Brandon Staley’s Defense Has A Fatal Flaw
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This week’s film breakdown analyzes Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers defense. Staley had a meteoric rise to become the Chargers coach in 2021, and while his team is just one win away from a playoff berth, there are areas he’s disappointed. His signature, the defense, has been a bottom 3 unit the entire year, so what gives? How did he have such an incredible defense in 2020 with the Rams, and why is it so bad now with the Chargers? This week’s episode uses the all-22 coaches film to analyze Brandon Staley and the Los Angeles Chargers defense.
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Can you do a breakdown of Saleh’s 49ers D vs the Jets 2021 D? They seem drastically different, even tho Salah was supposed to be that defensive guru
I know Ulbrich runs the D and there are injuries and less talent, but still
Your wack
Hmmm after watching, it seems like the main takeaway is the simple/generalized (yet true) take of how guys like Donald and Ramsey were irreplaceable and allowed for all sorts of versatility, right? Dedicating plenty of resources into defensive personnel in the offseason will definitely do them some good, esp with the offense humming
@Benjamin Bettenhausen right on, Linsley and especially Slater were slam dunks!
@Benjamin Bettenhausen I think it was mainly due to injuries though, right? Like he has good players who fit his scheme, but the Chargers lack depth. Injuries hurt them bad
@Benjamin Bettenhausen our gm should be on the hot seat because of that tillery pick and picking up that bum linebacker last year from the bengals too, he literally gets best available in the draft which is easy and misses on late picks every year, where other great teams build their roster in the late rounds
Yes and no. The scheme needs a 1t who can take on 2 blocks and defeat them.
@@dominiquerosemond5682 honestly I didn’t even like the rams front for it. Donald is great but Joseph day is a bit small for a 0 tech and couldn’t get off of some better run blocking centers. Brockers is a great 1 gap DT but struggled in 2 gap. That’s why Wade had him switch later in the season. I think for Staley’s I would want to draft up front like bill belichck always has or Brian Flores is doing is Miami right now. Huge space eating players
In the last couple of years, the Chargers were having problems with the run D and we're bringing a D coach that plays to stop pass first with the same weak interior D-Line. It's not surprising what is happening. If Fangio is fired at the end of the season, I wouldn't be surprised if Staley try to hire him. I'm expecting a big defense draft next season.
Facts, I expect them to get some CBs and more pass rushers too
Frangio or zimmer are going to end up in kc soon and if/when that happens the afc west might as well just give the chiefs the division title before each season starts
@@kaedenwheeler6967 Yeah for some games Bosa was triple covered and nobody else was able to win their matchup. However, we need to beef up the interior O-line.
@@francisbeland8959 What’s going on with Chris Harris? I heard he hasn’t been good
@@francisbeland8959 They should’ve never let go of King
You know your a bad coach when you can make people forget Derwin James is on ur squad
Seriously though, where has Derwin gone??
This aged like fine wine
It's also true that some guys have harder time adjusting to new schemes than others. The chargers run defense struggled the year before Staley was there as well, while playing a more standard run first scheme. You make a good point that a big issue is with personnel. The chargers defense has had a strange sort of metamorphosis this season, where players that were on a great trajectory have fallen off slightly, and others that were rotational players are now looking like quality starting talent. As all of these players have likely never played this scheme before, some pick it up better than others.
Imo it most definitely has to do with the talent there it'll be improved next season if they beef up the front 7
100% Jerry Tillery is literally dog shit. He’s the most useless player in the team. W linval and Justin Jones they’re alright, mediocre at best
In order to run his scheme you have to have dawgs that can hold up in front. My guess is they go for some DL early on in the 2022 draft.
I can see them bringing in Clowney and Hicks this off-season. Neither are great pass rushers, but both are absolute anchors in the run game. You could also flex Clowney into the 3-T on passing downs, allowing Chargers to bring in a pass rush specialist on the edge for obvious passing downs. Obviously they'd still want to draft at least one defensive lineman somewhere in the draft (be it edge, interior, etc). It would allow them to take a more project type player later in the draft, rather than dropping one of your top picks on a lesser desired role (interior d line).
