest reason our defense struggled to get off the field on 3rd down under Ken Norton's defense is their inability to generate a pass rush. How do you expect the defense to generate a pass rush when you're dropping your pass rushers back into coverage?!
I don't have stats or anything to backup my claims here, it's just my armchair analysis.
I don't even recall once where they even considered putting Taylor and Dunlap on the same side to rush the passer. Remember how they'd put Avril and Bennett on one side, and Bennett would destroy the guard trying to block him? Why not do that with Dunlap? Instead of asking him to cover 10 yards downfield, where he's obviously out of position and a huge liability.
Just wanted to air that grievance since I haven't seen it posted here.
STOP DROPPING OUR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN INTO PASS COVERAGE!