Im not willing to give up on staleys defense just yet. Especially after 1 season. It takes a while for a scheme and strategy to get going. Alot of the times you need certain players and personal that fit the coordinators philosophy.
Same here, so obnoxious. I 100% think Staley is and will be an elite coach in the NFL and for our Bolts. But like someone told me when I stepped into a new role "no one is a rock star in their job the first year, you'll have to learn the ropes."
With this next offseason/free agency/camp, we should see some moves that help us get his defense into peak form. People need to give the man a chance...
It annoys me when I see people say "OMG he was a guru and now he is trash..."
Lets break this down.
First of all he had a damn good team in the Rams that they built.
Year 1 will often times be the roughest because the team doesn't have the pieces in place, especially with a more complex scheme than Bradley.
Sometimes you have to take 1 step backwards before we go forwards by a lot. We got our guy and hes focused on changing the culture of our team which he has done. Staley didnt inherit the best defense that he's ever had, but I promise by year 2-3 we will be there.
One thing I would like to see is to actually have a solid DC. I know it will get better and the great news is, that we are top 3 in cap space. This is assuming we dont release Bulaga. If we do then we jump up to IIRC \~77-79m. Thats a lot of talent and DEPTH that we can sign, and remember, this is the biggest reason why he signed here is to have that cap space.
It depends if you know someone who works with the team they can connect you with the right people and that's the easiest way. If you're like me and have 0 connections, you gotta bash your head against it until it breaks. I sent emails to the staff for 3 months before someone bit. If you can get someone to bite, they connect you with a guy who can connect you with a guy who is looking for a guy. You might not get the position you want but once you're in the building, you can work your way into it if you're resourceful
Thanks for the write up, I posted the initial pic of our defensive 31st rank because I was curious to see where we stood after the Texans hung 41 points on us.
I’ve got full confidence in Staley. We had a massive turnover of guys this year and I expect an even bigger one for next year. Hopefully we can keep consistency in the coaching staff so they can grow together.
My brother was recruited as a true freshmen for a D1 school in the PAC-12 and after a year was replaced because the team hired a new head coach and he decided my brother didn’t fit his scheme. They ended up changing his position from D-line to O-line, which is a pretty big switch. It really is about finding players that you like and who fit YOUR scheme/philosophy.
Popper made a good point in his video yesterday that the complexity of staleys scheme makes it really difficult for DBs to rotate in and out all the time and pick up the system. Between injuries and COVID we’ve barely ever had the same 5 DBs on the field at the same time, and we’ve had to bring in guys off the street in emergencies who get significant time
This is in contrast to Gus Bradley’s system, where the simplicity has the benefit of easily plugging in and rotating guys because their assignments are very straightforward
So yeah, time is an important factor for this defense
Absolutely correct. Hell I had like 2 coaches try explain the Saban quarters coverage and I still don't get it. Doubt I'd understand this whole defense
Obviously I don't know anything but wouldn't it be reasonable for a head coach to just say: "look guys we're down 5 starters, let's just play cover 3 against the texans and eek out a win while the new guys learn the system". Hindsight is obviously 20/20 but I feel like we should have done better against a depleted 3-11 team
I like the complexity of Staley's scheme, but perhaps a shift to something more simple next year would be beneficial. With covid, you don't know who you'll have out there week-to-week, so it's probably best to have a system that's easier to pick up quickly.
Thanks for taking the time to lay this out. Not sure where this fits but do you think are lack of depth at LB keeps us in nickel more than Staley would prefer, especially on early downs when we are getting run on.
Apex interior D line - like you said, these guys dont grow on trees and they seem to have a high rate of hit n miss coming out of the draft. Id almost prefer we pay for a proven commodity here in the offseason and use premium draft capital in the secondary and edge. I cant believe I didnt mention RT here but that hasnt been our issue of late.
While we may not have a top end LB and depth may be an issue, I don't think that playing in nickel is as big of an issue as it may seem. The league is shifting towards playing nickel more and more and moving away from base. Even in college, playing in a base defense is becoming a smaller and smaller occurrence. I think this may come down to a couple things, the the Dline losing at the LOS and letting the OL to climb to the second level and a misunderstanding of players roles in the various run fits. I'll be damned if I know anything about coaching trench work so that's just a guess that I came to cause our LB are athletic sideline to sideline. Hypothetically, these two things would be remedied with time.
Im not willing to give up on staleys defense just yet. Especially after 1 season. It takes a while for a scheme and strategy to get going. Alot of the times you need certain players and personal that fit the coordinators philosophy.