@@faveology Hicks would be a great addition. Definitely need to draft though because I know he’s had some injuries
@cool As they should. Herbert is going to be on year 3 of his rookie contract (a really good cheap contract to build some strong spending on) and Staley is going to need all the help he can on defense to put some results on the field. Hell with Fangio gone as HC for the Broncos (he is going to make some teams DC look VERY good though) he's got the sound scheme in his division to take it to Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Just scout the Georgia D-linemen those mfs are monsters. They shutdown one of the best rushing attacks in college football (Michigan).
Can we all come to the reality that he inherited Lynn, Bradley, and Telesco’s defense? None of these players are picked by him and his staff. Give him time!!!!
So true.
This comment aged much better than the original video...
Watching this after the Chargers chargered last night....pain. two back to back runs for a combined 56 yards, the first a draw on 3rd and 23 to give a new set of downs. Staley knows what he needs to do to bolster this run d in the offseason, I just hope Telesco doesn't cockblock our spending in FA.
I wouldnt call that chargering. We just lost straight up, head to head. Chargering would be a ST gaff to lose the game late or fumbling a snap that was wayyu to low.
@@kennykillacasio What do you call muffing a punt inside our own 20 yard line to set up a Raiders go ahead for two whole quarters?
It feels weird that this so called defensive genius can't modify his scheme at all. Ioved the Rams' defense last year and thought that Staley would continue to dominate on defense with the Chargers. I feel like he'll be able to aquire some good players (that actually do fit his scheme) and work on his system a little bit this offseason though.
Loved the video bro🔥🔥🔥
Well, he probably can, but doesn’t want to, given his priorities and personnel.
Thanks TLC! Yes, this is going to be such a huge offseason. Such a major overhaul after the Seahawks Bradley 1 high stuff.
As a seahawk fan, the Legion of Boom was the same thing. NFL teams tried that concept like Seattle, but fail because of poor personnel that didn’t fit the scheme. Staley defense is the same point. So far, I’ve seen seattle defense better in the late second half because Ken Norton Jr kept working with the linebackers and work with the players rather than schemes. Schemes work for a particular unit, but not for all. And, you’re right! The best defensive coaches learn their defense players weakness and strengths! And, they do well working with those players with what they can do. Not what they can’t.
It’s bc we have no depth and have been missing key players once he can get the players that fit his scheme some more the defense will be great
I feel like this summaries the Chargers throughout the 21st century even when Brees was there. Injuries at key positions derail the team.
@@dkoda840 yea fr Staley is also in charge of having to change a history of chargers culture of blowing leads and having a hurt roster every yr we’re going into this week the healthiest we’ve been all year so I think he’s doing a great job he just needs more time this is the chargers we’re talking about lol it’s not gonna be a super bowl win his first year in
They have the cap to bring in some big named guys, and they have all 7 draft picks to either trade and bring in talent or just simply get some more youth to develop
It’s so crazy that we’re at the end of regular season football 😭
In a way yeah time flies spend it wisely
It goes by in a flash doesn't it?
I love how you gave great criticism the whole video and then at the end complemented him on all the good things he’s done and you’re right next year will be big
Thank you Ben!
A strong DT is all this team needs. Either needs to be addressed in the off-season or early in the draft. Im not worried about Staley making that happen he'll get it done
Yea mike Davis is still the answer at cb1 lmao…
they need guys who can tackle too
He got it done on paper, now all he has to do is get it done on the field, I am very happy with his aggression this off season.
No .
One DT isnt fixing the lack of depth or the other 2 spots up front
@@rocketcharger17 did u see everything else they did? 2 new great DT's and another top run defense edge to work with. their problems were addressed
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As a Charger fan we know exactly what went wrong, and it's not just personnel issues, but scheme issues as well. At the time, Anthony Lynn drafted a lot of our defensive personnel to play in his then base 4-3 defense, which is what we should run in some scenarios, especially against the run. Unfortunately when Staley was hired, the majority of our personnel especially our LBs and DL had to adopt the 3-4 scheme, but because they were drafted to fit Lynn's 4-3 defense they struggle schematically. Staley's gonna have draft or acquire the appropriate talent to effectively run his 3-4 scheme. I assume he may target ILB/OLBs and possibly another DE to compliment Bosa.
