Drake Jackson-DE-USC, 2nd Round 2022 Draft

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I think Nick Bosa constantly bouncing between the left and right side is affecting Drake's ability to get in a groove with his technique. Most players aren't capable nor comfortable playing both sides. Geoff Schwartz described it as whiping his ass with the opposite hand when he had to flip sides.

Maybe it helps Drake in the long run, but it doesn't appear to be at the moment.

I think not giving the D line time to rush is the issue. With the win rate we have, we should have like 16 sacks as a team.

OL is getting beat, but they can get the ball out to their receivers.

Our zone coverages are pretty frikkin soft, or at least looks that way. Even when Bosa or Hargrave get a straight shot at the QB he just flicks it out to the closest WR cause the DB is 5 yards away and still in their backpeddle.

Wilks plays this bend dont break concept but we dont have consistent DBs so the opposing offense walks down the field half the time and we are one Thomas/Lenoir blown assignment away from an easy TD. Reminds me of the Manusky "bend dont break" days but we had a little more consistency on the back end back then but a crappier team with Roman...

Yup. Said something similar. May not be Wilks's fault. Can't have the other corner getting shaken out of their cleats. Gotta draft a corner in the 2nd to go with these guys.

he has a real chance of picking off and housing a screen pass at some point

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
he has a real chance of picking off and housing a screen pass at some point

Let it be Sunday night please.

Originally posted by Crown:

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
he has a real chance of picking off and housing a screen pass at some point

Let it be Sunday night please.

CORRECT.. if Wilks smart, he'll use Drake on those Read n React plays where he can follow where the back is once 4 drops back..

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I think Nick Bosa constantly bouncing between the left and right side is affecting Drake's ability to get in a groove with his technique. Most players aren't capable nor comfortable playing both sides. Geoff Schwartz described it as whiping his ass with the opposite hand when he had to flip sides.

Maybe it helps Drake in the long run, but it doesn't appear to be at the moment.

I think not giving the D line time to rush is the issue. With the win rate we have, we should have like 16 sacks as a team.

OL is getting beat, but they can get the ball out to their receivers.

Our zone coverages are pretty frikkin soft, or at least looks that way. Even when Bosa or Hargrave get a straight shot at the QB he just flicks it out to the closest WR cause the DB is 5 yards away and still in their backpeddle.

Wilks plays this bend dont break concept but we dont have consistent DBs so the opposing offense walks down the field half the time and we are one Thomas/Lenoir blown assignment away from an easy TD. Reminds me of the Manusky "bend dont break" days but we had a little more consistency on the back end back then but a crappier team with Roman...

Yup. Said something similar. May not be Wilks's fault. Can't have the other corner getting shaken out of their cleats. Gotta draft a corner in the 2nd to go with these guys.

Mmm, I dunno. Demeco had to deal with the same weakness at cornerback and was really good at mixing up his zone coverages. I remember thinking to myself "how is this man doing this with these weak cornerbacks?!" To be fair to Wilks, I think that was one of Demeco's better skills.

I'm hoping that Wilks has a stronger command of his coverages with his personnel as the season goes on. It took Demeco a bit of time in his first season.

I might be missing what he's doing wrong, but everytime hes on the field he's making impactful plays...

Originally posted by Wubbie:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I think Nick Bosa constantly bouncing between the left and right side is affecting Drake's ability to get in a groove with his technique. Most players aren't capable nor comfortable playing both sides. Geoff Schwartz described it as whiping his ass with the opposite hand when he had to flip sides.

Maybe it helps Drake in the long run, but it doesn't appear to be at the moment.

I think not giving the D line time to rush is the issue. With the win rate we have, we should have like 16 sacks as a team.

OL is getting beat, but they can get the ball out to their receivers.

Our zone coverages are pretty frikkin soft, or at least looks that way. Even when Bosa or Hargrave get a straight shot at the QB he just flicks it out to the closest WR cause the DB is 5 yards away and still in their backpeddle.

Wilks plays this bend dont break concept but we dont have consistent DBs so the opposing offense walks down the field half the time and we are one Thomas/Lenoir blown assignment away from an easy TD. Reminds me of the Manusky "bend dont break" days but we had a little more consistency on the back end back then but a crappier team with Roman...

Yup. Said something similar. May not be Wilks's fault. Can't have the other corner getting shaken out of their cleats. Gotta draft a corner in the 2nd to go with these guys.

Mmm, I dunno. Demeco had to deal with the same weakness at cornerback and was really good at mixing up his zone coverages. I remember thinking to myself "how is this man doing this with these weak cornerbacks?!" To be fair to Wilks, I think that was one of Demeco's better skills.

I'm hoping that Wilks has a stronger command of his coverages with his personnel as the season goes on. It took Demeco a bit of time in his first season.

It's interesting because I think we can all agree DeMeco had an inferior defense. His D line wasn't as good. Linebackers were equal or worse, DBs probably a push. DeMeco also dealt with a far inferior offense (see the Denver game last year). But it's been four games. Wilks has the chance to really establish himself this Sunday.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Wubbie:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I think Nick Bosa constantly bouncing between the left and right side is affecting Drake's ability to get in a groove with his technique. Most players aren't capable nor comfortable playing both sides. Geoff Schwartz described it as whiping his ass with the opposite hand when he had to flip sides.

Maybe it helps Drake in the long run, but it doesn't appear to be at the moment.

I think not giving the D line time to rush is the issue. With the win rate we have, we should have like 16 sacks as a team.

