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The scheme might be the biggest problem. Still can't believe we are in this situation during the 2nd week of October.

Yes but for some reason there is an unhealthy affection towards Bergeron that I can't explain.

Yes, he's starting the taller guy who doesn't perform as well but looks better in uniform.

Or starting the less recruited guy that is described as gutsy, tough, blue-collar, hard worker, etc. over the guy that came in with all the accolades.

It was a joke, though.

Actually, yes... he did miss a game already this year. And, I agree with you.

Brown is our best - Brown and Gray are our 5* studs (Thunder and lightning), let Bergeron play with both of them and still get 8 to 10 carres per game with receptions. He's a great talent and will be an amazing FB option.

Bergeron can be a very good back; at fullback. He is Ivan Williams redux, hopefully with the quadraceps tendon injury.

You have that and you have a lack of offensive tackles. Difficulty running between the "Tackles"-Guards.

w/o. Sorry

The way this defense has played, looks like it should have been Manny Diaz that was moved to the 2nd team.

Do we know the extent of M. Brown's injury?

And let's not forget Brown had supplanted Beegeron as the starter before getting injured. I think when Brown is healthy, he'll take away more of Berg's carries than Gray's.

You don't motivate an injured player by calling them out or benching them. I think you are seeing the effect of playing an injured player with the play of Phillips too soon after his shoulder surgery. Ditto for A Fera and his groin tear.
M Brown and J Hicks should only play if they are game ready. Playing them injured is not very bright.

In the secondary, I think you have to look at the individual pieces.

I think Byndom is not having a good year. He's lost a little bit of that edge he was carrying with him last year. The chip on the shoulder isn't there IMO.

With Phillips, I think it's clear that he's not an instinctual deep safety. He's more of a physical corner or guy who covers the slot underneath. He's best when he's directly engaged, not playing centerfield and trying to out-think the opponent.

Vaccaro and Diggs are playing very well. Vaccaro has missed some tackles but I don't see it as a big deal compared to other issues.

Behind Phillips, you have Mykkele Thompson and Josh Turner. Thompson has had recognition issues but has terrific speed. Turner is excellent in recognition but lacks outright speed. All three have been spotty tacklers at times.

The primary problem in the secondary is that Texas has no obvious choice at middle field//deep safety.

Vaccaro hasn't played it in his career. They tried Sheroid Evans there and felt like he was better at corner.

They've never trained Diggs or Byndom there, both of whom might be plausible answers. So it's nearly impossible to ask Diggs or Byndom to do something like that in mid-season.

I think Byndom still gets beat by Donte Moncrief and Steadman Bailey multiple times, but I think he looks better on the whole if he has a better middle field safety.