So in a nutshell, we're not good defensively because of the 3-4 and lack of OLB/ILB depth and talent it takes to run it effectively.
Great comment Mac, I agree
@@AlexRollinsNFLThanks! Great content as well Alex, I definitely had to sub!
@@MacMarvelous84 Thank you bro!
I didn't know any of these things!!! Something to look for this weekend and hopefully the rest of the playoff season. Rooting for the Chargers! Thanks Alex!
Thanks Moises! Big game about to happen, we'll see if I cursed them
If you look at the stats when Joey Bosa and Derwin James are on the field it is a completely different defense.
As always, great stuff, Alex.
Thank you Kev!
I think Staley will get the defense together I definitely had higher Hope's in year one but, I expect a lot of new personnel in free agency in year 2 and the draft all over the place to fit Staleys scheme. First year was all about making sure Justin got the protection he needed and it's been mostly a successgotta get that right side together. That IS the most important peice of the franchise going forward. They got 3 offensive lineman in free agency one left tackle in the first round and only a few lineman returned from last season one starter and mostly back ups.
Staley had to bite the bullet for one year on defensive acquisitions besides picking up Asante Samuel Jr in the second round of the draft who shows promise and Chargers got a starter out of him. I expect them to deep dive into turning around the worst defenses in the league.
Edit:And the Chargers have the most or second most cap space in the league next off season. Gonna be highly disappointed with anything less than a big over haul in on the D line at the very least.
Now you mentioned that the Chargers will have the second highest cap scape next offseason, there is definitely pressure for that defense to improve and to show results. If by some reason the owner/Staley/whoever the Chargers execs don't spend enough and their defense is not top 10 material (the Bengals spending spree on defense the last offseason gave them a top 10 on run defense at least this season and were solid on pressures in late down/long situations) then it is very evident where that blame pie goes.
Any new thoughts on the chargers now?
@@BigOldW They've fulfilled everything I wanted this off season. Take care of the right side. Tackle should be better but still a question mark. Defense they did more than I thought they would. I'm impressed at what they've done to try to turn this franchise around in a 3 year span. Staley just has to be a great coach for this to come together.
I'm not a chargers fan but Brandon Stanley is ass.
@@pp3k3jamail I was soooooooooo wrong about Staley.
I just imagine that all 32 teams are subscribed to this dude and are waiting for an update so they can exploit these weaknesses and improve their own team/play calling
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Excellent content very professionally done 👍✅
Thank you Juan!
New Alex video? Great weekend incoming 😈
Thanks brother!
Impressive take! Hey Alex, with the season coming to an end, could you do a video on drafting for need vs drafting best available? Thanks!
Thanks! That's an interesting idea, could you describe the concept a little further?
@@AlexRollinsNFL some GMs say that you should draft for need (fill their holes) e.g. for the Seahawks, they need to draft an o-lineman and the Broncos need to draft a QB. However, other GMs will draft the best available prospect. So although a team may need a LT or WR, the highest rated player left on the board at their slot is a CB so they’d go with that player.
It’s not always black and white; sometimes a combination of both philosophies. But I’m just not sure which side of the philosophy most GMs lean on/which is the better one.
Another great video. The gap and a half technique seems very difficult indeed. It seems like special interior lineman are truly needed. I hope Staley gets it figured out. I really like him. I hope he has a lot success. 😌✊🏾
Chargers have a lot of cap space so they might sign somebody in free agency
Thanks Hueiblack! I like him a lot too, with Herbert at the helm this team should be just fine
Love your videos💯
Thank you Mahamadou!
