Like I mentioned previously in another post, it is a trickle down effect. The same players playing defense are the ones playing special teams. Matt Bowen explained this today in an article too. For example, our poor tackling LBs are on the special teams unit.
This is precisely the reason why we can't be cutting Emery any slack. These are his players on the 53-man roster he created. The players here don't look like that can play inasmuch as Tucker and Joe D can't coach.
The linebacker depth is atrocious the CB depth is atrocious and as a result the special teams units are a fucking mess. The roster turnover at such a high rate I. The last two years has devastated defense and special teams.
Yesterday our primary special teams guy that Emery brought in was cut, Jordan Senn, gone. So while there certainly needed to be some roster turnover to completely blow up the defensive roster without adequate talent replacement is inexcusable. Players who can't play don't deserve to be of this roster and shouldn't be afforded much time to get up to par on special teams.