Some guys aren’t worth the time. It’s best to block them if you get frustrated with them. It makes this place so much more enjoyable. Some guys will keep arguing and twist the point just so they feel like they’ve won.
Not frustrated. And there is no debate. And he does not have to respond if he does not want to. However, when someone makes a claim about defense ... they talk about defensive line/ nose tackle scheme, for example, and they say PFF and others "don't get it" and it may be them who "don't get it" they ought to be able to defend their position.
It's kind of like
1. Morris does X, Y and Z with their NT and DL and they should do A, B, and C like Staley did and because they do X, Y, and Z, Morris is not smart and scared and the defense sucks.
But if Morris is doing A, B, and C like Staley and I have illustrated it then why not discuss and prove me wrong?
Otherwise why even most about the specifics of Gaines, Brown III, Turner, etc? Just give a non-specific opinion.
No one can argue about that. That would be more like
1. Morris is not smart and scared and the defense sucks.
The only counter I would have to that is, well, that is your opinion and you are welcome to it.
But if they keep saying something after it has been shown what they are saying is most likely (based on visual evidence) in error after having a chance to see it then ... well ...
However, if there is a discussion on DL and front and the issue can be more or less understood and settled then we could move on to coverage. And then discuss the percentages of cover-1 and cover-2 and Cover-3 and cover-4/6 from 2020 to 2021-23.
In that discussion, there is also a lot of specifics that are interesting.
Heck, I have not even gone to my preference in the type of defense I would like. On that, there would be agreement. I prefer the more like 49ers, Browns, or even Fisher/Williams defense for various reasons.
Does not mean I am right, does not mean I know the best way to slow NFL offense, it's just my favorite defenses in history are 4-3 defense. I loved Long, Quinn, Donald, and Brockers, for example. With they could have been together healthy. That never happened for a full season.
But the reality is Fangio's defense is in vogue and McVay likes it and Morris is going to run it and it's here to stay for the time being. Staley got hired because of how it thwarted McVay and Morris got hired to keep it going. Sure, there are tweaks, Morris puts his stamp on things, and last year had to make adjustments that frustrated everyone (including me) based on circumstances.
But by the same token fairness dictates that calling Morris "dumb and scared" is out of bounds and indefensible. As is saying this defensive front (or coverages) are vastly different when they are very similar.
