The Buc’s pass rush and the coverage ability on defense have been so-so this year. When one group has a good game, the other isn’t when in reality they should be feeding off each other’s success.
When speaking to the media on Monday, Calijah Kancey was asked if defensive backs doing their jobs makes it easier for the defensive line to generate pressure.
Kancey responded saying, “It’s really the same thing – a team effort thing, as far as defense. We’re kind of forcing the blitz towards each other. It’s just all about everybody getting to their assignment and executing. I [will] force it to the DB, the DB [will] force it to me or Yaya [Diaby] or Vita [Vea] or Joe [Tryon-Shoyinka], or anybody else who’s out there. It’s really just all [of] us just executing together as a team.”
Kancey hits the nail on the head here. When both groups are executing their designed plays the way they are intended, the results speak for themselves.
On Sunday, they will face the Carolina Panthers, another team with offensive woes. This should allow them to keep building momentum within each group before facing some tougher matchups in December.