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Coyle to simplify defense

Discussion in 'Miami Dolphins Forum' started by Pandarilla, Mar 30, 2015.

  1. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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  2. Coral Reefer

    Coral Reefer Premium Member

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    Seeing these types of reports worry me personally.
    I don't think good coaching staffs ever resort to this unless they do not think they have the caliber of people on their team they need to handle or sufficiently prepare themselves for the schemes they'd like to run.
     
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  3. Pandarilla

    Pandarilla Purist Emeritus

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    Maybe an admonition on Coyle being too much of a mad scientist and over thinking it while adding unnecessary confusion for the players.
     
  4. MAFishFan

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    simplify as in "tackle the other guy. cover the other guy"?
     
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  5. EverFin

    EverFin Active Member

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    This and I want a coaching staff with a plan which is compatible to the personnel of the team. Good coaches know or feel the right balance between complicated schemes and use of fundamental abilities of the personnel to create a successfull defense. It should happen in the first year, not in the third.
     
  6. PhinFan1968

    PhinFan1968 To 2020, and BEYOND! Club Member

    Well, you see, they were holding out because that was OBVIOUSLY too simple for Jimmy Wilson.
     
  7. CrunchTime

    CrunchTime Administrator Retired Administrator

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    There were times when Coyle would overthink things which probably led to defensive confusion.Getting down to basics is a pretty good idea at least until the players gell enough to assimilate his innovative ideas.When you are rotating new players frequently its difficult to gell.
     
  8. Disgustipate

    Disgustipate Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I'd tend to think that the major issue they're trying to address is that the defense has a lot of weird quirks in terms of how it lined up.

    This defense is intended to have a Carlos Dunlap type DE in addition to a pure edge rusher, and shift with the offensive strength(which it doesn't do as intended with Wake). Kevin Coyle hasn't done a good job adjusting the defense towards that, and there's been a lot of circumstances where guys have been put in bad positions.
     
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