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re: Time for Durkin to go
Posted on 10/11/21 at 10:57 am to Saskwatch
Posted on 10/11/21 at 10:57 am to Saskwatch
IIR the 3-2-6 was installed this year because of the roster gaps, not because it is Durkin's preference. Overlooked here is that the D did quite well 1st half holding AR to 14. The shite hit the fan in the second which might be attributed to lack of quality depth. Notice the same thing happened to AR's D which runs a very similar but more talented D to ours.
I agree that the 3-2-6 is just not the best option against a quality running team. For you guys wanting to just add another body peruse the depth chart and tell me who would you add? Also, when an offense or defense is installed it's not easy to make major changes say from 3-2 to 4-3 on the fly.
I agree that the 3-2-6 is just not the best option against a quality running team. For you guys wanting to just add another body peruse the depth chart and tell me who would you add? Also, when an offense or defense is installed it's not easy to make major changes say from 3-2 to 4-3 on the fly.
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Posted on 10/11/21 at 4:36 pm to RebFin73
I think what frustrates me more than anything about our defense is our lack of either ability or willingness to be multiple in our looks. What I'm trying to say is that in some situations we obviously need more men in the box but we never get out of the 3 man front look. Can we not adjust in game and give the opposing offense a different look?
Posted on 10/11/21 at 4:57 pm to RebFin73
I get that it's not easy to switch in the middle of a season. I don't think that is a viable option. At this point I'm guessing we are just going to let Durkin ride it out and evaluate at the end of the season. And yes, I know that we don't have a lot of talent.
However, as someone previously mentioned, my frustration lies in the fact that we line up in basically the same look almost every play and repeatedly take it in the mouth. We rarely blitz. We have three undersized lineman taking on the entire O line basically every play, which in turn leads to getting our backers blocked. I would like to see us be more aggressive because at this point we have nothing to lose. I'd rather see us die climbing than just sitting back, playing vanilla defense and hoping Chance can get a strip. Like Kiffin said we already know the other team will score most likely. Why not put some pressure on them and force them into a mistake?
We don't have to change our defense. My previous posts were more a product of my frustration after Saturday. I think it would be dumb to fire durkin in the middle of the season. But I would like to see us at least try to be more aggressive. Have keys on the field and walk him down to the line more often. He knocked the ever living shite out of Alabamas starting guard a few weeks ago. Send some of our DBs on slot blitzes. I don't have a perfect answer but at this point we know at least something has to change.
Bottom line it is immensely frustrating that we are almost wasting the insane talent we have on offense with a shitty defense. We won't have another corral for a long time. If we had lost the game Saturday, would of us feel different? Because we almost did.
However, as someone previously mentioned, my frustration lies in the fact that we line up in basically the same look almost every play and repeatedly take it in the mouth. We rarely blitz. We have three undersized lineman taking on the entire O line basically every play, which in turn leads to getting our backers blocked. I would like to see us be more aggressive because at this point we have nothing to lose. I'd rather see us die climbing than just sitting back, playing vanilla defense and hoping Chance can get a strip. Like Kiffin said we already know the other team will score most likely. Why not put some pressure on them and force them into a mistake?
We don't have to change our defense. My previous posts were more a product of my frustration after Saturday. I think it would be dumb to fire durkin in the middle of the season. But I would like to see us at least try to be more aggressive. Have keys on the field and walk him down to the line more often. He knocked the ever living shite out of Alabamas starting guard a few weeks ago. Send some of our DBs on slot blitzes. I don't have a perfect answer but at this point we know at least something has to change.
Bottom line it is immensely frustrating that we are almost wasting the insane talent we have on offense with a shitty defense. We won't have another corral for a long time. If we had lost the game Saturday, would of us feel different? Because we almost did.
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