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Will defenses ever catch up?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:04 am
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:04 am
I enjoy having a powerful offense with the ability to score if needed but I miss the days of an elite defense that puts up a brick wall and a rushing attack that can eat clock. Is CFB forever cursed to have a bunch of basketball scores or will defenses eventually adapt to shut down these point a minute offenses?
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Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:05 am to samson73103
No it's going to go back to power football in a semblance soon I think
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:05 am to samson73103
Some guy will figure something out, and shift the game.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:06 am to Lsutigerturner
Clemson has shifted back to this in some capacity.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:06 am to samson73103
I mean...it comes down to coaching. Playing man coverage is the death blow to a D
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:07 am to samson73103
It is cyclical. Before too long someone will realize that with defenses getting smaller and quicker, a strong power rushing attack will run right over them. We won't go back to the Power I, probably, but the game will evolve.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:08 am to AUCE05
I don’t think so. When everyone is a weapon in the pass game and QBs are a threat in the run game defenses can’t simply cover everyone. Which is why you see teams with far less talent finding themselves much more competitive with elite programs.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:10 am to samson73103
Defenses cant catch up.
How many defenses have 3 nfl corners to cover teams with 3 nfl receivers?
Uga failed in personnel in my opinion because we played Stevenson instead of a true corner at nickel. DJ Daniel's is a solid college CB. Fast and has good college size. He absolutely would have been a better choice than Stevenson. That said, the receivers/jones made plays over Stokes and Campbell (I knew that they would get some... I just hoped campbell would have looked more mature and ready on a consistent basis). Daniel isnt better than campbell. So the outcome may not have been vastly different.
The point... the nickel defender needs to be an elite corner. And how many teams have 3 ready (our 3rd elite corner has an ACL tear)
How many defenses have 3 nfl corners to cover teams with 3 nfl receivers?
Uga failed in personnel in my opinion because we played Stevenson instead of a true corner at nickel. DJ Daniel's is a solid college CB. Fast and has good college size. He absolutely would have been a better choice than Stevenson. That said, the receivers/jones made plays over Stokes and Campbell (I knew that they would get some... I just hoped campbell would have looked more mature and ready on a consistent basis). Daniel isnt better than campbell. So the outcome may not have been vastly different.
The point... the nickel defender needs to be an elite corner. And how many teams have 3 ready (our 3rd elite corner has an ACL tear)
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:12 am to samson73103
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Is CFB forever cursed to have a bunch of basketball scores or will defenses eventually adapt to shut down these point a minute offenses?
Never understood the appeal of watching teams run the ball up the middle countless times a game. Much prefer seeing elite athletes do their thing in open space.
And I doubt D's will keep good spread-O's from scoring 30 to 40-plus any time soon.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:13 am to TheTideMustRoll
Football still comes down to whomever has the best lines. Mac Jones was a 3* QB. Waddle and that OL is the difference. A stacked DL will still neutralize an O.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:15 am to samson73103
Not as long as the call PI and Defensive Holding like they are doing now. The NFL wanted more Offense, so they just change the rules giving the advantage to the Offense. As long as the public likes Basketball on turf, it will not change.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:17 am to samson73103
Rules have to change in order for that to happen. Particularly the linemen down field and the hand fighting/PI calls.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:20 am to AUCE05
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Mac Jones was a 3* QB
Rating stars don't define Jones. That rating was a brain-fart by the services.
Sorta like 3-star CEH... first RB off the board in the 2020 NFL draft.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:24 am to samson73103
I think being more strict on calling offensive holding would help. Let teams pressure the QB with the front 4.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:26 am to samson73103
There were 5 SEC games yesterday. Of the 10 teams, 4 of them went over 400 yards... Bama had over 500 yards and won. Ole Miss, Auburn, and Georgia had over 400 yards and lost. The rest of the teams had less than 400 yards.
The SEC was last place of all conferences in yards allowed and pts allowed. Yesterday, the average for yards was 371.5. The average for points was 25.4.
The offenses were way ahead coming out of fall practice. I expect to see defenses continue to improve.
The SEC was last place of all conferences in yards allowed and pts allowed. Yesterday, the average for yards was 371.5. The average for points was 25.4.
The offenses were way ahead coming out of fall practice. I expect to see defenses continue to improve.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:30 am to Buckeye Jeaux
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Rating stars don't define Jones. That rating was a brain-fart by the services.
Jones has also had 3 years at Alabama behind the scene's to improve. He wouldn't have been ready as a tf or soph.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:30 am to Allyn McKeen
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I expect to see defenses continue to improve.
You should also expect to see pass timing and QB/receiver chemistry improve.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 10:10 am to Gustave
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Jones has also had 3 years at Alabama behind the scene's to improve. He wouldn't have been ready as a tf or soph.
Doesn't change the fact that 3-stars was a brain fart by the rating services.
Last year, Joe Burrow was the service's face plant 3-star rating. LOL
Posted on 10/19/20 at 10:16 am to samson73103
Rule changes would allow defenses to catch up much more quickly. The last 25+ years worth of rule changes have made it tougher for defenders.
Posted on 10/19/20 at 10:20 am to Buckeye Jeaux
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Mac Jones was a 3* QB
Rating stars don't define Jones. That rating was a brain-fart by the services.
Sorta like 3-star CEH... first RB off the board in the 2020 NFL draft.
Star ratings are supposed to coincide more with how ready a player is to make an immediate impact in college. So Mac and CEH being 3 star guys who developed into great players over time isn't really a "miss"
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