Defensive Meltdown Watch 2010
by bigfatdrunk on Dec 1, 2010 10:27 AM CST
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PrintDamn you, Rusty Smith! Damn you to Methopotamia!^ Oops, never mind. Too late.
You may be thinking to yourself, "bfd, you handsome gift to our existence, you studmuffin, you genius, why are you so upset about Rusty Smith's performance?" My response is quite simple, really, in that there's no way I want any defensive coach to return in 2011. Not a single one. Plus, I get a certain amount of enjoyment from claiming the "Worst Pass Defense in NFL History" award. Don't get me wrong: I want to win. But the sooner we make massive changes defensively, the better off we'll be in the long run.
Explanation of what this is here, and away we go!
Rusty Smith's 25.7 QB rating against us last week, and the absolute stone-walling of Chris Johnson, sent us plummeting down the defensive "leader" boards. Overall, we only have the 4th worst overall defense since 1987 (using Football Outsiders' DVOA, negative values are better):
| Team | Year | DVOA |
| DET | 2008 | 29.2% |
| DEN | 2008 | 24.7% |
| MIN | 2000 | 24.4% |
| HOU | 2010 | 24.2% |
| DEN | 2010 | 23.4% |
*Sigh*. And, sadly, there's a new leader atop the worst pass defense chart, as well:
| Team | Year | PassDVOA |
| DEN | 2010 | 48.2% |
| HOU | 2010 | 45.9% |
| DET | 2009 | 40.1% |
| JAC | 2009 | 39.8% |
| BAL | 1996 | 38.8% |
While we were limiting Rusty Smith, another rookie Sam Bradford (who, in all fairness, has been getting paid to play football far longer) was dropping 308 yards, 3 TDs, and a 113.3 QB rating on the Broncos (who have Champ Bailey, btw).
Accordingly, the QB rating against the 2010 Houston Texans has dropped, as well. We've gone from Kurt Warner's 1999 MVP season to a 102.7 QB rating, or Aaron Rodgers' 2009 season.
Seeing as we'll probably face Rusty Smith one more time (or even Vodka Collins), I see it as fairly unlikely we'll wind up as the Worst Pass Defense in NFL History. My fear, and I believe it to be founded, is this alleged improvement will be used as an excuse to keep Frank Bush employed. I still maintain Bush should've been fired after Game 3 in 2009. If Gary Kubiak stays around, he'll have to make a choice--loyalty or winning. As long as Bush is around, I don't see the defense improving.
Or, maybe, we could have Bush stand in the crane pose for the duration of the game. You know, to change things up.
Finally, this week's tribute to the defense brought to you by The Mavericks' "All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down":
^ Methopotamia is the worst place I could imagine. Sorry, Eric and texanphil.
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I think this post just may jinx you. Now they will have some mystical turnaround and well go thru this see saw defense next year.
As well as all the coaches I would like to see Eugene Wilson get his walking papers as well, of course chances are we have cut him and hes just late getting to the door.
I don’t think there has been any player more anger inducing to watch than Eugene Wilson or as I call him the DB who is fashionably late to every Highlight reel catch made against us this year.
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
EW
It’s like, on every play, he gets posterized. He enters the frame at just the right point to be in the picture. Sorta like this (and, boy, do I hate that this guy is from ou):
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I think our defense will improve a lot over the last few games.
But I still think we need a new DC (and a new HC, but don’t know who).
Cushing stepping up his game is helping, Kevin Bentley taking over at MLB to put Cushing back in his place seems to be a big help. KJax is getting better as well and we also have a little bit of something to build off of, with the shut out and all.
No way we don’t get better at D. It’s going to be hard going up against Vick, that’s a real test right there. But I sure would love to see a defensive stand, win out and win the AFC South. Not likely, but I do think it’s very likely our defense improves some, compared to the first 10 games.
Then we get the always fun
“if you throw out the first 10 games, we had the best defense in football!!!!” crowd.
"MDC: Droppin' knowledge like a librarian with Parkinson's." --Jonathan Loesche
by MDC on Dec 1, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Seriously though
If you throw out the first 10 games, our defense has not given up a single point all season. How are we only 5-6?
If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?
Also
If you throw out games when we faced a real QB, our defense kicks ass!
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Now we are making progress!
It’s starting to come together like all great plans do for a big finish…
Flounder: “May I have ten thousand marbles, please?”
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." ~ George S. Patton
NFL Translation: His name is Cortland Innegan, because AJ beat the "F" out of him...and the Titans lost the war!
big finish
But finish short…….again, sigh…..
I dub the Jets..... over-exposed
by Rip Jersey on Dec 1, 2010 2:43 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You sound like Mrs. bfd.
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 1, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, if I added something else, like....
“not in there”…….then, you would be wondering.
I dub the Jets..... over-exposed
by Rip Jersey on Dec 1, 2010 9:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
She says that ALL the time.
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by bigfatdrunk on Dec 1, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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by riversmccown on Dec 1, 2010 7:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That argument seemed to hold water last year
Since it was only 3 games and we had a new DC…. but the fact that the “improvement” didn’t carry into this year is very telling. I hope no one uses that excuse if we see some improvement.
Seriously,
Fuck those guys. Those are the same guys that are bitching the hardest about Frank Bush right now.
"Eff you mothereffer!"
-Bernard Pollard-
Yes both defenses will
Hoping weird stuff really does only come in 3's
by Barryfromtexas on Dec 1, 2010 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
Today
I do not worry about Frank Bush Getting fired – it is not happening before the end of the season. He deserves to have been fired – but since it didn’t happen earlier – it is not happening now.
Hoping weird stuff really does only come in 3's
Love this line
While we were limiting Rusty Smith, another rookie Sam Bradford (who, in all fairness, has been getting paid to play football far longer)
Blind fandom is all I got left.
by LoneSpot on Dec 1, 2010 11:40 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
I couldn't NOT do it.
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Yes, why limit your desires to just the Defensive staff?
Clean house! The sooner the better.
We could have been on way already if McNair started in after ’08.
Even Tampa Bay Made it to the NFC Championship after 5 years
I had a bad feeling
during Sundays game and wrote:
This defense today
might save fucking Frank Bush a job for this week.
“There is always someone on your heels that will keep you on your toes!”~Arian Foster
by Xetuoh on Nov 28, 2010 10:39 AM PST reply actions
"There is always someone on your heels that will keep you on your toes!"~Arian Foster
Prescient of you
I can see it happening. I can see them begging the question to allow him to stay.
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I have the same nightmare
We start seeing marked improvement at the end of the season, when half the teams we face are riddled with injuries or resting players for the playoffs. We make a strong push down the stretch only to be mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in the final game or two.
Undue credit will go to Bush and his staff because after all, he did the best with the personnel he had to work with, and it wasn’t his fault they couldn’t master his super deluxe complex uber defense.
Rinse and repeat the cycle of mediocrity.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
yeah, he's probably had a safety card in his deck
ever since ’Meco went down for the season.
"If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire."
~ Winston Churchill
NFL Translation: We need the Texan Defense this week more than ever against the high flying Eagles...GO TEXANS!!
Even if the defense doesn't give up a point on the rest of the season...
It still won’t save Frank Bush’s job.
Seriously, quit worrying about that. It’ll happen at the end of the season, as it should.
I know but
How often does something happen to this team “as it should”?
aight, I’m done with Bush until the end of the season……or tomorrow night’s game.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I don't know
Vick could do to our pass defense what he did to the Redskins. Because it’s not like we’re going to watch the tape and make adjustments. That would too complicated. Losing is the ultimate simplification.
Frank Bush delenda est
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