It's partly play calling, but a lot of it is simply in the day to day coaching in practices. Being taught to tear or bunch at the ball. Being taught to turn your fucking head when defensing a pass. Looking straight at you, Byron and Awuzie.
Berry wanted Earl Thomas money at the time. My guess is though that Berry only wants to play if the financials make it worth it. Which is probably why he won't play again. He isn't a 10 mil a year player anymore.
It's about the coverages you call and confusing QBs. If guys backs are to the ball you'll get far fewer INTs for example. If a QB knows your coverage before the snap he isn't likely to throw an INT to a LBer or safety he didn't think would be there.
Like I said, it's partly play calling, but that isn't all of it. You can call the most ingenious coverage schemes all day but if you have DBs not playing the ball, then it doesn't matter.
There’s a reason that the defense was bad his first two years. Bob Stoops made a deal for his brother with the school when he turned over the reins to Riley. Mike Stoops was allowed to play out his contract. Riley installed a DC that took over this season and there has been significant improvements. He crapped in his mess kit on his schemes for the K State game. The alignments were loose coverage for the undersized secondary and it ate the sooners defense alive Saturday.
Nah the worst thread I've seen over there is the one using cherry picked stats to claim Whitten is the 4th best TE so far this year, it has Kelce at #8
https://www.pro-football-reference.c...A/AddeNa00.htm
Hey but he say down on his birthday and talked to Marinelli before the draft. He has character!
We (I'm assuming Marinelli) tried to downplay his attitude and motivation concerns. From what I read, I'm thinking he was a project player of sorts. No one, and I do mean no one, that I'm aware of said he was ready to make an immediate impact. Having said that, why in the hell would select him with your first pick? Knowing you're picking on the back end of the third round with your next selection?
Raw player with poor work ethic is a guaranteed fail. Afterall how the hell is a guy going to live up to the potential if he won't put in the work?
