[SamuelMcF]

We don't run 3 DL sets most of the time; we're in nickel. This has been the case for like 5 years.

Could this be why the run defense has been so lousy?

Not necessarily. Personally my thought is it's because our (healthy) ILBs have been just awful for the past 3 years in run fits/reactions (Bobby O was much better in pass coverage than shedding blocks), and this past year our OLBs forgot what the terms "edge" and "contain" were. Even if our DL could handle double teams - which Booker and DWP actually can - the next level guys weren't in the right spot, or got there too slow and got swallowed up.

Then again, pretty much every single aspect of the defense has been lousy. Not just 1 problem.

[SamuelMcF]

We don't run 3 DL sets most of the time; we're in nickel. This has been the case for like 5 years.

Could this be why the run defense has been so lousy?

Not necessarily. Personally my thought is it's because our (healthy) ILBs have been just awful for the past 3 years in run fits/reactions (Bobby O was much better in pass coverage than shedding blocks), and this past year our OLBs forgot what the terms "edge" and "contain" were. Even if our DL could handle double teams - which Booker and DWP actually can - the next level guys weren't in the right spot, or got there too slow and got swallowed up.

Then again, pretty much every single aspect of the defense has been lousy. Not just 1 problem.