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Dline or secondary- which was more disappointing?
Posted on 8/28/14 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 8/28/14 at 10:26 pm
I say the dline. We knew the secondary was gonna struggle. Even the Seahawks secondary would struggle if the other qb has 7 seconds to pass the ball. We got zero pressure all night
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Posted on 8/28/14 at 11:14 pm to Cockopotamus
Definitely the Dline. They would have lost a two hand touch game tonight.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 8:14 am to CNB
Definitely expected better play from the Dline. It just wasn't there. I think your depth is what really hurts. You could tell that those guys were getting worn down as the game progressed, and with no one of any note to back them up, the wheels just fell off.
Reminds me a lot of our defense last year. We lacked depth in the secondary, and the guys we did have had no experience. We still have inexperience, but we at least have better depth this year. Just don't know what to expect there, yet.
ETA: A&M also looks to be really a good team. No shame in getting beat by a good team. They just might win the West this year if they continue to play like they did last night.
Reminds me a lot of our defense last year. We lacked depth in the secondary, and the guys we did have had no experience. We still have inexperience, but we at least have better depth this year. Just don't know what to expect there, yet.
ETA: A&M also looks to be really a good team. No shame in getting beat by a good team. They just might win the West this year if they continue to play like they did last night.
This post was edited on 8/29/14 at 8:16 am
Posted on 8/29/14 at 8:30 am to Cockopotamus
I'm going to say your secondary.
A&M has a very good O Line. It's ranked very highly.
I say the secondary because they are smallish and you can't coach height and size. They really were overwhelmed vs the size last night and that's going to hurt you.
I think the D front 7 will settle down and do well for you.
You also will likely not face 99 total plays either.
Good luck the rest of the way!
A&M has a very good O Line. It's ranked very highly.
I say the secondary because they are smallish and you can't coach height and size. They really were overwhelmed vs the size last night and that's going to hurt you.
I think the D front 7 will settle down and do well for you.
You also will likely not face 99 total plays either.
Good luck the rest of the way!
Posted on 8/29/14 at 4:37 pm to Cockopotamus
I think i am more disappointed in the entire offense. I expected the d to struggle.
Posted on 8/29/14 at 4:51 pm to Foolish cock
Offense put up 35 points, had Jones held onto the ball. All this while knowing that they had to score a TD on every possession just to stay in the game. I really can't fault them too much.
This post was edited on 8/29/14 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 8/29/14 at 5:18 pm to Foolish cock
I was disappointed we didn't run more, but the offense wasn't really the issue
Posted on 8/29/14 at 9:48 pm to Cockopotamus
i more disappointed with the coaches no adjustments being made linebackers not getting deep enough in zone in the middle, and when we did bring pressure from the safety spot they where 12 yards off the ball when it was snapped. i think it is fixable and we can still make a run in the east. i guess we will see next week.
Posted on 8/30/14 at 5:01 pm to RoyalAir
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Offense put up 35 points, had Jones held onto the ball. All this while knowing that they had to score a TD on every possession just to stay in the game. I really can't fault them too much.
Yeah, the offense did fine I think and had to play from a 10+ point deficit almost the entire game.. that alone changes the game plan and forces us to into playing catch-up for far too long.
It was the secondary for me. The whole scheme was around a 3-4 defense so there were plenty of times when it was 3 DL vs 5 of their elite OL and sometimes an RB. That game plan alone was a disaster from the get go. With that said even on plays when A&M didn't need much time the secondary got blown up. They did nothing against screens and slants.
This post was edited on 8/30/14 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 8/30/14 at 5:24 pm to theGarnetWay
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The whole scheme was around a 3-4 defense
We played a lot of 4-2-5
Posted on 8/30/14 at 5:26 pm to Cockopotamus
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We played a lot of 4-2-5
I had noticed that only because of all the talk about switching to the 3-4. But the 4-2 got no pressure and then we switched to a 3-4? The only time we got any pressure is when some LBs blitzed and that left the CBs even more isolated.. not that it seemed to matter.
eta: With that said without as much talent on the DEs that makes the disadvantage even worse. Even if they couldn't get through Clowney and Sutton at least drew double teams on a regular basis which cleared the way for others.
This post was edited on 8/30/14 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 8/30/14 at 8:09 pm to theGarnetWay
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They did nothing against screens and slants.
That brings up something that I didn't really understand. Why did the DBs not come up to the line and jam the receivers?? If aTm's offense is based on timing and speed, wouldn't that have helped in trying to create come confusion amongst their offense? I understand that the DBs are young, but it seemed like they were always playing 5-7 yards off.
Anyone with greater insight on this?
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