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re: Tennessee up to 127th ranked pass defense
Posted on 10/31/22 at 7:47 am to madmaxvol
Posted on 10/31/22 at 7:47 am to madmaxvol
And up to #9 on run defense. Crazy that our pass defense is so bad but we are tied for 22nd in the nation for interceptions. To go along with being 14th in forced turnovers and #13th in Redzone defense. As bad as our pass defense is, we do a lot of other things pretty good on defense.
This post was edited on 10/31/22 at 7:50 am
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Posted on 10/31/22 at 7:52 am to VolNavy98
You'll finally see a good running game this Saturday in Athens, will check back in about 7 Saturday night and see how y'all's run defense ages.
Good luck ;-)
Good luck ;-)
Posted on 10/31/22 at 7:57 am to VolNavy98
Our entire defense looked like a top 5 unit in the nation this past weekend and that's the only thing that i care about. We are finally healthy again and rapidly improving.
Posted on 10/31/22 at 8:54 am to VolNavy98
1) Kentucky's offensive scheme is just pitiful, and they lack playmakers. I saw so many drops it hurt.
2) Tennessee does have a very good run defense. Kentucky seemed to have forgotten about this and kept running on 1st and 2nd down for 2 yac.
3) Tennessee's pass defense is okay, but like Florida it busts alot of coverages. After rewatching the Tennessee @ LSU game sweet Jesus if LSUs oline was healthy (missing LT and LG, we have no depth on o-line, it's starters or bust) would that have been a different game. Every single blitz had a MASSIVE 1 on 1 bust, like 10yds of separation by LSUs reciever, sometimes 2 open at the same time.
4) Tennessee's offense does that thing where it's so effective it forces your opponent to play desperate. You will only keep them from scoring 1-5 times per game. So on average 12 possessions per game they are going to score on 7-11 of those. Can you consistently hold them to field goals, probably not. So you are gonna have to score more than 40pts your self to have a chance to win. Alot of offensive schemes are not designed around scoring 40+ PPG, so it forces you to play desperate for every scoring opportunity. This happened to LSU. LSU passed on multiple field goals, LSU was so desperate it was trying midfield 4th and longs because even though our defense was holding its own (relatively speaking) it wasn't going to hold Tennessee forever. This lead to the blowout. LSU also had some bad breaks like a muffed kickoff, and LSU forcing 3 fumbles that were all recovered by Tennessee.
Tennessee is a good team. So is Georgia, this is gonna be a very fun Saturday in the SEC West and East. I don't necessarily think Tennessee is better than Georgia, but I would rather the LSU vs Georgia matchup in an SEC championship game should we topple Bama. Georgia is a talented and fundamentally sound defense but doesn't get much pressure on the QB. LSUs offensive scheme with Jayden Daniels exploits teams that can't get to the QB through meticulous drives and chip yardage from designed QB runs.
2) Tennessee does have a very good run defense. Kentucky seemed to have forgotten about this and kept running on 1st and 2nd down for 2 yac.
3) Tennessee's pass defense is okay, but like Florida it busts alot of coverages. After rewatching the Tennessee @ LSU game sweet Jesus if LSUs oline was healthy (missing LT and LG, we have no depth on o-line, it's starters or bust) would that have been a different game. Every single blitz had a MASSIVE 1 on 1 bust, like 10yds of separation by LSUs reciever, sometimes 2 open at the same time.
4) Tennessee's offense does that thing where it's so effective it forces your opponent to play desperate. You will only keep them from scoring 1-5 times per game. So on average 12 possessions per game they are going to score on 7-11 of those. Can you consistently hold them to field goals, probably not. So you are gonna have to score more than 40pts your self to have a chance to win. Alot of offensive schemes are not designed around scoring 40+ PPG, so it forces you to play desperate for every scoring opportunity. This happened to LSU. LSU passed on multiple field goals, LSU was so desperate it was trying midfield 4th and longs because even though our defense was holding its own (relatively speaking) it wasn't going to hold Tennessee forever. This lead to the blowout. LSU also had some bad breaks like a muffed kickoff, and LSU forcing 3 fumbles that were all recovered by Tennessee.
Tennessee is a good team. So is Georgia, this is gonna be a very fun Saturday in the SEC West and East. I don't necessarily think Tennessee is better than Georgia, but I would rather the LSU vs Georgia matchup in an SEC championship game should we topple Bama. Georgia is a talented and fundamentally sound defense but doesn't get much pressure on the QB. LSUs offensive scheme with Jayden Daniels exploits teams that can't get to the QB through meticulous drives and chip yardage from designed QB runs.
This post was edited on 10/31/22 at 8:58 am
Posted on 10/31/22 at 10:41 am to VolNavy98
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And up to #9 on run defense. Crazy that our pass defense is so bad but we are tied for 22nd in the nation for interceptions. To go along with being 14th in forced turnovers and #13th in Redzone defense. As bad as our pass defense is, we do a lot of other things pretty good on defense.
The pass defense stats are very misleading, as teams tend to pass more when they are playing catchup when Tenn jumps out to usually an early lead. On top of that, Tenn run defense is pretty top notch, so passing becomes their best option.
DC Banks plays a bend/not break scheme to try to eliminate big plays, especially knowing he has a very inexperienced backfield. Most of the yardage Tenn gives up is underneath, and also contributes to a high pass % to opposing QBs.
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