The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense was, just a few short weeks ago, on pace to be the worst defense in NFL history. Finally, too late, head coach Dirk Koetter fired Mike Smith. In stepped linebackers coach Mark Duffner. As first reported by Pewter Report here, Duffner simplified the playbook to cut down on mistakes. Specifically, he vastly reduced the amount of checks pre and post snap that players have to process. This allows them to play faster.
But there are drawbacks to that. Not being able to check when a receiver goes in motion, or for whatever other reason, can and often is bad.