I think everyone has realized at this point that Greg Marshall's schemes are archaic and they're flat out not working. However, does anyone have issues with the personnel? I'm fine with Burnett, Thompson, and Grymes but the other two have been big issues in my mind.
Marcel Young has looked terrible as a replacement for Weldon Brown. I was optimistic he could step in and make a difference due to his superior size but I can't even count the number of times he has been two or three steps behind the opposing receiver in coverage. He has 19 tackles already this season which puts him up amongst the linebackers in the CFL and those tackles are certainly not a positive in this case.
Donovan Alexander simply doesn't look like a quality safety to me and he spends far too many games being completely invisible. I know his birth certificate makes him a valuable asset in the secondary but would we not be better off finding an American who can do a satisfactory job in the middle and then fix the ratio issues elsewhere? We have a Canadian kicker, two quality Canadian receivers, and two Canadians who can start on the defensive line - do we really need a Canadian at safety?
Chris Rwabukamba looked awful last game stepping in for Burnett. He was being picked on all night long and I don't think he has the skills to be a regular starter in the CFL. I understand he was stepping in as an injury replacement but it looks to me like we need far better depth in the secondary if we want to compete.
I guess the key question is, would replacing Marshall completely fix these issues or do we need to find some different players as well? I would argue Marshall is a huge issue thus far but we are going to need to bring in some quality NFL cuts as well if we want to have any chance of shoring up this defence this season. The scary thing is that Grymes looks awesome this season as a rookie and yet our secondary is still in shambles.
Marcel Young has looked terrible as a replacement for Weldon Brown. I was optimistic he could step in and make a difference due to his superior size but I can't even count the number of times he has been two or three steps behind the opposing receiver in coverage. He has 19 tackles already this season which puts him up amongst the linebackers in the CFL and those tackles are certainly not a positive in this case.
Donovan Alexander simply doesn't look like a quality safety to me and he spends far too many games being completely invisible. I know his birth certificate makes him a valuable asset in the secondary but would we not be better off finding an American who can do a satisfactory job in the middle and then fix the ratio issues elsewhere? We have a Canadian kicker, two quality Canadian receivers, and two Canadians who can start on the defensive line - do we really need a Canadian at safety?
Chris Rwabukamba looked awful last game stepping in for Burnett. He was being picked on all night long and I don't think he has the skills to be a regular starter in the CFL. I understand he was stepping in as an injury replacement but it looks to me like we need far better depth in the secondary if we want to compete.
I guess the key question is, would replacing Marshall completely fix these issues or do we need to find some different players as well? I would argue Marshall is a huge issue thus far but we are going to need to bring in some quality NFL cuts as well if we want to have any chance of shoring up this defence this season. The scary thing is that Grymes looks awesome this season as a rookie and yet our secondary is still in shambles.
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