NOT DAY 1 MADDEN ULTIMATE TEAM, Alex you didn’t have to do them dirty like that 😂
My sincerest apologies to everybody on the Texans roster, I would personally apologize to every one of you, but I don't know any of your names
there is a lot of context missing. obviously we don't have a DT like Donald or a shutdown CB like Ramsey, but our full, starting secondary has played maybe 4 games together this year due to injury. injuries have been a huge concern for our D-line as well, if Justin Jones is out our run defense disappears, Murray has regressed to the point of no longer playing LB and Bosa doesn't have a legit partner in crime on the opposite EDGE. bottom line is Staley inherited a defense that doesn't have the personnel that he wants. give him another offseason and I guarantee our defense will look much better next year.
Yep, I said that at the end!
Nice Alex. I've been saying it for years ; ' You can have all the X's and O's in the world. If you don't have the Jimmy's and Joe's, you don't have much'. I wonder if he will get management support to build what he wants. All that said , if he's such a great defensive mind he should be able to craft a defense based off what he does have.
Thanks Steve! Yeah, this offseason will be gigantic. I'm seeing comments about how bad the depth is, but as you said if he's a guru he should still be crafting a better final product
I think the context gets lost that people think that he can scheme up guys to play 'better' than they can. When not only did he have 2 generational talents in AD and Ramsey with the Rams but a much cohesive cast that consistently sets the tone of his 'bend but not break' philosophy against some of the top offenses in the league. Much like its unfair to give Herbert a chance without improving the skill positions around him (namely the offensive line and a few guys who compliment the 1v1 ball winners with some deep threats) but the same for Staley who can use better talent in the defense to execute his philosophy consistently on the field.
The Bucs didn't win the Superbowl last year with underachievers against a juggernaut offense like the Chiefs who had a weakness with lack of depth at the O-line. They had a bonafide D-line that is difficult to run against in the first half or so, edge rushers who are great at pressures, fast LBs who can track horizontal action very quickly and make tackles and a serviceable secondary to compliment that front. So if Bowles never had that talent to work with, he would never have a shot taking down one of the best offenses wrecking the modern era.
Glad you mentioned missed tackles. A few "highlights" LA had players in good spots and blew tackles
Great analysis.
Thank you Anthony!
This video sums it up exactly why the chargers lost to the raiders before the game even happened. Great vid.
How would you rank the top 10 qbs?
I really hope this draft they bring in a young nose tackle and let go off Linval Joseph and Chris Harris jr in the resigning period, with that money the should bring in someone like Brandon Williams who is one of the strongest nose tackles in the league and Vernon Butler who brings more of a pass rushing element from the dt position because they barely generate interior pass rush with jerry tilery. For Chris Harris's replacement, a good slot corner ( Harris's position) would be Bryce Callahan, who was a top 5 PFF corner in 2020, or someone like Xavier Rhodes on the outside that brings in some height to the outside. Another viable option at CB is Darrius Williams who was on the rams at the same time as Staley, so he already has a connection with him.
Looking at these clips it's interesting how he's gone away from some of the tite fronts he used in LA that allow you to steal back gaps by gumming up the interior with lineman To me that's a crucial element of making this style work, alongside gap and a half.
He's gone away from it because he doesn't have those types of players up front.
Hello. So I have a question after a year of getting some of his guys, what happened? Being a Charger fan I still don't understand how bad we are at our run d. Thanks.
I personally thought Staley was going to adjust to the chargers roster and run it more like TCU does with their 2 high 4-2-5 defense
You could see it too in the Ravens game, when everybody thought they were contenders.
We;ll see how he does in year two. They brought is some free agents to shore up the defense. As well as a running back that hoperfully allows the chargers to be able to pick up those 3rd and short / 4th and short. Ekeler is NOT able to do that when the defense sells out on the run. He needs an open hole and space where he can juke people. He's not big enough / powerful enough to knock guys backward. Hopefully, he will mix it up more to confuse offenses and hopefully the players will know the system and be capable of making plays.
This is really interesting from a Packers fan perspective. Joe Barry was McVay and Staley’s right hand man last year with the Rams, and LaFleur specifically hired him to implement something akin to Staley’s version of 2-high. If I remember correctly, the Rams were the best in the league in tackling last year, and this year, the Packers (who have for my entire life been notoriously awful at tackling) have become one of the best in the league. DeVondre Campbell has 4 (4!) missed tackles, and Preston Smith has ZERO. I don’t know yet if Barry has the level of system ingenuity that Staley does, but he has a strong grasp of the fundamentals at least.
