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9th in points
16th in yards allowed
I think they were freelancing Woodson a little too much early in the year. I don't think the other players are at that level where there is so much grey area. They were blowing coverages. Keeping the zone defense a little simpler has paid off for the other players.
Shields looked confident and decisive in his zone drops. Burnett, although he lacks range, is where he's supposed to be now. If they get beat, they're just getting beat. It's not the blown coverage thing. They're a great man team anyway. Williams and Shields stick with the WR's as good as anyone, especially down field.
In 2010 we dominated with 8 in the box nickel defense. Collins was the best player in the NFL at covering the deep middle. Shields and Williams were able to run with everyone outside. Our speed out there and back there was just sick.
This year is different. We can't just man up all of the time. Burnett just doesn't cover the ground Collins did. We need that extra player back to cover ground. If we're going to slow down the run game, we're going to have to do it with 7 in the box and keep our eyes toward the backfield like SF does, like Chicago was doing when they had all of their players healthy. There's a time and place to man up. Mixing coverages confuses QB's.
Look for a lot of turnovers and very few points down the stretch here. We're a top 10 defense in points right now. I could easily see us being a top 5 defense between now and the SB.
And then there is the run game. It's not great, but we've been putting AR in those (2nd and 7) / (3rd and 4) situations all QB's thrive in. It took 13 games to get it going, but it's just enough to turn time of possession in our favor and break that cover 2 defense. Between a more ball control offense and a defense really starting to come on it looks like we're rounding into a team that can match up against any team, unlike last year where our defense and run game were holes playoff teams could expose.
MM is making chili. He decided to put ingredients in that would take a little longer took a little longer to soak in. He just as easily could have whipped it up a little quicker and sat around with friends patting his back about how sure he was to win. It's been simmering for 14 weeks. This isn't your "whip up a batch of Sunday chili cuz you're too busy to cook on Monday and Tuesday." This is one of those yearly tradition cook-offs in Wisconsin where the best chili wins the sacred apron. Credit to MM for going for the gusto, for putting the work in to win it all. We're in this competition to win it. Just put your nose to the pot and take in the aroma. Soon enough we'll be tasting, what could be, the best chili in the show.
16th in yards allowed
I think they were freelancing Woodson a little too much early in the year. I don't think the other players are at that level where there is so much grey area. They were blowing coverages. Keeping the zone defense a little simpler has paid off for the other players.
Shields looked confident and decisive in his zone drops. Burnett, although he lacks range, is where he's supposed to be now. If they get beat, they're just getting beat. It's not the blown coverage thing. They're a great man team anyway. Williams and Shields stick with the WR's as good as anyone, especially down field.
In 2010 we dominated with 8 in the box nickel defense. Collins was the best player in the NFL at covering the deep middle. Shields and Williams were able to run with everyone outside. Our speed out there and back there was just sick.
This year is different. We can't just man up all of the time. Burnett just doesn't cover the ground Collins did. We need that extra player back to cover ground. If we're going to slow down the run game, we're going to have to do it with 7 in the box and keep our eyes toward the backfield like SF does, like Chicago was doing when they had all of their players healthy. There's a time and place to man up. Mixing coverages confuses QB's.
Look for a lot of turnovers and very few points down the stretch here. We're a top 10 defense in points right now. I could easily see us being a top 5 defense between now and the SB.
And then there is the run game. It's not great, but we've been putting AR in those (2nd and 7) / (3rd and 4) situations all QB's thrive in. It took 13 games to get it going, but it's just enough to turn time of possession in our favor and break that cover 2 defense. Between a more ball control offense and a defense really starting to come on it looks like we're rounding into a team that can match up against any team, unlike last year where our defense and run game were holes playoff teams could expose.
MM is making chili. He decided to put ingredients in that would take a little longer took a little longer to soak in. He just as easily could have whipped it up a little quicker and sat around with friends patting his back about how sure he was to win. It's been simmering for 14 weeks. This isn't your "whip up a batch of Sunday chili cuz you're too busy to cook on Monday and Tuesday." This is one of those yearly tradition cook-offs in Wisconsin where the best chili wins the sacred apron. Credit to MM for going for the gusto, for putting the work in to win it all. We're in this competition to win it. Just put your nose to the pot and take in the aroma. Soon enough we'll be tasting, what could be, the best chili in the show.
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