Good article by Sando:
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/79823/two-fair-questions-for-seahawks-carroll
Like I mentioned earlier, they are sitting there waiting for the play to happen and then reacting. This is not what this defense is all about. They are a big, physical, punch-you-in-the-mouth attacking defense. They need to go back to doing what works!
"[Pete Carroll] ought to press every single down man to man," Venturi said then. "If he were standing here, I would say it to him. Every time he plays zone defense, he gives you a chance to throw the ball."
What’s really frustrating me is knowing that he probably won’t change this and will continue to try and play zone, almost as if to prove that they can. That is the one trait about Carroll that pisses me off. I don’t know if it’s his egotistical overly competitive nature, but he seems to me like a guy who always wants to go against the grain to prove he can do something everybody says he can’t and shouldn’t. Other coaches, and people for that matter make mistakes and learn from them. Pete comes across a situation, sees that it’s not working, so he continues to do it over, and over, and over until he CAN and proves everybody wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes you’re just built for certain things.
I hope they learn from this and return to doing what they do best. Put both GB and DET tapes on and I will bet they played two totally different defensive games. Why not just stick with what works until it breaks.
So damn frustrating. We had this game in the bag. Leading 17-7, it should’ve been game over at that point. Defense should’ve pinned their ears back, played tight man to man and just gone after Stafford. Chicago did it, and Detroit looked like shit.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/79823/two-fair-questions-for-seahawks-carroll
Like I mentioned earlier, they are sitting there waiting for the play to happen and then reacting. This is not what this defense is all about. They are a big, physical, punch-you-in-the-mouth attacking defense. They need to go back to doing what works!
"[Pete Carroll] ought to press every single down man to man," Venturi said then. "If he were standing here, I would say it to him. Every time he plays zone defense, he gives you a chance to throw the ball."
What’s really frustrating me is knowing that he probably won’t change this and will continue to try and play zone, almost as if to prove that they can. That is the one trait about Carroll that pisses me off. I don’t know if it’s his egotistical overly competitive nature, but he seems to me like a guy who always wants to go against the grain to prove he can do something everybody says he can’t and shouldn’t. Other coaches, and people for that matter make mistakes and learn from them. Pete comes across a situation, sees that it’s not working, so he continues to do it over, and over, and over until he CAN and proves everybody wrong. Unfortunately, sometimes you’re just built for certain things.
I hope they learn from this and return to doing what they do best. Put both GB and DET tapes on and I will bet they played two totally different defensive games. Why not just stick with what works until it breaks.
So damn frustrating. We had this game in the bag. Leading 17-7, it should’ve been game over at that point. Defense should’ve pinned their ears back, played tight man to man and just gone after Stafford. Chicago did it, and Detroit looked like shit.