The Packers’ roster also more closely resembles the Rams with Kenny Clark and Jaire Alexander, with solid safeties, and more run stopping (though much less talented) D linemen.
Very good points. I believe the Packers defense is the most talented in the league tbh
They just need to find a spare Aaron Donald. Anyone got one laying around?
I nominate myself as tribute
Weird to see the parallels between Saleh and Staley. Two “Defensive gurus who had superstar talent and created great defenses”. Of course, Saleh doesn’t call the plays; Jeff Ulbrich does. For the Jets, they have a lot of injuries, but their defensive performances have been inexcusable. Both need to adapt to personnel or have a huge injection of talent.
Staley has a DC that calls plays too
I mean they can adapt to their personnel but when neither teams players in the trenches can't set the tone for defense, there is only so much in schemes you can do to hide that. Teams relentlessly ran well against the Chargers lack of space eaters all season long. Its even more apparent when Chargers met teams who have physical runners and ran in condensed sets (lot more TEs blocking among the linemen). For the Jets their guys in the trenches can't get pressure. So that is even worse when they can't stop the run as their opposing offense will just do whatever they want to get across the field.
Defensive coaches, with how the offensive game has evolved, have less impact than ever. Bradley from SEA to JAX did not work, other than the one season where they made it to the CC game. Salah from the Niners to the Jets. Staley from the Rams to the Chargers. Nobody expects the Chargers or Jets to be a top5 unit but at least show some promise.
I play a lot of cover 4 and cover 1 against the runs because cover 4 the safetys play the run first then they react to the pass second and cover 1 allows a extra man In the box.
BTW, as a Charger Fan, I wouldn't mind drafting a kicker (from Oklahoma) and a punter (from SD state) with our 6th and 7th rounders. Would be nice to get a guy that could flip the field. And if we get the top kicker that we can trust kicking from 50...it's a game changer.
Could you make a video about Jalen Hurts? I can't figure out if he is a franchise QB in the making or if he hit his ceiling already... should the eagles look for another QB?
Sure, that might have to come in the offseason though
Makes sense . They should change their defense to fit the personal. Not make it rams 2.0
Watching this after the 9ers interview with Staley
Your analysis of the defence is good but I would argue his biggest failures have been with the weak "analytics" calls on the offensive side of the ball. If he had a better feel for 4th down calls and clock management, they would not be in this "win and in" situation. He can't create defensive superstars out of nothing but he could at least not sabotage his offense (especially with that QB).
Reminds me a lot of Adam Gase. He got the rep of a QB whisperer by coaching Payton Manning. But Manning had been around for fifteen years.
Then the Jets hired him and he virtually ruined Sam Darnold. He couldn't teach a quarterback the ropes; he excelled at nodding and smiling as a superstar made him look brilliant.
I agree, though, that the jury is still out until Staley can draft some guys and pick up free agents. And I agree with the philosophy: it's a passing league, so you stop the pass first, because OCs are so wedded to setting up the pass. But a coach like Belichik will just run all over you if you let him and you can't stop the run.
It sounds like an Adam Gase thing but it isn't. Staley's defense isn't novel as he's a Vic Fangio disciple. Yes Fangio's HC career with the Broncos has been ass but when it comes to the defensive side of things, he has made it a living hell for QBs to play against his Broncos defense. Even this season whenever Fangio matched up with a really good QB he's made them look questionably bad in terms of in game performance with his defense. Staley also only had a year where he got a lot of results doing his tinkering with the Rams defense and turning some things upside down like putting Ramsey in the slot. But it worked out because he knows how to make those calls. Whereas his successor Morris is trying to do 'similar' things (he only got the job because he's longtime friends with McVay) but the results are just bad. Look at the Rams/Packers game weeks ago where he kept Ramsey in the slot and didn't bother to even try adjust for coverage against Davante Adams.
