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[MetryCajun]

Damn. So we’re slow and undersized on defense. Salgado must be a magician.

I agree. He has done a phenomenal job. I was at the game and saw how hard the coaches were pushing the DL to play harder. The players are definitely listening to the coaches and the guys on the back end are playing lights out.

[CajunT]

I think part of the problem is that the defense as a whole is slow. They are having to sprint full speed to get to the edges and are having a hard time breaking down make the tackle.

Yea, I'm not seeing that at all. This defense is built on speed and many times our LBs get there and simply are out of control missing tackles. Our ends are light in the butt and can be pushed on stretch runs. This defense is built for speed but is not fundamentally sound in tackling and holding the edges up front.

[CharlieK]

Yea, I'm not seeing that at all. This defense is built on speed and many times our LBs get there and simply are out of control missing tackles. Our ends are light in the butt and can be pushed on stretch runs. This defense is built for speed but is not fundamentally sound in tackling and holding the edges up front.

I agree, we don’t look slow at all. We don’t have a dominant DL and we don’t tackle well.

[CajunT]

I agree, we don’t look slow at all. We don’t have a dominant DL and we don’t tackle well.

There is no one watching film of the UL defense and thinking we are slow. In fact, they always talk about our athleticism. Most defenses in the SBC are quick up front because it is very hard to recruit quality interior DL at our level. Our last three opponents, S.Miss, Coastal and Texas St. Constantly used stunts upfront against our OL because we are big, but not quick. And all three gave us problems running the ball until the 4th quarter.

[Jacob81]

Our D is giving up 22.1 pts a game
19.5 pts a game in conf. Those are historical numbers around here.

[CharlieK]

Our D is giving up 22.1 pts a game
19.5 pts a game in conf. Those are historical numbers around here.

We definitely are tough in the red zone. I think the hardest part perception wise is the tackling.