Yesterday was a painful one, Bolts From the Blue.
“In the NFL, you can’t allow the run game to get going, because that’s what sets up the play action, it sets up - you gotta defend the screens, play action, everything.”
Derwin James Jr. took media questions after the loss, and once again expressed disappointment with how the defense operated. Derwin started the interview highlighting the importance of stopping the run, a concept that Brandon Staley deprioritizes in favor of flooding passing lanes with extra defensive backs. Although Brandon Staley has repeatedly reminded the media of the run defense’s statistical improvements from where it was in his first two years - it continues to fall apart against strong opponents and offenses.