@@t4d0W That's a good point.
I said it reminds me of Adam Gase, not "this is exactly like Adam Gase." Throw away the intricacies of scheme and Staley and Gase are getting job offers because of the superstars they happened to coach.
To make your point a little more, though, Staley hasn't shown himself to be an inflexible dickhead like Gase was. Two high safeties and gap and a half is not the same as trying to make Darnold throw downfield all the time when his O line was so porous there was no time to allow downfield routes to develop.
I have faith in the Chargers. Herbert's progress gives Staley time to build the thing that wins Championships. We'll see if it happens.
Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey make any defensive scheme look great
Hopefully we can pull off the 6-0 record against them tomorrow!
@@ragequitrome I’m gonna laugh at em if we can do it with Trey Lance
Yea the the draft is gonna be big for him can't wait to see what type of players he goes for plus i think he should reevaluate some of his pos coaches and I'm fired up to see what he comes up with in the off-seasoif he reflect good on the sea he can learn a lot
Very great video. You broke down everything. You made it a fact that Staley doesn’t have the horses and was trying to run his scheme with Gus Bradley’s guys. It’s amazing that we were 9-8. Thanks for video and I’m trusting they will upgrade this defensive roster and recreate Staley’s vision. This defense has ALOT of potential, but without the proper personnel, it’s a very bad defense.
Thanks Brandon! Yes, this offseason will be huge for you guys, I'm looking forward to seeing the improvement
The fatal flaw was calling a timeout when you could have gone for a tie.
We'll never know 😏
I hope you're going to do a video about the Eagles rushing offense (No. 1 ranked in NFL), the Eagles main hitting power for their playoffs run.
That's this week's topic!
@@AlexRollinsNFL finally, can't wait!
@alexrollinsNFL This video needs an update as they've added parts and pieces.
The flaw is the players from the last coaching staff. He’s improved it compared to what it was last year. Let him get his own players to groom.
I feel like this is similar to how much the Cowboys relied on the versatility of a few key players to make incredible schemes. But that setup wouldn’t work anywhere else because that caliber of personnel doesn’t really exist anywhere else
Those rankings regarding Staley's defenses track well and you did hit the nail for a blame pie in terms not only for personnel (very obvious even when the Chargers front seven are healthy) and not being consistent on scheme. Then again Staley's defense philosophy does come from Fangio (different however) and when Fangio has the horses, he has done remarkably well against good passing offenses. So I would still give him the benefit of the doubt until next season. However there will definitely be no excuses if he does get the guys up front he needs to solve against the run and his defense is still missing tackles. At that point the Chargers might as well inquire about Fangio.
Nailed it on the head with the personnel + scheme comment. Definitely and interesting video no doubt! Not a Chargers fan but I’m rooting for Brandon Staley to change things around with their team’s D. Love the vids like always, Alex!
Thank you Justin! Yes, me too. I was a huge fan of what he did this year and it certainly seems like personnel is a major missing piece. I'm excited to see how he handles this offseason
As I stated on another channel(maybe this one) his defense is great. . . If you have the right players in the right spots. Remember the legion of boom and all the teams trying to copy them? They all then found out about this deficiency in the scheme. Staleys in particular is a d line issue, whereas the LOB defense required stellar DB's.
I feel with all the pieces the chargers picked up in the off season that the defense will have a massive shift in the right direction
Joke's on all of us. Historically bad run D
I wish you mentioned 6 starters were out on the D against Houston, so all this is great I guess. Chargers laid another egg but what’s new. 2nd string and practice squad players as a reference is huge mistake though. The starting secondary hasn’t been together since week 1 and just have returned from injury. The starting D line just got healthy as well and since the BYE as long a the starting Dline was available the Chargers shut down a run game. Great Video though 👍
Thanks Nick! To be fair I did mention that Derwin and Bosa were out and that Murray had to play OTB due to injury. But yeah, those other guys were important too
As I immediately wrote on the last video on him and remained true, his Defense worked because Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, without them it won't work...
They hated on me over and over, but I'm right!
