TuTigers2012 1,071 Report post Posted October 28, 2018 The defense again wasn’t good. It hasnt been better than serviceable in the last decade. Players have come and gone (some to the nfl) but we have a scheme/coaching issue how many times do we give 15 yard cushion to play zone and have the dbs still retreat?! Especially inside the 25, get up close. How many times do we let tight ends go open down the middle? Can we ever get any pressure without bringing extra men on a blitz? Being up most games should make this easy as the line can pin their ears back and go after the qb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mat1992 2,237 Report post Posted October 28, 2018 It’s all about getting pressure. The defense wasn’t bad last year. We got run over because our D-line was decimated by injuries. We’ve been playing mostly man, not zone until yesterday when we were getting toasted in single coverage. I think Shuman has been pretty good this year but Gillette has struggled lately and our safety play, especially opposite Fenner has been shaky at best. Not having a healthy Troy Vincent who got hurt in camp hasn’t helped, But we never blitzed early in the season and survived because our offense was putting up 50 a game. Now that we’re playing better passing QBs, the lack of pressure is just killing us. I think Kehoe took us by surprise because we were expecting them to just run, especially due to the weather. We never adjusted and I expect some this week including trying to dial up more pressure. Hopefully Deberry is closer to.100% this week and starts. Lyndon has done a nice job taking over for Hach two years ago. Yesterday was probably his worst day against an FCS opponent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
