Our defense is a “Field of Dreams” according to Bama WR

[bpalmer28]

This is the 2nd week in a row an opponent has made a comment like this.

 

[Cartervol]

Yeah well... Last week's trash talk didn't motivate them to do much about it. I doubt this does either. Guy is right. That is a mismatch in this game. We give too much cushion and don't play the ball, seems like they just kind of go sit in a spot , some of that Tim Banks & Willy magic.. Hood is the only DB that is playing decent. Linebackers can't cover anyone either. Whole unit has really underperformed this year. I expected a dropoff, but not this much of one.

 

[DonDiego]

This is the 2nd week in a row an opponent has made a comment like this.

I sure wish we could prove him wrong. Unfortunately, Arky's running back backed up his claim pretty well.

 

[DaddyChad]

Meh, our safeties would have to show they can actually do something about someone talking trash to them on the field.

 

[Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va]

Is he wrong? The Arkansas WRs were doing routes vs air for half the game.

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[landscapingvol]

Is he wrong? The Arkansas WRs were doing routes vs air for half the game.

Year number five under a supposed “good” DC shouldn’t be this bad regardless of losing two starting cornerbacks. It just shouldn’t barring several catastrophic injuries to multiple position groups. There is absolutely no excuse for how lost and misaligned they look in a zone defense at this level. They look like a high school secondary and linebacking group in basic pass coverage without even addressing how poorly they have looked at times in run defense.

 

[DaddyChad]

Year number five under a supposed “good” DC shouldn’t be this bad regardless of losing two starting cornerbacks. It just shouldn’t barring several catastrophic injuries to multiple position groups. There is absolutely no excuse for how lost and misaligned they look in a zone defense at this level. They look like a high school secondary and linebacking group in basic pass coverage without even addressing how poorly they have looked at times in run defense.

Corners aren’t the major problem.

 

[landscapingvol]

Corners aren’t the major problem.

Which is even more concerning so we can’t really blame injuries

 

[Sarms58]

Year number five under a supposed “good” DC shouldn’t be this bad regardless of losing two starting cornerbacks. It just shouldn’t barring several catastrophic injuries to multiple position groups. There is absolutely no excuse for how lost and misaligned they look in a zone defense at this level. They look like a high school secondary and linebacking group in basic pass coverage without even addressing how poorly they have looked at times in run defense.

They have definitively look bad and given up tons of yardage but I would love to have had a healthy McCoy and Jakobe Thomas when we started the season…Hood was a great pickup and he might have beaten out Gibson for the starting job but regardless, having McCoy would have eased the pain of losing Gibson. But the Safety position is more of a problem IMO…we don’t have an alpha dog back there.

We need to pick up some stud safeties in the portal since we keep missing out on the HS blue chips

 

[1morevol]

I think most receivers prefer to go against man coverage rather than a zone, regardless of teams. I read the entire article. It's a bit of a stretch to get very much bulletin board out of it. Besides, there's not much of an argument to rebut what he said.

 

[UTodd01]

I feel really good about this game for some reason.

 

[DocVol]

Welllll......

 

[adam.vol]

I sure wish we could prove him wrong. Unfortunately, Arky's running back backed up his claim pretty well.

I don’t know what the defense needs to do differently, but they had better figure it out before they get us laughed out of the playoffs.

 

[Volnanza]

The lie is that your nose ring looks good. Why the fascination with swine apparel?

 

[Volnanza]

I just don't know with this defense. It's has never jelled. I don't know if it was all the injuries to start with or what. It appears we have the talent, but there is always a bust with someone out of position (giving up 3rd and longs like crazy). I am hopeful they that will come together and start playing the way we expected them to at the start of the year. If they do, the bama game is very winnable, but it sure is getting late in the year.

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

 

[NEwhere]

Year number five under a supposed “good” DC shouldn’t be this bad regardless of losing two starting cornerbacks. It just shouldn’t barring several catastrophic injuries to multiple position groups. There is absolutely no excuse for how lost and misaligned they look in a zone defense at this level. They look like a high school secondary and linebacking group in basic pass coverage without even addressing how poorly they have looked at times in run defense.

Now there is some board material LOL!

 

[KnoxToTheBoro93]

I feel really good about this game for some reason.

Me too because the whole nation is counting us out and we have an experienced Qb that will give us a chance to go win it… no pressure the perfect type of game we need under heup

 

[Visidog]

I feel really good about this game for some reason.

I think yall matchup well. Bama is susceptible to the run and to explosive plays. Pressure is about the only thing that limits Simpson, and getting them behind the sticks with negative plays could be a great way to defend them. I haven’t look at the matchups that closely to make a pick (and Bama has some very corners, which may be a problem), but I think yall will get yours on Saturday.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Honestly if the staff needs bulletin board material, all they have to do is logon here and take screenshots of comments bashing the team from our own fanbase and post it around the complex.

 

[MemphisVol3]

They have definitively look bad and given up tons of yardage but I would love to have had a healthy McCoy and Jakobe Thomas when we started the season…Hood was a great pickup and he might have beaten out Gibson for the starting job but regardless, having McCoy would have eased the pain of losing Gibson. But the Safety position is more of a problem IMO…we don’t have an alpha dog back there.

We need to pick up some stud safeties in the portal since we keep missing out on the HS blue chips

I know I and some others have said this but I think Boo would have been great at Safety but I get why he's playing Star.

 

[Power_Sweep_Vol]

Maybe stop imitating a bunch of traffic cones would help

 

[therealitytheory]

Law of averages says we play a great defensive game Saturday..

 

[VOLtaism]

The coaches are in control of this switch. They have turned on the prevent defense, try to get some tackles for loss, keep everything in front of you defensive scheme in support of the secondary. They can flip that switch back anytime they want and leave it up to the players execution. The secondary has had 7 weeks to get ready, it's time to stand on your own. Free the defense!