Yeah that’s two kinda irreplaceable players
shouldn't good coaches change their scheme to fit the players?
Yes but what kind of scheme would work with current players? Can't use 1 high a ton because they don't have the corners for that
Ideally, yes
Great video as a Chargers fan coming off heartbreak
Thank you Matthew! Brutal brutal way to end the season, but I think there's a lot to be excited about. This video showed Staley in a negative light, but to be on the precipice of the playoffs in his first year is super promising
I said when the Chargers hired him that Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald doesn't grow on trees and people called me a madman ... dude is definitely a good coach but people hyped him up to much ... ramsey and donald were the reason the Rams defense was good not Staley
Rams defense weren’t as good the year before
It’s crazy no one takes into account that they haven’t had there secondary healthy and playing together since week 1
Not the MUT reference😭
Makes a lot of sense why they got Mack and JC jackson
So Staley coasted on the elite talent on the Rams roster?
that is what happens when coaches are hired after one good season, hard to tell if they can sustain and adapt
Coasted? No. He turned a middle of the pack defense into the best in the league
Coasted? Rams defense is average this season
@@dominiquerosemond5682 they lost a bunch of players, depth
No, I wouldn't say he coasted
Think the answer is moving James into the force player in the nickel to use his range in the run game.
Aaron Donald isn't probable but a NT like Vita Vea is to control the pivot which is so important in these zone run games inside can be.
I doubt Ramsey is available but JC Jackson can be.
Samuel Jr is already the ball hawk. Chargers need a strong man on man guy who can also clamp down with the tackles. Or maybe two.
Can we get a Raheem Morris comparison for the 2021 Rams??
In Staley we TRUST ⚡
Now that the chargers got jc jackson and khalil mack and improved the interior d line, they will be much better. But im still questionable with their run stopping, since they are still weak at inside LB
As a chargers fan, I hope TT goes all in on defense. For offense we draft a RT, resign Aboushi and Mike and that's it. For defense resign White, Nwosu and Jones. Then find another NT and DT in draft and FA. If we still got a lot of cap, go for some big name CB. We can also afford to lose Tillery and K9, we can trade em away for something fairly decent cuz of their youth.
I’d give him a couple years to put it all together. He’s truly learning how to put certain pieces together. Not having AD or Jalen make up for weak spots on the defense was a huge + for him. He still has Joey & Derwin but their game is totally diff than AD & Jalen. Give him a solid draft class & I think they’ll vastly improve.
I'm not a chargers fan but Brandon Staley is ass lmao
staley just wasnt able to completey fix the team in one offseason, the chargers had the worst oline and he had to prioritize that and transformed them into a very good oline, so hopefully this offseason he will be able to do a similar job w the defense
There's maybe 5 guys in the whole league that can be asked to two gap or "gap and a half" and not one of them play for the Chargers. We've seen innovations create prototype standards before, such as the pass catching running back or the mobile quarterback. They're new standards because of precedents set by players in fitting schemes that allowed those skill sets to shine. I hope to see more and more dominant 3 techs come out that are asked to play the 4i tech that you described in a video last summer. Colts fan here and I'd like to see our D throw this in as a wrinkle with DeForest Buckner playing Aaron Donald's role and Rock Ya Sin playing Ramsey's role. Rock isn't QUITE a lockdown corner but his development has soared this season and QBs are increasingly worried about throwing toward his zone. The tendency for this defensive scheme to push ball carriers to the outside would play well into the hands of the Colts' rangy linebackers in Leonard and Okereke as well as Julian Blackmon AND Khari Willis' willingness and ability to come downhill toward the ball carrier from the safety position into the box to help bounce the RB outside. We have an underrated "nose" in Grover Stewart as well as two young versatile DL in Paye and Odeyingbo. We just need a coordinator with some gumption and the knowledge to instill these principles. I don't want it 45 percent of the time but if the Colts could show "tampa 2 nickel" which we play a lot of and morph into something more like this post-snap (if that's even possible to do) it could be a VERY effective wrinkle.
