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Nelson is due ~$10M for the balance of the yr. Ravens only have ~$1.2M in Cap space, so they would have had to restructure a deal or two or asked the Colts to eat some salary (which then have probably cost a 2nd). Seattle had enough Cap space to make the deal w/o Colts eating $.
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Michael Jordan once said:
“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
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Calais Campbell said, as a veteran, you have to remember the 35-13 loss to the Bengals is one game.
His mindset is: Relax, reset and move forward
I know we’re fans .. we’re at the end of the bar .. I get it.
But I do wonder what y’all think the solution(s) are?
Maybe it’s as simple as getting a healthy Lamar back. Maybe there’s more to it than that?
Thoughts?
Takeaways are what all defenses want. Here are some in the run game from week 6.
Some were punched out. Some were ripped out. One was even kneed out but there’s a few things I think they all had in common.
Attack the ball as you attack the ball carrier.
When all 11 run to the ball, your chances of recovering a fumble on defense go up.
Taking the ball away on defense creates positive energy. Watch how teams .. not just the defense but the entire team .. celebrates after a takeaway.
Taking the ball away starts with a mindset.
This was an interesting nugget. Darryl Johnston talked with Randy Brown about the side seams of the ball when it’s placed down and the location of a kicker’s ankle bone on their plant leg as they strike the ball.
I agree with this. I think you do see a lot of good things when you watch their defense but you also see a handful of plays where there appears to be have sort of breakdown.
Unfortunately those handful of plays seem to happen during critical situations in the game.
I know they work to correct those mistakes and are chasing consistency.
I think that point about going beyond understanding the defensive scheme but also understanding how offenses want to attack the scheme is an underrated one.
Allows you to play with more anticipation and that creates opportunities to make more plays.
Hands down one of the best exchanges between reporters and an NFL head coach I’ve ever seen, featuring Titans HC Robert Saleh and the local media.
What started as a simple question about the complexities of Saleh’s zone defense and why there might be some early growing pains turned into nearly seven minutes of incredible insight.
Saleh explains why the system takes time to learn but can eventually produce top-five defenses. He breaks down how players learn to attack offenses by understanding what they’re trying to do to them, rather than simply dropping to a spot and defending grass.
He also dives into the evolution of his defensive philosophy, drawing from his experiences around Pete Carroll’s Cover 3/Legion of Boom system, Vic Fangio, Monte Kiffin and others. He discusses the key positions that make the system work, his overall philosophy on defense and so much more.
I’ve heard DeMeco Ryans speak glowingly about Robert Saleh, how brilliant he is and how instrumental he was in DeMeco’s development as a coach. But I don’t think I fully appreciated what he meant until watching this.
Just an incredibly bright defensive mind.
And what makes this especially fascinating from a Texans perspective is that DeMeco is essentially building and running a variation of that same defensive philosophy, with some of his own wrinkles.
It’s particularly relevant right now given Houston’s struggles with defensive communication and executing its coverage rules. Saleh provides some excellent perspective on why these systems can be so difficult to master, how players eventually develop a deeper understanding of what offenses are attacking, and why that understanding allows them to play faster and more aggressively.
Must watch.
We weren’t point fingers last week after a win vs the Falcons so let’s not start after a loss to the Browns.
Last week they played well enough .. in all phases .. as a team .. to win. This week they didn’t.
Now they’ll go back to work on getting better so that they can win their next game .. as a team.