I think we made the right call in keeping Pagano as defensive coach this year. The D has been okay as a group despite pretty bad individual players.
I see the results that Pagano got this year as similar to the ones Ron Rivera got when he was with us. Neither coach had much for talent to work with and each got the players, as a group, to play average. We're not a good defense. But we're not a bad defense either. And, based on who plays defense for us, average is pretty damn good.
I don't like our defensive linemen - not any of them. Liuget might be good some day, but he isn't right now. Reyes sucks. And Thomas should always be a backup.
I think Butler could end up being good if he ever stays healthy. Te'o is in the same boat. Neither were consistently good this year. And their backups were worse.
Our outside linebackers - I didn't even know who they were from week to week. Johnson is okay when he plays.
Our secondary is Weddle and nobody else. And, Weddle, as well as he plays, isn't the god that some people make him out to be. He's just a better-than-average safety who seems to be a good leader.
So, basically, what I'm saying is our defense this year was mostly Weddle, sometimes Johnson, and a whole lot of bad and injured players. Yet, somehow, this defense, as a whole, was okay. I think that has to do with the good work of the defensive coach.
I see the results that Pagano got this year as similar to the ones Ron Rivera got when he was with us. Neither coach had much for talent to work with and each got the players, as a group, to play average. We're not a good defense. But we're not a bad defense either. And, based on who plays defense for us, average is pretty damn good.
I don't like our defensive linemen - not any of them. Liuget might be good some day, but he isn't right now. Reyes sucks. And Thomas should always be a backup.
I think Butler could end up being good if he ever stays healthy. Te'o is in the same boat. Neither were consistently good this year. And their backups were worse.
Our outside linebackers - I didn't even know who they were from week to week. Johnson is okay when he plays.
Our secondary is Weddle and nobody else. And, Weddle, as well as he plays, isn't the god that some people make him out to be. He's just a better-than-average safety who seems to be a good leader.
So, basically, what I'm saying is our defense this year was mostly Weddle, sometimes Johnson, and a whole lot of bad and injured players. Yet, somehow, this defense, as a whole, was okay. I think that has to do with the good work of the defensive coach.
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