The Kansas City Coyotes are up and coming. Young on both sides of the ball, there is a lot to look forward to. On the defensive side of things, we'll break it down with the good, the bad and the ugly so far this season. We'll also make some predictions to expect moving forward.
The Good: the rush defense
The Coyotes have been elite when stopping the run so far this season. Through four games, they have a DSFL best 144.5 yards allowed on the ground per game. In a league where Full Backs can run for over 100 yards per game, this is impressive. The Coyotes have been stacking the box early and have found success slowing down early-down runs.
The Bad: field position
Through some turnovers and mental mistakes, field position has not been a strong point this season. The defense has found itself defending a short field various times so far, with not much success keeping teams out of the end zone. Teams have also had some sustained drives against the Coyotes as well, not helping the field position struggle at times.
The Ugly: the pass defense
The biggest weakness of the team this season is stopping the pass. The Yotes have given up a league worst 232.3 yards per game through the air thus far. Teams have found throwing on early downs to be highly successful, picking up chunk plays galore.
Season Outlook: plenty to look forward to
Going forward, expect both the rush and pass defense to fall more towards the norm. The coaching staff is still working on getting the secondary to gel, which should help alleviate some of the passing woes. Alternately, I expect the rush defense will regress a bit as the team shifts more focus on covering up the passing issues. Overall, this team is still finding their groove. I expect the Coyotes to find themselves in the playoffs and competing to win it all. On an individual level, keep an eye on rookie Free Safety Mason Blaylock. He has posted 2 sacks, a FF and FR, and is tied for 1st in tackles at the FS position. He also earned a Defensive Player of the Game honor as well. Don't be surprised to find him continually harassing the offense the rest of the season.
The Good: the rush defense
The Coyotes have been elite when stopping the run so far this season. Through four games, they have a DSFL best 144.5 yards allowed on the ground per game. In a league where Full Backs can run for over 100 yards per game, this is impressive. The Coyotes have been stacking the box early and have found success slowing down early-down runs.
The Bad: field position
Through some turnovers and mental mistakes, field position has not been a strong point this season. The defense has found itself defending a short field various times so far, with not much success keeping teams out of the end zone. Teams have also had some sustained drives against the Coyotes as well, not helping the field position struggle at times.
The Ugly: the pass defense
The biggest weakness of the team this season is stopping the pass. The Yotes have given up a league worst 232.3 yards per game through the air thus far. Teams have found throwing on early downs to be highly successful, picking up chunk plays galore.
Season Outlook: plenty to look forward to
Going forward, expect both the rush and pass defense to fall more towards the norm. The coaching staff is still working on getting the secondary to gel, which should help alleviate some of the passing woes. Alternately, I expect the rush defense will regress a bit as the team shifts more focus on covering up the passing issues. Overall, this team is still finding their groove. I expect the Coyotes to find themselves in the playoffs and competing to win it all. On an individual level, keep an eye on rookie Free Safety Mason Blaylock. He has posted 2 sacks, a FF and FR, and is tied for 1st in tackles at the FS position. He also earned a Defensive Player of the Game honor as well. Don't be surprised to find him continually harassing the offense the rest of the season.
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