Welcome Thomas Davis LBr

[wu-dai clan]

Agree with Steve's assessment.
TDavis is not there yet performance wise. Kyzir is still inconsistent. I consider this our number one problem on D.

[wu-dai clan]

They signed him to be a leader in the locker room and he has done that. More attention to detail. Getting guys to work harder. Those things take time to pay off.

The thing we knew was he is not necessarily going to be a great player. He is still learning the D and it shows. He is not making the reads like he did in Carolina, and he is showing old legs in that it sometimes looks like he has lead feet before he gets his feet moving. When Perryman comes back,

I would like to see White shift back to Will, and Perryman play Mike.

But for now, we are getting stuck in some poor matchups because of the injuries to the secondary, and that isn't going to change till we start to get some guys back. Then we can go back to the personnel groups that we have used the last couple of years, and stop matching LB vs much faster and more mobile players.

The defense needs to tighten it up further. AL said he did think there were improvements in stopping the run, in his post game comments. It seemed to me that we gave up too many "2nd and sevens" and too many "1st down conversions." That is Kyzir-TDavis stuff.

[richpjr]

i thought i read somewhere that facyson lead in tackles, at least for dbs...that doesnt mean he's good. he's getting routinely beaten. You can see the beatdown in his face everytime a catch is made on him.

He has 17 tackles, most by any corner in the league. Davis leads the NFL with 26 tackles.

[Boltgang74]

Facyson and Davis are still weak links so far in the defense regardless of tackles after the reception.

[jubei]

yeah that was my point. lotsa tackles, in the case of facyson, simply means his man is catching the ball and facyson has to make the tackle. he looks like he's lost all confidence. He needs to make a couple of plays to feel better. I can see it in his face.

[Kellyb72601]

On this defense Davis is the only LB routinely in position to make a mistake. Kyzir White is completely clueless at MLB.

[richpjr]

From Daniel Poppers Q&A on Davis:

Daniel, thoughts on Thomas Davis? Looks awfully late to the party. The tackle stats are misleading I believe - often occurring after a 6 yard run?

Daniel Popper
Thomas Davis is trying to learn a completely new role in Gus Bradley's defense. It's going to take some time for him to get comfortable. He played almost exclusively as an edge player in Carolina, but now is being asked to play on the interior, even filling the Mike role in dime packages. There's no doubt he's missed some plays. Obviously the T.Y. Hilton touchdown in Week 1 is the primary example. But he's a savvy and talented player. I expect his performance to improve as he gets more settled in his role.

[wu-dai clan]

From Daniel Poppers Q&A on Davis:

Daniel, thoughts on Thomas Davis? Looks awfully late to the party. The tackle stats are misleading I believe - often occurring after a 6 yard run?

Daniel Popper
Thomas Davis is trying to learn a completely new role in Gus Bradley's defense. It's going to take some time for him to get comfortable. He played almost exclusively as an edge player in Carolina, but now is being asked to play on the interior, even filling the Mike role in dime packages. There's no doubt he's missed some plays. Obviously the T.Y. Hilton touchdown in Week 1 is the primary example. But he's a savvy and talented player. I expect his performance to improve as he gets more settled in his role.

Daniel's take is spot on--see wu signature. :chuckle:

I'm springin' on the next taco run.
:drool:

[Topcat]

He has 17 tackles, most by any corner in the league. Davis leads the NFL with 26 tackles.

And how many whiffs does Davis have? I've seen several...

[jamrock]

Agree with Steve's assessment.
TDavis is not there yet performance wise. Kyzir is still inconsistent. I consider this our number one problem on D.

Yep. Will Perryman help? Brown? Tranquil? Bueller? Buehler? Anybody?

[wu-dai clan]

Yep. Will Perryman help? Brown? Tranquil? Bueller? Buehler? Anybody?

Stay tuned...the best is yet to come.

BTE I have run out of terms for what to call it
when TDavis--Kyzir start playing together
like a well-oiled machine...

:coffee:

[Topcat]

Yep. Will Perryman help? Brown? Tranquil? Bueller? Buehler? Anybody?

Perryman and Tranquill will help. Brown, not so much, especially if he has to go to the sideline...seen him take bad angles and whiff too many times...