Wow, it's like some fans expected to go undefeated this year. We have obvious depth problems on the d-line, we're on our third mlb, our starting safety was suspended for being stupid, and last I heard, Walker was still playing with a bad back. None of those are excuses, but they certainly factor into what we saw. The simple truth is Monte doesn't have the personnel to run his defense. Yes they missed tackles and the players didn't have their best game, but how does that fall on Monte? Players play and coaches coach, the players were the ones missing tackles, not Monte.
Anyone calling Monte a chump needs to take a good, hard look in the mirror. That's where you'll find the real chump.
The plus side of all of this, there is no way any defensive recruit out there looks at this game and doesn't see a chance to contribute early.