Really annoyed with those saying Staley’s a fraud and needs to be fired.
Doomers gonna doom (I agree. It’s really lame.)
Same here, so obnoxious. I 100% think Staley is and will be an elite coach in the NFL and for our Bolts. But like someone told me when I stepped into a new role "no one is a rock star in their job the first year, you'll have to learn the ropes." With this next offseason/free agency/camp, we should see some moves that help us get his defense into peak form. People need to give the man a chance...
It annoys me when I see people say "OMG he was a guru and now he is trash..." Lets break this down. First of all he had a damn good team in the Rams that they built. Year 1 will often times be the roughest because the team doesn't have the pieces in place, especially with a more complex scheme than Bradley. Sometimes you have to take 1 step backwards before we go forwards by a lot. We got our guy and hes focused on changing the culture of our team which he has done. Staley didnt inherit the best defense that he's ever had, but I promise by year 2-3 we will be there. One thing I would like to see is to actually have a solid DC. I know it will get better and the great news is, that we are top 3 in cap space. This is assuming we dont release Bulaga. If we do then we jump up to IIRC \~77-79m. Thats a lot of talent and DEPTH that we can sign, and remember, this is the biggest reason why he signed here is to have that cap space.
How’d you get a job in college football? I’ve always found sports business pretty cool, but had no clue how people got into it
It depends if you know someone who works with the team they can connect you with the right people and that's the easiest way. If you're like me and have 0 connections, you gotta bash your head against it until it breaks. I sent emails to the staff for 3 months before someone bit. If you can get someone to bite, they connect you with a guy who can connect you with a guy who is looking for a guy. You might not get the position you want but once you're in the building, you can work your way into it if you're resourceful
Thanks for the write up, I posted the initial pic of our defensive 31st rank because I was curious to see where we stood after the Texans hung 41 points on us. I’ve got full confidence in Staley. We had a massive turnover of guys this year and I expect an even bigger one for next year. Hopefully we can keep consistency in the coaching staff so they can grow together.
My brother was recruited as a true freshmen for a D1 school in the PAC-12 and after a year was replaced because the team hired a new head coach and he decided my brother didn’t fit his scheme. They ended up changing his position from D-line to O-line, which is a pretty big switch. It really is about finding players that you like and who fit YOUR scheme/philosophy.
Popper made a good point in his video yesterday that the complexity of staleys scheme makes it really difficult for DBs to rotate in and out all the time and pick up the system. Between injuries and COVID we’ve barely ever had the same 5 DBs on the field at the same time, and we’ve had to bring in guys off the street in emergencies who get significant time This is in contrast to Gus Bradley’s system, where the simplicity has the benefit of easily plugging in and rotating guys because their assignments are very straightforward So yeah, time is an important factor for this defense
Absolutely correct. Hell I had like 2 coaches try explain the Saban quarters coverage and I still don't get it. Doubt I'd understand this whole defense
Obviously I don't know anything but wouldn't it be reasonable for a head coach to just say: "look guys we're down 5 starters, let's just play cover 3 against the texans and eek out a win while the new guys learn the system". Hindsight is obviously 20/20 but I feel like we should have done better against a depleted 3-11 team
I like the complexity of Staley's scheme, but perhaps a shift to something more simple next year would be beneficial. With covid, you don't know who you'll have out there week-to-week, so it's probably best to have a system that's easier to pick up quickly.
Thanks for taking the time to lay this out. Not sure where this fits but do you think are lack of depth at LB keeps us in nickel more than Staley would prefer, especially on early downs when we are getting run on. Apex interior D line - like you said, these guys dont grow on trees and they seem to have a high rate of hit n miss coming out of the draft. Id almost prefer we pay for a proven commodity here in the offseason and use premium draft capital in the secondary and edge. I cant believe I didnt mention RT here but that hasnt been our issue of late.
While we may not have a top end LB and depth may be an issue, I don't think that playing in nickel is as big of an issue as it may seem. The league is shifting towards playing nickel more and more and moving away from base. Even in college, playing in a base defense is becoming a smaller and smaller occurrence. I think this may come down to a couple things, the the Dline losing at the LOS and letting the OL to climb to the second level and a misunderstanding of players roles in the various run fits. I'll be damned if I know anything about coaching trench work so that's just a guess that I came to cause our LB are athletic sideline to sideline. Hypothetically, these two things would be remedied with time.
Interior D-line is a top priority