OL is getting beat, but they can get the ball out to their receivers.

Our zone coverages are pretty frikkin soft, or at least looks that way. Even when Bosa or Hargrave get a straight shot at the QB he just flicks it out to the closest WR cause the DB is 5 yards away and still in their backpeddle.

Wilks plays this bend dont break concept but we dont have consistent DBs so the opposing offense walks down the field half the time and we are one Thomas/Lenoir blown assignment away from an easy TD. Reminds me of the Manusky "bend dont break" days but we had a little more consistency on the back end back then but a crappier team with Roman...

Yup. Said something similar. May not be Wilks's fault. Can't have the other corner getting shaken out of their cleats. Gotta draft a corner in the 2nd to go with these guys.

Mmm, I dunno. Demeco had to deal with the same weakness at cornerback and was really good at mixing up his zone coverages. I remember thinking to myself "how is this man doing this with these weak cornerbacks?!" To be fair to Wilks, I think that was one of Demeco's better skills.

I'm hoping that Wilks has a stronger command of his coverages with his personnel as the season goes on. It took Demeco a bit of time in his first season.

It's interesting because I think we can all agree DeMeco had an inferior defense. His D line wasn't as good. Linebackers were equal or worse, DBs probably a push. DeMeco also dealt with a far inferior offense (see the Denver game last year). But it's been four games. Wilks has the chance to really establish himself this Sunday.

Last season DeMeco had better DB. Jimmie Ward is a top player at nickel. He also had Al Shaair as a 3rd LB. Now we have Burks, which I would say is a huge downgrade. I do agree we have a better DL now. Overall I like the personnel Wilks has right now, but this is also his first season, so I do expect him to take some time to adjust and know his players' strength and weaknesses.

Originally posted by libertyforever:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Wubbie:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by TheRickestRick:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by Heroism:
I think Nick Bosa constantly bouncing between the left and right side is affecting Drake's ability to get in a groove with his technique. Most players aren't capable nor comfortable playing both sides. Geoff Schwartz described it as whiping his ass with the opposite hand when he had to flip sides.

Maybe it helps Drake in the long run, but it doesn't appear to be at the moment.

I think not giving the D line time to rush is the issue. With the win rate we have, we should have like 16 sacks as a team.

OL is getting beat, but they can get the ball out to their receivers.

Our zone coverages are pretty frikkin soft, or at least looks that way. Even when Bosa or Hargrave get a straight shot at the QB he just flicks it out to the closest WR cause the DB is 5 yards away and still in their backpeddle.

Wilks plays this bend dont break concept but we dont have consistent DBs so the opposing offense walks down the field half the time and we are one Thomas/Lenoir blown assignment away from an easy TD. Reminds me of the Manusky "bend dont break" days but we had a little more consistency on the back end back then but a crappier team with Roman...

Yup. Said something similar. May not be Wilks's fault. Can't have the other corner getting shaken out of their cleats. Gotta draft a corner in the 2nd to go with these guys.

Mmm, I dunno. Demeco had to deal with the same weakness at cornerback and was really good at mixing up his zone coverages. I remember thinking to myself "how is this man doing this with these weak cornerbacks?!" To be fair to Wilks, I think that was one of Demeco's better skills.

I'm hoping that Wilks has a stronger command of his coverages with his personnel as the season goes on. It took Demeco a bit of time in his first season.

It's interesting because I think we can all agree DeMeco had an inferior defense. His D line wasn't as good. Linebackers were equal or worse, DBs probably a push. DeMeco also dealt with a far inferior offense (see the Denver game last year). But it's been four games. Wilks has the chance to really establish himself this Sunday.

Last season DeMeco had better DB. Jimmie Ward is a top player at nickel. He also had Al Shaair as a 3rd LB. Now we have Burks, which I would say is a huge downgrade. I do agree we have a better DL now. Overall I like the personnel Wilks has right now, but this is also his first season, so I do expect him to take some time to adjust and know his players' strength and weaknesses.

Agree, and it also sucks that Luter is injured and can't contribute in defensive coverage. But he's one guy I have hopes for to contribute later in the season under Wilks. Agree with you on Wilks getting a feeling for his defense and how his players play in both man and zone. He hasn't blitzed much, to my knowledge, and one reason is because of the great DLine pressure. But I think he'll go Nickel or Dime with Dallas and start blitzing now. One reason is that the defense has been playing under his tutelage the past four games and I think he has a good enough feeling for the defense to take some changes in the Dallas game. We shall see.

Haven't heard any updates, shoulder?

he had a few plays where he flushed Dak out of the pocket. Played well. Hope he is ok

Originally posted by ritz126:
he had a few plays where he flushed Dak out of the pocket. Played well. Hope he is ok

We need him this week !!! We need him to chase down Watson all over the field so that he can be in pain when he drives around SF to get a full body MASSAGE !!

Originally posted by 9moon:
We need him this week !!! We need him to chase down Watson all over the field so that he can be in pain when he drives around SF to get a full body MASSAGE !!

With Gregory getting in the mix this week, I think Drake needs to get comfy on the bench because that's his future spot.

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by 9moon:
We need him this week !!! We need him to chase down Watson all over the field so that he can be in pain when he drives around SF to get a full body MASSAGE !!

With Gregory getting in the mix this week, I think Drake needs to get comfy on the bench because that's his future spot.

Pretty much

Dude is meh

had high hopes for him