Roosters Come Home to Roost

[Ragin4U]

We don't have a whole lot of talent on defense. The young guys are very athletic, but need to learn and become more seasoned. Our secondary is pretty poor. A different DC wouldn't make a whole lot of difference.

Agreed on the talent but 1st choice of DC versus 2nd choice must have made some small difference. There's no way to know of course, just a thought.

[CajunEXPRESS]

How much of an issue was our new DC leaving before the season?

0% unless he’s God. The players, Jim’s & Joes aren’t there in great numbers. Like a total first string.

[Ragin4U]

0% unless he’s God. The players, Jim’s & Joes aren’t there in great numbers. Like a total first string.

I can't argue with that.

[zephyr]

We don’t have a whole lot of talent on defense. The young guys are very athletic, but need to learn and become more seasoned. Our secondary is pretty poor. A different DC wouldn’t make a whole lot of difference.

This is understandable. Three of the 4 starters in the secondary are previous walk ons. I agree with the talent perspective which is why I feel like we need to be doing something like challenging the offense with blitzes and more pressure. Is it a gamble considering our inability to cover? yes. I think it should be a calculated gamble at certain times because we aren't turning teams over and we aren't getting off the field. At some point, we have to do more than play base defense.

[HOUCajun]

This is understandable. Three of the 4 starters in the secondary are previous walk ons. I agree with the talent perspective which is why I feel like we need to be doing something like challenging the offense with blitzes and more pressure. Is it a gamble considering our inability to cover? yes. I think it should be a calculated gamble at certain times because we aren't turning teams over and we aren't getting off the field. At some point, we have to do more than play base defense.

To be a successful blitzing team you need speed on the edges and LB. I don’t think we have that. I’m guessing the blitzes we try against our O line in practice do not yield the desired results.

[Rougarou]

Obviously. The only reason it was built was to attract recruits. You non't need a palace to get stronger. You need it it to reel in fish(players). Unfortunately it is not reeling in many keepers.

They use it to reel in coaches too.