Also is it just me or does Aaron Donald seem to push his double team back into the pocket AND STILL manage to know which way to go as the RB passes his gaps. what a freak. I watch every Colts snap avidly -and we have a couple studs with Buck and Leonard- but in only a few plays you can see why Donald is the best player in the league hands down.
I believe you're thinking of purely 2 gapping which not many can do in today's NFL, but there are a lot of teams who are playing gap and a half with success
I can't wait to see how Kalil Mack effects the chargers d.
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Rams fans were hating on Morris and wanting Staley back earlier this year. But in this situation, looks like players overcome scheme.
so staley is a good coach when he has superstar players and everything is perfect... okay
The fatal flaw is Brandon Staley
I absolutely love the chargers royal blue unis. Just thought it should be said
The overall stats for the season are bad yes but players learning a new scheme and plus all the players in and out of the defense skewed it a bit. The run defense with all our starters out there is much much better
LOL 132 yards against Josh Jacobs whose been hot and cold against teams who can keep him out. And its not like he's got a O-line to run with like Jonathan Taylor. Y'all be buggin about what you see as 'run defense'. Your arguments got laughable holes that Jacobs can bust big yards through.
I *HOPE* that my theory is correct here. I think that they know this isn't optimal, but that they want everybody to know *HOW* to play this system once all the pieces are in place for years 3 and 4 of Herbert's contract. We have all all of our draft picks and a TON of cap space to work with this year. I wouldn't hazard a guess at how next year will look, but if we draft and trade for two excellent interior defensive linemen, pick up/draft good CBs, and trade/draft a right tackle, this should be a scary team.
We're also SUPER lucky that we have some real key positions already taken care of. The left side of the line is awesome, Herbert is a stud (who costs almost nothing) and (aside from DB) that pieces we need aren't the most expensive ones. I, for one, am super excited for the off season!
Yeah, I think they currently have the worst iteration of defensive personnel scheme fit wise that they'll have out of the next 4-5 years
@@AlexRollinsNFL man I sure hope so. I’m honestly really excited to see what we do in the off-season.
I've never understood scheme coaches. If you just throw a scheme at every roster you encounter you get losses when you could've had wins. He needs to play to his players strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. But he's not doing that. Crazy.
Great bearkdown! Its what it is. As a charger fan, coach Staley has put the defense on a position to challenge the chiefs. Its going to take a couple of seasons, to have a great defense. Shifting from a 4-3 base to a 3-4 base, its not a simple task. Trust the process......
Thank you Martiniano, I agree!
You hit the nail on the head 💯 👏🏾
This coach got this job too soon in my opinion.
Thanks Buddah!
Maybe 😏. Let's see how next year shakes out bro ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Jordan Davis will make Staley’s scheme elite again
Joseph-Day probably means they don't need to draft him, you agree or naw?
I think it's because he can't focus on his defense as much. Also it's his first year and u have to find guys that fit your scheme. It's gunna take a few years for him to get things figured out on the defense
It’s funny to me that these geniuses have trouble letting go of “their” idea. Look at BB he will change defense week to week and season to season based on the players he has and the opponent, these other coaches are like keep doing the same thing and expect it to work.
With BB this season its funny because of the lackluster talent he has on secondary, he's played more zone than anytime in recent years. Coupled with a light schedule he's been able to really get his defense to play very well this season. That said despite those shortcomings, his defense matches up well IMO against the potential AFC playoff teams outside of the Chiefs, Bills and the Bengals going on overdrive.
Literally all defenses have a fatal flaw. This is elementary school analysis.
Another example of how coaching becomes less and less of a factor.
This take was bad for it even being 3 months ago, Staley had to make due with the remains of the Anthony Lynn Chargers. What you’re seeing now is what happens when the HC has pull on the decision making with the GM and owners. Expect a Defensive unit to be in the top 10 this year. The new personnel, coaching and scheme will show you how Staley excelled from coaching D3 to being a NFL HC.
People ran on that nickle base defense. No stout d lineman who is strong with reach was on that line. Defense was very light.
Need to get the personnel via draft
I’ll settle for year two being better