Analysis of TN Defense

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BanditVol said:
@OP

I agree with most, but I think Brewer has good speed for an LB and has been doing pretty well actually. Sapp is not that bad against the run either, he is one of the better defensive players, not that this is saying much.

Finally, I don't think Randolph is that slow, but maybe he still has not completely recovered from the ACL. I would put him only behind Sutton in the secondary...and maybe ahead based on game experience and savvy. Either way I am glad he is only a RS soph.

What's interesting is that we have 7-8 DBs committed for this next recruiting class. :crazy:

Butch clearly knows we need help back there!
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Brewer has good LB speed but plays slow. Reaction time and ability to read a play quickly, are not his strengths.
 
#52
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Spartacavolus said:
just guessing:
-worn out? We have no depth there and they have played a lot of snaps against the nations best over the last few weeks
-seems like the DL has started to try and hold up blocks, read, and react, rather than disrupting. I don't know if that's due to the offenses we have played or what, but we are too slow and lack the talent to have time to shed the block after reading the play and make a tackle. By the time we know who has the ball, he's already by our front 4 and sometimes front 7.
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That has to be a factor. The starters play a bunch of snaps.

Which is good, because they get to rest for 2 weeks and then take on a vandy oline that is only blocking their way to 126 running yards per game and has allowed 3.3 sacks per game, which is 111th in the NCAA. :shades:
 
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#53
#53
With 18 EEs, I can see 6-9 freshman starting next year on defense because they will be more talented and much faster than the legacy players. I expect our defense to be about 7 points per game better than last year. McNeil and Randolph get more time to improve on technique. JRM will be a starter next year, I'm guessing LB, maybe Safety. We get Maggitt back and if for some reason AJ decides to return, we can be very strong at LB. If not we have great recruits to compliment Maggitt.

On DL, we are only returning a couple of freshmen and Saulsberry who can be a stud if he continues to improve. Another year of S&C and coaching for Vereen will be great. Adoree Jackson should start right away with Coleman moving to nickel position (don't pinch me!).

We will be fine on Oline too...We always are!
 
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#54
In summation, the defense is just bad for reasons to numerous to mention. The stats tell the story, no need to write a book. :shakehead:
 
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#55
8 defensive starting positions are up for grabs next year. We will take more lumps, but I'm excited to see a new group that gets coached on schemes and techniques from day one on campus, and to see what some backups can do with another year under their belt.
This sr group has had Wilcox, Sal with a 3-4, now back to 4-3. No way that doesn't cause for confusion or hesitation.
I can't say enough that I don't think an SEC DC would switch personnel with us right now. In 2 years that will change.
 
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volfan411 said:
Went back and looked at Janceks time at Cincinnati and here are the numbers. These are national rankings for total defense:

2009 13th season before Jancek arrived
2010 50th first season as Co-DC
2011 55th second season as Co-DC
2012 34th first season as DC
2013 36th not there but still should get credit for players on roster

These numbers offer a mixed review as when he first arrived there was a big drop off but the defense did improve while he was there.
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Unless CBJ is bangin his old lady, there has to be a reason he is keeping Jancek around. Is 50th all that bad for a team like Cincy that fields 2 & 3 star players?
 
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It looked like at the start of the game we ran a run blitz which stopped Auburn on third down in the first or second possession. I never saw it again after that. Did anybody else ? Why are we running base defenses when we lack talent to do it ?
 
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I get the lack of talent on this team, and all the attrition of players due to multiple coaching changes. Its clear most of our defensive players are slow, and there is not a lot coaches can do to improve player speed. However, the one part of their poor performance that seems to me does relate to coaching is the extremely poor tackling technique. There have been so many missed and broken tackles every game. Even the announcer of Saturday's game called tennessee's tackling "atrocious". Isnt it the job of defensive coaches to coach proper tackling techniques and shouldnt they have achieved some improvement in this area by game 10?
 
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Volhoops said:
It looked like at the start of the game we ran a run blitz which stopped Auburn on third down in the first or second possession. I never saw it again after that. Did anybody else ? Why are we running base defenses when we lack talent to do it ?
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You can't run blitzs when the other team has a QB that's faster then anyone we can put on the field. Maybin should have played some Saturday when the game was still close because Brewer got destroyed as a QB spy. The defense was banking on the fact that Brewer could contain the QB, which he could not.
 
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HuntlandVolinColo said:
Unless CBJ is bangin his old lady, there has to be a reason he is keeping Jancek around. Is 50th all that bad for a team like Cincy that fields 2 & 3 star players?
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Well it is comparing apples to apples at Cincy he had talent that was on par with the talent he was playing. The lone year he was the sole DC he was 34th in the nation in total defense and this year they are 36th which is still with his players. As I read more on him he seems to be an exceptional recruiter and for that reason alone he will be kept around here for a couple of years.

His lone year as Co-DC at Georgia they were ranked 65th nationally in total defense.
 
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We ran a run blitz that stopped them on the first or second series. Everybody crashed the line. It worked and we never ran it again. You can't do it every time but once a game is not enough. Base defense does not work.
 
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LTVol said:
I get the lack of talent on this team, and all the attrition of players due to multiple coaching changes. Its clear most of our defensive players are slow, and there is not a lot coaches can do to improve player speed. However, the one part of their poor performance that seems to me does relate to coaching is the extremely poor tackling technique. There have been so many missed and broken tackles every game. Even the announcer of Saturday's game called tennessee's tackling "atrocious". Isnt it the job of defensive coaches to coach proper tackling techniques and shouldnt they have achieved some improvement in this area by game 10?
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I assume that after they get into the season and are limited to the amount of on the field practice time they get with players that there is not as much time to work on technique as the coaches would like.

I for one believe that by the time they get to this level they should know how to take a proper angle and how to tackle. Some of it has to do with will and not wanting to lose.
 
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Volhoops said:
We ran a run blitz that stopped them on the first or second series. Everybody crashed the line. It worked and we never ran it again. You can't do it every time but once a game is not enough. Base defense does not work.
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I agree with you but with the limited number of reserves it is hard to blitz and go that hard for 4 quarters.
 
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volfan411 said:
I agree with you but with the limited number of reserves it is hard to blitz and go that hard for 4 quarters.
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lol k. I would Like to add Mizzu does stunts every play and it works with less Talent... You have got to be creative as a coach and be able to change!
 
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VolFootballlover said:
lol k. I would Like to add Mizzu does stunts every play and it works with less Talent... You have got to be creative as a coach and be able to change!
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Did you even read the post I said nothing about talent I said reserves. Our d-linemen are being forced to play close to 60 plays a game I bet MO does not have a lineman who plays half of that.

I suppose since you want to blame everything on the coaches you could blame them for not developing enough depth to compete.
 
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LTVol said:
I get the lack of talent on this team, and all the attrition of players due to multiple coaching changes. Its clear most of our defensive players are slow, and there is not a lot coaches can do to improve player speed. However, the one part of their poor performance that seems to me does relate to coaching is the extremely poor tackling technique. There have been so many missed and broken tackles every game. Even the announcer of Saturday's game called tennessee's tackling "atrocious". Isnt it the job of defensive coaches to coach proper tackling techniques and shouldnt they have achieved some improvement in this area by game 10?
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You would think so.
 
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