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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GleefulGary" data-source="post: 887492" data-attributes="member: 12583">I’m not defending Pettine, but on a re-watch, the issues on the defense have a lot more to do with effort and tackling. Guys just flat out missed tackles, particularly Darnell Savage. He was bad. There are some issues with the team makeup. You look at the edge, and Preston Smith and Z are minuses against the run. Preston has been bad this year, but Z is at least effective as a pass rusher. Rashan Gary has been bad against the run, when that was a strength of his coming out of college. Is it coaching? Is it effort? Is it scheme? I really don’t know. I have no idea what tackling drills they do, but they aren’t doing them well, that’s for damn sure. I don’t think Pettine is here for the next season. I’m not sure firing him mid-season really does anything either, but I expect if SF with a limited roster runs and passes all over us, then he’s gone. This game was kind of a perfect storm for Minnesota. It was very, very, windy, which limited the pass. Our defense is set up to defend the pass, not the run. I don’t really agree with their thinking there, but that’s what they’ve done with the roster composition. Our biggest mismatch on offense was the passing game vs their limited secondary. The wind more than nullified that. It was a fluke game, but also illuminated some major issues. Here’s to hoping they can find a way to fix it.</blockquote>

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