Rank the Roster 2023: #11

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I also don't know what you mean about "moving more toward man." I wish that were true, but we didn't change the coordinator and overall scheme and MLF hasn't said anything in the pressers I watched that I can remember about utilizing man coverage more. If he did and I missed it, I apologize (and I'd be happy and love to hear it). But as long as Barry is the DC I think we're going to be much more zone-heavy in the secondary.

I thought I remember MLF having a "come-to-Jesus, your predominant zone defense calls don't play to your player strengths" conversation with Barry last year as the catalyst for the defense's improvement in play...? Wasn't Jaire vocal about it, as well? Maybe I'm misremembering.

Gosh I hope you’re right

I remember, specifically, LaFleur siding with the fan base on the whole playing 10 yards off on 3rd and 2... but I think he seemed to put more blame on the players than the coaching. Maybe flexibility within the scheme? Seems like a disconnect one way or another.

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I remember, specifically, LaFleur siding with the fan base on the whole playing 10 yards off on 3rd and 2... but I think he seemed to put more blame on the players than the coaching. Maybe flexibility within the scheme? Seems like a disconnect one way or another.

Yeah. I get the sense though that there may be some confusion between MLF agreeing that the zone coverage was too soft out there DBs need to play more aggressively and assuming that meant more man coverage rather than just zone coverage without so much cushion and passiveness at the release point.

But I’m not a high level Xs and Os guy so I dunno.