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To understand just how bad UL’s pass defense has been in recent weeks, watch a few quarterbacks go through a pro day workout sometime.
If they’re going through a pro day workout, they are likely at least a marginal NFL prospect. Yet even going against nothing but the climate-controlled air of an indoor practice facility, they’ll find a way to fire incomplete passes.
As much as I hate having this written about us, I hope the coaches read this.
I'm not laying this on Willis b/c its pretty obvious our defensive woes are across the board but months ago the reigning national champions wanted him on the staff? So evidently he has some x and o smarts, even if he was going to just head the lb corps at fsu, but still makes me ask yet again W.T.F FELLAS?
If this is supposed to be Hud's best team, why does it feel like we've time traveled back to the early 2000s?
Honest and to the point without being disrespectful, good job Luke.
Our coaches have little to fear. We've still got a huge group of emotionally frantic sunshine pumpers about to chime in and claim that all we've been seeing is these gigantically bigger and better athletes make our great program look bad... temporarily.
We don't have a porous defense... and TB's throwing motion and instincts are just fine.
I've noticed the first thing said about defense is always "we have to get turnovers" is that code for "we wont be able to stop anyone"
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Originally Posted by NewsCopy
Thanks Luke, your article is "crystal clear". We have two weeks to find guys who want to play. All this talk of a "bigger bowl" & double digit wins is over. We need some drastic changes just to salvage this season. Even the New Orleans Bowl is now looking like a "stretch".
Focusing on turnovers is just the famous media interview out for coaches. Of course turnovers are devastating... both directions. So are touchdowns. But, it's been shown that if a coach says, "We didn't score as many points as they did."... fans get slightly offended. They've found that 82% of the fans (the ______es) don't react negatively when coaches say, "we lost the turnover battle" and "we didn't execute". You'll even hear the fans echo that stupidity leading up to the next game.Quote:
Originally Posted by douglas
I will say the defense looked a lot better in the 2nd half when we started blitzing often. But that was the first time in 12 quarters of football.
They also seemed to play better with Javante Watson and Tracy Walker at CB. But Jesus they need some work. We also found a way to pressure Boise's QB who had only been sacked 6 times all season and we got 4 or 5 sacks.
I think people are still looking past our most glaring concern and laying blame on the result and not the cause. QB play has been and remain our largest problem. With good to great QB play the defense will look a hell of a lot better. It is hard to win when you can't score a damn offensive TD against a first team defense.
So true.
By the way, Javante is a walk on. We have no scholarship DB that can beat him out. WTF?
We need to recruit 10 cornerbacks this season. You can play as a freshman
I'm in no way oblivious to the QB situation. But, the cure for that and our defense are mutually exclusive. Don't you think I write enough crap on here, not to insist I include it all in every post!?Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
We did look much better when we started blitzing. Wonder why it took so long for that to happen.
Oh trust me you definitely write enough on here. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
But our biggest issue is QB play. I hope everyone realizes that Broadway has only led us to two TDs in 3 games against 1 string defenses?
And most people are worried about defense?
I'm irritated that we've kept this defensive philosophy for a while now. It's atrocious. TB has definitely got something wrong going on. I believe the coaches are giving him a free pass through these first few games, and are waiting to see what he'll do in the SBC. If it doesn't click for him against Georgia State... we absolutely have to give Haack a shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
If we play defense like we did in the 2nd half we will be ok in Sun Belt play. Haack definitely deserves a shot. It would open up a portion of the playbook that we haven't seen since BG, downfield passing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
I'm pretty tired of jump balls being thrown and holding my breath on every passing play.
That's just it. That second half was not because our defensive personnel all of a sudden showed up. We started blitzing, shooting through gaps, shedding blocks and getting penetration. That should be the objective every game from the git-go. The issue I have believing this defense (the prevent version) is ok with the SBC, is seeing how many times last year they kept some SBC slugs in the game by letting their QB have anything they wanted underneath all game long. If TB doesn't get his ____ together, or Haack doesn't help, that defense isn't going to win a game for us. There are times you have to have defenses change games in your favor.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun4life
We're sitting here talking about "possibly being ok" against the SBC. We should manhandle them at this juncture. I'm a little concerned.
They used to be jump balls. Right now, they're junk balls.Quote:
Originally Posted by RaginCajun77
So I went to sleep last night at 9, I was offshore and did not want to stay up for a disappointment. I'm guessing I did the smart thing!
So that is what they mean by Smart Watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by ulXrunner
The cure to the problem is Sun Belt play. Watch and see.
I think Javante originally committed or signed with Miss State. Pretty sure he's on a scholly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geaux
I miss Van Cleave, he racked up yards with no recievers at least when everyone knew we were throwing it.
Best cure for the defense is an offense who can get back to the scoring average of close to 36 ppg.