Quote from: uconnjack8 on May 13, 2024, 02:24:21 PMLarry,I all comes down to positional responsibilities. The 3/4 Mike has more coverage responsibilities and the 3/4 Edge do not. That's why I separate the LB's from the DLine. I am curious if Thibs and Burn have the sand in their pants to transition to DE responsibility. If so, the Giants are a 3 Tech away. Simmons would be my Will and McFadden my Sam.
That's one of the reasons I wish they would have graded the front 7 as a group and not had Burns and Thibodeaux as OLBs. Seems like they used "base" defense lineups to grade this even though teams are in "base" less than 30% of the time.
Quote from: MightyGiants on May 12, 2024, 09:33:44 AMI wouldn't think you would consider this a Daniel Jones issue because Bellinger shined with DJ as QB in 2022. That was until he sustained a serious eye injury. Bellinger never was the same when he returned from that injury in 2022 and didn't regain his rookie magic in 2023I wonder if the damage was mental as well as physical. Could he be playing scared?
Quote from: uconnjack8 on May 13, 2024, 02:24:21 PMLarry,
That's one of the reasons I wish they would have graded the front 7 as a group and not had Burns and Thibodeaux as OLBs. Seems like they used "base" defense lineups to grade this even though teams are in "base" less than 30% of the time.
Quote from: MightyGiants on May 12, 2024, 09:26:00 AMBellinger needs to focus less on his biceps and more on making an NFL body
Quote from: jgrangers2 on May 12, 2024, 09:32:58 PMAnd in looking at that article, the one place where I'd say they definitely haven't improved is the D-line simply because I don't know if there's anyone there with significant upside beyond Dex. With a group like the secondary, it may not be better NOW than it was when Gettelman left, but it could very well be in the future (gotta see how guys like Banks, Phillips and Nubin progress). When Schoen took over, I doubt many people would have expected James Bradberry to still be here in 2024.
Quote from: MightyGiants on May 12, 2024, 07:51:32 AMThere are legitimate criticisms and concerns about Daniel Jones, and then there is an unhealthy obsession with seeking ways to put the man down. The remarkable part is from everything we have seen of the man, he doesn't deserve the hate. The man is among the hardest working (hardest luck) players in the NFL. Yet there is this obsession with crapping all over him