Hey guys I didn't catch the game but I was wondering what the initial impression of the defense was?
Originally Posted by: stevegb
First off, Williams, King, Alexander and maybe House didn't play... so outside of Jackson, guys that might be fighting for the last CB spot played... and at times they clearly struggled at CB. A number of people were unhappy with Rollins especially. Though Jackson looked pretty good, outside a very weak holding call by the ref.
I think other top players like Clark, Daniels and Wilkerson also sat and didn't even put pads on.
The defense looked fairly vanilla... like I think they kept it very simply to evaluate players ... I don't think we saw Pettine's scheme tonight. It was only a single player, but rookie draft pick, OLB Kendall Donnerson beat his guy and forced a fumble on a running play which impressed me.
Some said the best part was after giving up a very long drive, and failing to stop them on 4th down... that they finally pulled it together and stopped them on the 5 yard line. It was 1st and goal on the 5 and they forced the field goal.