Pass rush and run stuffing are two different issues. I would agree we lack any decent and consistent pass rush.
Regarding stopping the run, I've been keying on this all year and I don't think it's scheme. More often than not we have a LB in position to make a play and he just fails. Sometimes it's a missed tackle but more often it's just not getting up field and in position. I said it in another thread. This is not a case of O-lineman getting to the second level too often and too easily.
I agree that the LBs seem out of position to make the play, but some consideration should be given to whether the scheme has something to do with that. There must be a lot of brain gears grinding out there.
On the talent side, Hawk is who he is...he's not going to blow up or stand up anybody. He looks like the converted 4-3 OLB that he has always looked like since Capers came in. On the other hand, Lattimore has an enthusiasm for hitting people and the game in general and he makes some nice plays when the flow is away from him. But he gets fooled by misdirection and when the run comes at him he's often playing to the wrong gap. He's not showing himself to be a particularly instinctual player; it is difficult to tell if that's an innate problem, too much thinking in this multi-scheme, or not enough thinking with his youthful over-enthusiasm taking over (read: "squirrel!"). Brad Jones is just soft.
It does not help when the tackles get blown off the line with this level of frequency...that will mess with your your gap positioning.
I would also question whether run stuffing and pass rushing are in fact two different things. Teams throw against base and they certainly relish running against nickel, two down linemen, 2-5, elephant-3-men-down, or whatever we're calling these things these days that are run 2/3 of the time.
On one thing we should all agree...it's a hot mess redeemed by the kindness of opposing QBs, opposing receivers blowing routes, expiring game clocks, Hyde's jersey and other matters of serendipity.
