Once again, still can't cover a TE.

[Cardsfaninlouky]

When we get our starting CB's back, one of the current starters only responsibility should be covering the TE only no matter where he's at on the field.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Put Murphy on him

 

[cardsfanmd]

What position have we covered well?

 

[Broseph]

We can't cover anything lol

 

[WindCardinal]

DJ Swearinger has been especially bad

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Put Murphy on him

This looks like the defense everyone expected after watching them in preseason games. They played better than expected during the first 2 games. How big were the drops by Kirk & Sherfield now?

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

How does the strong safety class look in the upcoming draft?

 

[AZCrazy]

The problem covering tight ends is that 5'11" safeties, even if in proper position, struggle against 6'6" TE's. And more commonly are out of position and the TE is wide open.
We should just draft a really tall TE to put as a TE defender, and spy him every play. Or just take a 6'11" power forward out of college and designate him as your first down guy. Just have him run to the first down marker and toss him a jump ball every time. No one could stop him.

 

[DVontel]

The problem covering tight ends is that 5'11" safeties, even if in proper position, struggle against 6'6" TE's. And more commonly are out of position and the TE is wide open.
We should just draft a really tall TE to put as a TE defender, and spy him every play. Or just take a 6'11" power forward out of college and designate him as your first down guy. Just have him run to the first down marker and toss him a jump ball every time. No one could stop him.

Not really. It’s about technique & IQ. Tony Jefferson was great at covering TEs & he’a 5’11.

 

[MadCardDisease]

I think he is kind of a relic in today's NFL.

With the new rules protecting players and teams being more pass heavy he can be somewhat of a liability especially in the passing game and when it comes to personal Fouls

Swearinger is a major liability in the passing game. I said this before but many refused to believe it.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

Swearinger is a major liability in the passing game. I said this before but many refused to believe it.

At least he is a positive influence in the locker room

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Swearinger is a major liability in the passing game. I said this before but many refused to believe it.

Plus he got juked on the long TD run by CM.

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Swearinger is a major liability in the passing game. I said this before but many refused to believe it.

Plus he got juked on the long TD run by CM.

 

[Buckybird]

Why start now

 

[football karma]

i think part of the problem with TEs is that one of the safeties is giving a CB help, or, staying high middle

it means an offense gets a one on one matchup of their TE vs one of Hicks, Reddick or Swearinger

PP coming back will help this ....... i hope

 

[Chopper0080]

Not really. It’s about technique & IQ. Tony Jefferson was great at covering TEs & he’a 5’11.

I wish we would have drafted him or at least signed him as a FA.

 

[sdscard4]

Need pressure up the middle. Our DT have no push its all Suggs and Jones. Our secondary will be picked apart until that happens. We have players in the secondary just young. Hope to see adjustments next week

 

[sdscard4]

I wish we would have drafted him or at least signed him as a FA.

KC worked him today...

 

[FB94]

Swearinger is old and slow, definitely not the same player last time he was here. His play today was by far the worst of the day.

 

[cardpa]

The problem is the defense doesn't have a true free safety.

 

[AZfaninMN]

Plus he got juked on the long TD run by CM.

No that was Dieonte Thompson. I would have remembered the dreads flying as he missed

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

2 players to pay attention to all day, mccaferry and Olson.

They beat us. Cardinals have a terrible coaching staff. Worst in the league.

 

[AZfaninMN]

2 players to pay attention to all day, mccaferry and Olson.

They beat us. Cardinals have a terrible coaching staff. Worst in the league.

Reminds me of last week when we couldn’t stop Lamar from escaping the pocket or Mark Andrews from being the offense

 

[Crimson Warrior]

When we get our starting CB's back, one of the current starters only responsibility should be covering the TE only no matter where he's at on the field.

It's freaking embarrassing. And it looked like it was Swearinger getting beat over and over.

It's a nightmare.

 

[Hoodhero]

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