I think we did. Same flaws, but with better players (first and second rounders), that’s helped the scheme and minimize the flaws.
We know what the defense is, it is what it is. The part I can't help but laugh at is how our "Fans" act like there's a 2001 Miami out there, when it's almost impossible to build a team like that today. Miami has flaws, as do EVERY SINGLE TEAM IN THE TOP TEN. Would I like it if this defense was as good as last year's? Yes, but at this point, that's unlikely, mostly because of the fact that this secondary just isn't good enough, and the loss of OJ has hurt it in a way I may have understated.
How about our staff make adjustments vs. getting beat the same way over and over. If fans can see it, Bobby ******* Petrino certainly saw it... as will the coaches in all the rest of our schedule ...
No but the second we go against a good/elite defense that has a Top 30 caliber offense on the other side we’re in deep ****.
Yup
The issue is that the obvious adjustment would just lead to the same end result. This secondary cannot play man, and honestly, it would just lead to Miami giving up explosives like no one's business. It's either "Death by a thousand cuts" or "Pearl Harbor Squad". Honestly, the defense from a roster construction standpoint is not where it needs to be. We don't have any linebackers that can competently cover ANYONE. You can't have Toure and Smith on the field at the same time in a passing situation, but you can't replace one of them with someone like Thornton, because he can't cover either. We desperately need some solid tweeners, guys that are too big to play safety, but athletic enough to at least be in the picture on passing downs.
We scored 38 on Syracuse how was it the offense fault with your logic ?
I pretty much said this during the FSU game. Most of the TDs in that game were tendency scores. Nothing has changed since that game, the tendencies have only become more pronounced. The Dorito level alignments on 4&1 had me out on Heatherman....
During our Canes 2001 Natty run, they scored 18 against BC (won 18-16), and 26 against VT (won 26-24).
Totally disagree - if we could hold up for even three seconds, we could create way more negative plays, get the offense behind the sticks, and then get more stops to get off the field. It would be preferable to get burned for an 80-yard TD a couple of times a game compared to what we are doing right now...
Bobby was throwing all over the middle in the same way he threw that chick off his bike back in the day.
Who does? Realisticly, only teams with no losses can say that! And the other two besides us have no chance talent wise...but we do have issues!
Dam right ! Right now most Canes fans would like to see an "average" defense which would be a huge improvement !
Main difference is that we have a QB that doesn't throw interceptions. Big reason why we haven't dropped one of these close games. IMO
