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re: Am I the only one who thinks Eddie Jackson is not a safety?
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:06 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 4/15/15 at 10:06 pm to Funky Tide 8
Actually our pass defense has been garbage the past two seasons. If it stinks this year that would make it 3 in a row...so yeah I think something is off and needs to be tweaked if not fixed completely. And I think Saban agrees which is why he hired an NFL secondary coach in the offseason. We will see how it goes, but simplifying things will go a long way with just allowing your best talent on the field much like the other programs previously mentioned. Pruitt did the same thing at UGA last year...started a bunch of young guys, made it simple and their pass defense was night and day better his first year there. It can be done...hope we do it.
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 11:24 pm to Tider03
Na, it really wasn't garbage in 2013. It wasn't the best, but it certainly wasn't awful.
And that might have worked for UGA's secondary last year, but they were downright bad on the front end at times last year.
I will take what we have all day over that.
And that might have worked for UGA's secondary last year, but they were downright bad on the front end at times last year.
I will take what we have all day over that.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:40 am to Funky Tide 8
Yeah it really was man. If you go back and look at how many yards we have given up against good passing teams n both 2013 and 2014 it is almost breath taking. Like historically bad. Now playing some of the directional schools helped our overal ranking, but being bad against decent teams means you are bad. Do you not remember the TAMU, AU or OU games in 2013? Shameful stuff man. We have to be better than that. We must be better than that if we want to win a title again.
Posted on 4/17/15 at 9:25 am to Tider03
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...so yeah I think something is off and needs to be tweaked if not fixed completely....simplifying things will go a long way with just allowing your best talent on the field much like the other programs previously mentioned.
Within the past couple of years, I've been thinking the same...our D is so complex and it's been very good when we've had talented veterans out there and every one was on the same page. But I think the complexity might be part of the problem...even in the years where we've had great pass defense, we've been susceptible to occasional broken coverages where at least one DB was confused 'bout his assignment. And the spread teams are getting better in causing confusion...
Posted on 4/18/15 at 7:20 pm to OldPete
Bump for those who wish to change their opinions.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:55 pm to BamaPanic
I saw Eddie playing a lot more deep safety than anything today
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:58 pm to BamaPanic
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Bump for those who wish to change their opinions.
Posted on 4/18/15 at 11:28 pm to BamaPanic
Have another down vote . . .
Posted on 4/19/15 at 7:47 am to Bham4Tide
ok, yesterday they looked pretty decent in the vanilla schemes. got a ways to go but i'm encouraged. as for the last 2 years. i think our schemes upfront that all have been figured out, especially on 3rd down. has as much to do with our pass defense as anything. when you have no surprises in the tank, a slow lb'er and cb that routinely gets burned. altogether it adds up to a bad pass defense.
regardless of all that, i'm still encouraged about the possibilities of this defense. because i'm hoping that some if not most of it has been fixed with graduation and coaching changes. we shall see. rtr
regardless of all that, i'm still encouraged about the possibilities of this defense. because i'm hoping that some if not most of it has been fixed with graduation and coaching changes. we shall see. rtr
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