I need some of the more knowledgeable people here to help me out. Here is an interview with Aaron Glenn, where he doesn’t really explain why Branch played only about half the time:
Thoughts? I’m absolutely puzzled by this and why you would want your best player in the secondary not on the field.
He was hurt enough to have to get an xray after the game.
Here it is! Good call brother
It’s interesting because one of Branch’s biggest assets coming out was his ability to play multiple positions. AG says in the interview he only wants him to focus on one position exclusively, which is not an every down position.
Was it a planned part of the “shake up,” was to take snaps away from Branch? To find snaps for Iffy and/or Valdor? Was it to get Campbell/Barnes more snaps?
It’s a strange situation.
I was trying to keep the DB news in one thread.
Thank you!
Well in the article AG says NOTHING about Branch being injured, here is his exact quote
*“The thing that I wanted to do with that player is let him focus in on one job,” defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn said. “I mean I look at the same way when I had (Ceedy Duce) when I was in New Orleans. Listen, he was playing some safety, playing some nickel, I mean there was a lot within that because of what we asked those guys at that position to do. So, I wanted to make sure that I dial it back for (Branch), let him focus on nickel, let him play nickel, and I thought it was a really good game for him."
So you take one of your best defensive players and limit his snaps so he can concentrate on doing just one thing
How anyone can think AG is a good DC is beyond me
AG did not mention one thing about him being hurt being the reason, in fact he states something totally different to answer the question
So? Where does it say in the NFL coach guide about interviews to be totally transparent?
He was asked a direct question and came out with the answer I posted. If he was dinged up a bit then why wouldn’t he just say it, like “hey he was dinged up a bit so we played it conservative with his snaps”
He didn’t have to disclose the injury just say they played it safe
No, he didn’t he went on a long explanation of why Branch is only playing Nickel.
Isn’t Branch really good against the run?
You want him to say oh he has whatever that is limiting his play . Like why don’t you send Denver the medical?
The coaches limit what they say for reason. Wish fans would stop looking for things to Bitch about.
Man some of you guys have the ultimate man-crush on AG. Anyone questions him and look out.
I think AG is playing checkers while everyone else is playing chess. Kind of like blitzing on 4th & 13 leaving Jacobs 1 on 1 against DJ Moore. I don’t think he calls plays that best fit the roster or to our players strengths.
Well he is only our 4th leading tackler behind our 3 LB’s who are top 3, but hey let’s just let him concentrate on playing Nickel because he hasn’t shown us enough that he can play it. So take him off the field for 50% of the game. Yea that works
It wasn’t AG I was defending it was your take on why he didn’t say much. Just stop looking for problems . He said what you didn’t like, you want to know why he never told you more. He doesn’t have to say more
If you don’t have a set of eyeballs and missed the last month of the season let me clarify it for you. Houston we have a problem!
Oh he said plenty, it was the plenty that I had an issue with
That’s right, he took our 4th leading tackler and probably 2nd best defensive player off the field for 50% of the defensive plays. That is what I have an issue about
You all think because Branch was injured, well I just go by what I hear and that was Glenn admitted he did it because he wants Branch to concentrate on one position.
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I think AG is playing checkers while everyone else is playing chess.
Only in your mind when they don’t work do we see these type of posts. never when they works Strange how that works