Do we have the best defensive line in the country?

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

This is how national championship caliber teams look along the line of scrimmage.

 

[norrislakevol]

It's definitely even better than I expected. Speed and athleticism everywhere. Not sure where it would rank though.

 

[KoachKrab127]

Let’s see how we look halfway through the season before we start to make that conclusion.

 

[LittleVol]

Too early to tell. Not enough football played yet. But I'm comfortable saying Top 10 for sure. Just based off RG and who we've recruited.
Thomas
Pearce
Baron
Are all NFL draft guys.

 

[37620VOL]

Top 3 with the Eagles and the Niners, but it's close, too close

 

[VAWL FAN]

This is how national championship caliber teams look along the line of scrimmage.

Need a bigger sample size but happy with what I saw this past Saturday.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

I need to see how they are in a couple SEC games before I start saying they're one of the top units in the country. They did look very good and much improved against an outmatched opponent in game 1.

 

[Sara Clark]

Hard to tell or give an opinion. They look pretty stout though. We'll know more when we get into SEC play.

 

[LeannaVol]

This is how national championship caliber teams look along the line of scrimmage.

Love the enthusiasm but its one game against a team with a very suspect offensive line. Maybe pump the breaks a little. I remember the john Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, and I am drawing a blank on the guy that used to come off the edge like his hair was on fire. That was a dominant defensive line.

 

[25vol]

We will see how they settle in. The first true test will be down in the swamp. If they can win down there I’ll be all in.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Love the enthusiasm but its one game against a team with a very suspect offensive line. Maybe pump the breaks a little. I remember the john Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, and I am drawing a blank on the guy that used to come off the edge like his hair was on fire. That was a dominant defensive line.

Was it Leonard Little? Seem to recall him playing defensive end a good bit.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Love the enthusiasm but its one game against a team with a very suspect offensive line. Maybe pump the breaks a little. I remember the john Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, and I am drawing a blank on the guy that used to come off the edge like his hair was on fire. That was a dominant defensive line.

Will Overstreet.

 

[McDad]

Too early to tell. Not enough football played yet. But I'm comfortable saying Top 10 for sure. Just based off RG and who we've recruited.
Thomas
Pearce
Baron
Are all NFL draft guys.

Agreed. I think we can comfortably say that our D line Looks Like a D line is supposed to look against an online the caliber of Virginia's

 

[Volanooga2521]

Our pass rush was average last year. It looks like it will be improved. Our run defense will still be elite. I would just like for us to be able to get sacks without having to blitz, which was hard last year. I like blitzing occasionally, but our pass defense is still not elite enough to trust if we're sending 5 or 6 every time.

The other thing that annoys me about our d-line is playing Roman Harrison over Pearce and Josephs. If the young guys start to dominate, you can't just play the older guys for loyalty's sake. Baron or Tyre West at SDE aren't going to be double digit sack guys. They have very good technique and are stout against the run, but you need to get sacks mostly from the Leo position in our defense.

 

[FLVOL_79]

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

We will see how they settle in. The first true test will be down in the swamp. If they can win down there I’ll be all in.

Don’t know if I would call UF’s trash oline a true test.

 

[CSVol]

Love the enthusiasm but its one game against a team with a very suspect offensive line. Maybe pump the breaks a little. I remember the john Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, and I am drawing a blank on the guy that used to come off the edge like his hair was on fire. That was a dominant defensive line.

Shaun Ellis

 

[fossilfiction]

Only you would create a poll asking if this was the best defense in the county and instead of saying yes or no, you do this.

 

[butchna]

Love the enthusiasm but its one game against a team with a very suspect offensive line. Maybe pump the breaks a little. I remember the john Henderson, Albert Haynesworth, and I am drawing a blank on the guy that used to come off the edge like his hair was on fire. That was a dominant defensive line.

The one that couldn’t stop Matt Mauck running solely QB draws with everything on the line?

 

[wmcovol]

Too early.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Only you would create a poll asking if this was the best defense in the county and instead of saying yes or no, you do this.

Remember the 85 bears? Me neither, especially after you watch our defensive line.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

The one that couldn’t stop Matt Mauck running solely QB draws with everything on the line?

Don't bring that $hit up dude!

 

[butchna]

Don't bring that $hit up dude!

Forgetting history dooms us to repeat it.

 

[25vol]

sorry I accidentally reposted

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Forgetting history dooms us to repeat it.

I remember plenty. Still pissed off about 3rd and Chavis will a little bit of 13 guys on the field sprinkled in.