There are a few other big plays he gave up in this game alone too…. Liability get him off the field but seriously, it’s getting ridiculous
I think it's getting obvious that this secondary truly lacks overall speed. We also lack elite level physical tools among those playing the majority of snaps thus far. All this on top of being very mediocre in terms of pure football talent.
We all knew that the secondary was a weakness coming into the season. However, being fans we hoped that after losing Kam, JW, J.Davis and T.Couch it would somehow be addition by subtraction. The first 3-4 games only served to reenforce that fantasy. Now that the last 2 games have snapped us out of our trance we are beginning to see that things on the back end could be worse than we had expected.
To me this is a combination of several factors each contributing to the overall problem. First you have the issue I mentioned above which is mediocre talent plus a lack of speed and physical tools. Secondly is the fact that this secondary is playing sloppy undisciplined football. We are consistently fooled by simple misdirection, motion and overall eye candy. Players are either getting confused and not knowing their assignments, getting caught up in the heat of the moment and losing focus and/or playing hero ball and freelancing and none of it is acceptable going forward.
I know the OP has Jaden Harris as the subject and he has certainly been part of the problem but he is only one part of a much bigger issue. Losing Damari Brown at Nickle has hurt us for sure and getting him back will certainly help because the Daryl Porter experiment at Nickel is not working. Porter needs to move back outside for good. Also Jadais Richard is a major liability and a big play waiting to happen(Even moreso than Harris). I have no clue how he gets so many snaps. Guidry needs to move Meesh to Nickle part time since we still need him at Safety. Meesh has average speed and physical tools but he's experienced with leadership skills. There are other examples but I think these should suffice.
Lastly, Guidry needs to reevaluate what he is currently doing in the secondary in terms of coverage etc.. IMHO, Guidry needs to simplify things for his secondary and emphasize eye discipline and discipline in general. I think going to more zone coverages is something worth considering. I know that he is aggressive by nature but maybe Guidry should consider mixing in more conservative softer zone coverage while the front four gets after it while blitzing less frequently. Implementing something like this on 3rd and long would be a great start. We cannot keep failing to get off the field on 3rd and a mile because we got gashed by a screen. That is inexcusable! Just keep it in front of you and it's OK to give up 10 yards on 3rd and 15.
Another thing I would like to see to address our issues in the secondary is to start playing the young kids more. 2 of our fastest CBs Robert Stafford and Robbie Washington rarely play but would instantly infuse some much needed speed into our secondary. They are also very athletic and naturally talented. Play them more. At Safety, both Zaquan Patterson and Dylan Day have both been standouts on Special Teams. They also need more snaps from scrimmage. These 4 are either very young or true freshman so playing them more comes with the inevitability of typical freshman mistakes and it won't be a magical panacea that cures all.
