Cajuns defense has to find a cure — and fast

[Geaux]

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

[Just1More]

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.

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!?

[raginsaints]

We did look much better when we started blitzing. Wonder why it took so long for that to happen.

[cajun4life]

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!?

Oh trust me you definitely write enough on here. Lol

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?

[Just1More]

Oh trust me you definitely write enough on here. Lol

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.

[cajun4life]

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.

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.

[RaginCajun77]

I'm pretty tired of jump balls being thrown and holding my breath on every passing play.

[Just1More]

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.

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.

We're sitting here talking about "possibly being ok" against the SBC. We should manhandle them at this juncture. I'm a little concerned.

[Just1More]

I'm pretty tired of jump balls being thrown and holding my breath on every passing play.

They used to be jump balls. Right now, they're junk balls.

[ulXrunner]

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!