Being a defensive guy, these are my observations. They are glaring in my opinion and could be easily corrected with more effort on the players' part. It would also make a huge difference in the play of our D.
Devin White has not stuffed a runner in the hole all year. I have watched and watched but have not seen him square up and just slobber knocker a runner. As a matter of fact, when he has had the opportunity to make the big hit, he has sidestepped, and in some cases tackled the runner 6 or 7 yards more downfield. This is a problem for a linebacker let alone a Mike. In goal-line situations, he is useless up the middle. however, I do realize that his strong suit is sideline to sideline. I am not making this up. Watch replays and you will see what I am talking about.
The secondary has not laid out to bat balls away all year. I mean to just stretch out horizontally and leave their feet like other DBs around the league do every week. I don't know what it is but our DBs will not take flight. We have played a couple of QBs that have floated balls so badly, that it should make a DB want to lay out for the ball, i.e. Foles, Brees. I know, many times they aren't that close to making a play anyway but I can't believe that I haven't seen that all year. This improvement would make a big difference in our D.
Please, if someone has seen a game where you have seen things done contrary to what I am saying, please let me know.
