BeecherVol
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-having a decent offense would've helped that imo, on point one and point 2. I have those expectations as well, except when other teams have qb's, rb's, te's and wr's that are faster than anybody playing D, I realize what its like to be severely outmanned. NFL scouts have said this is the slowest UT D in memory, and the draft this year and next will prove it
-I thought when we got our pads on people that we tackled better than last year. I thought db's tackled better than last year. I don't recall us routinely lining up wrong on D. I recall communication issues, especially with Randolph out, but I see those every week.
-Not sure we scrapped the lb plan. I recall seeing lb spies on qb's against mizzou and Auburn where we were left in the dust.
-agree 100% on leaving lb's in space. I think we tried some blitzes to get pressure because jsmith was giving us none and left us in mismatches.
-agree on seeing more corner blitzes. Seems it worked well when we disguised and called it. Not so sure we ran cover 2 the entire last drive against Vandy. I would rather not see swafford, toney and probst on the field at the same time regardless.
Coaches weren't error free by any means, but we had guys in places to make plays quite often and didn't have the speed or instinct to make them. First one I recall is when UF backup comes in, keeps the ball from the 5 (going right to left on the tv), we have 3 guys waiting for him, he makes one move, nobody touches him and he walks in.
At least you can discuss your opinion, so props to you.
I like everything that you said and agree with almost all of it . The one thing that I would like to add , that seems to be missed or undervalued by virtually everyone , is our insane lack of depth....most notably on the defensive front and LBs
We had little or no rotation along the front . Our offensive failure had our D playing 60-80 snaps a game. Big heavy guys dont last long without subs . Once they get gassed and lactic there is no coming back . When that happens , speed , tackling, and fundamentals break down. This takes 1-2 quarters ...which is usually when the bottom falls out for us.
Yep. I have the Dean Martin Show box set. Laugh in would be the holy grail!
Make me laugh, gong show, Hollywood squares with Charles nelson mfing riley, family feud with Richard Dawson, newlywed game, johnny Carson...wonder how many of those would be funny to us today. My humor from tv now comes from 'Mericas funniest videos with the kids and east bound and down, which is done. That's all I got.
Dont get me started on all the old Sid and Marty Kroft shows..Make me laugh, gong show, Hollywood squares with Charles nelson mfing riley, family feud with Richard Dawson, newlywed game, johnny Carson...wonder how many of those would be funny to us today. My humor from tv now comes from 'Mericas funniest videos with the kids and east bound and down, which is done. That's all I got.
Couch and Sauls were huge losses .and our D line was gassed for the last 6 games of the season without question. I think McCullers left it all on the field against the Cocks.