Kilgras47 wrote: The Ducks struggled all game and basically were living on the individual athleticism of it's best players.
The defensive scheme is fundamentally flawed and has succeeded primarily because the Ducks have been playing teams which were substantially less talented.
The good news is that Ducks have a enough talent to win the majority of their remaining games, despite the coaching and schematic issues.
Imagine the Ducks record, if they had to play without: 1. MM; 2. Grasu; 3. Fischer; 4. Stevens; 5. Lowe; 6. Armstead; 7. Ifo; 8. Hill. That's the challenge that will face the Duck coaching staff next year.
Either the Duck coaching staff and schemes will improve dramatically by next year or Helfrich's seat will be RED HOT.
It might be painful in the short term, but it's a win in the long term. Rather than trying to cover a festering wound, I say it's better to have that bandage ripped off. The short term pain is good, if it leads to real healing. I will partially agree with you...but the real reason Pellums defensive scheme is totally flawed is it's based upon doing just enough to allow the offense to win games.
Well the offense is beat up, and limping along at half speed. What happens when the OFFENSE NEEDS THE DEFENSE TO WIN GAMES?
The defense with speed and athleticism all around should be attacking with that instead of sitting back on it's heels. Instead they have given the offense the initiative to dictate terms. IT AIN'T WORKING!
Some cum guzzling beat writer is now coming out on Ducks Postgame that Mariota did not play at 100% tonight and was hurt from the Wazzu game during one of the 7 sacks he took.
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Re: This was inevitable
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Kilgras47 wrote: The Ducks struggled all game and basically were living on the individual athleticism of it's best players.
The defensive scheme is fundamentally flawed and has succeeded primarily because the Ducks have been playing teams which were substantially less talented.
The good news is that Ducks have a enough talent to win the majority of their remaining games, despite the coaching and schematic issues.
Imagine the Ducks record, if they had to play without: 1. MM; 2. Grasu; 3. Fischer; 4. Stevens; 5. Lowe; 6. Armstead; 7. Ifo; 8. Hill. That's the challenge that will face the Duck coaching staff next year.
Either the Duck coaching staff and schemes will improve dramatically by next year or Helfrich's seat will be RED HOT.
It might be painful in the short term, but it's a win in the long term. Rather than trying to cover a festering wound, I say it's better to have that bandage ripped off. The short term pain is good, if it leads to real healing.
I will partially agree with you...but the real reason Pellums defensive scheme is totally flawed is it's based upon doing just enough to allow the offense to win games.
Well the offense is beat up, and limping along at half speed. What happens when the OFFENSE NEEDS THE DEFENSE TO WIN GAMES?
The defense with speed and athleticism all around should be attacking with that instead of sitting back on it's heels. Instead they have given the offense the initiative to dictate terms. IT AIN'T WORKING!