Thing is, Brady and Belicheat don't try to beat you deep for the most part. They use high-percentage short and middle range passes and strive for YAC, essentially using the passing game as a running game. In DLB's defense the line ties up blockers and uses the linebackers to rush, meantime the safteys are back and playing ten yards off anyway, which leaves the first 10-15 yards from the line of scrimmage wide open and Brady dinks and dunks his way down the field on us all ******* day long. If I'm gameplanning against him I really don't waste the bodies putting pressure on him because they always have a good OL anyway and instead keep the LB's back in pass coverage.
But I'm not a HOF defensive coordinator, so what do I know?
No I think your right on. That's why Alex Smith had success against us.
A QB who is patient, accurate, & willing to just move the chains.
I had a feeling Smith would dink & dunk us to death. He never goes deep. Plus he is accurate.
Bottom line is we have sub par linebacker play. That's why they keep getting gouged with the run too.
They used to be a phenomenal tackling team but now they are not.
Even now they will have a running back in the backfield and he will squirt out for 3 4 yards.
Keeping teams in 3rd and long makes it a little easier. Then pressure from the outside lb'rs.
Teams play run by the pass and wait for the defense to make a mistake or a missed tackle, and they get you.
We were spoiled with Farrior he was a solid solid inside LB. Wasn't the best in coverage but was a stud against the run.
Now it seems like there is a gapping hole where he used to play. That's where everyone is running on us.
Patriots & kc those type of offenses our are worst enemy. They destroy us.
That's what type of offense I thought we were going to run but not sure if Ben has the patience or Haley to take 3 4 yards at a time.
