lance not high on wilson's perfomance

[TheOriginalCane]

The only times I really noticed Wilson was when he was on his ***

I think you meant to say "when he was on his ****nal"...

 

[Cribby]

If you’re expecting anything close to our DE from last year I have bad news for you. Wilson did what Wilson does on film.Flashes then disappears for long periods. He’s a nice player but he’s not anywhere in the universe as 3&4. The DL will be fine it’s just not super human this year. Which is why I expected a small step back from the defense. That extra second of time in the pocket will make everyone look a tad bit worse. A top 20-30 defense is more than enough to go with this offense.

 

[gacaneaddict]

Blah blah. Wilson had 3 QB pressure one included battung a pass down to force a FG.

He had one facemask on a great pass rep, and pressure also.

 

[KingB02]

And this is why losing Lowe bites.

Lmao
Lowe NEVER dressed for Miami! HOW TF DOES LOSING HIM HURT?! Buddy was a knucklehead who has done NOTHING outside of Greentree for one spring. We have other pass rushers that haven’t gotten in, young guys who are pass rush specialists like Pickett who gets a sack nearly every series he gets in. That’s who should be getting snaps on passing downs if we cannot create pressure. Third Scroggins looks like a little boy out there.

 

[dccane06]

I say it often “this board has the football iq of a squirrel.”

Vast majority have no idea what they are watching. Casual in every sense and that is ok. But the ridiculous takes that come with it are over the top

 

[jtwist89]

I trust Taylor will get him right

 

[ShadowSpring]

He nearly got a couple sacks in the 2nd half.

 

[Theu954]

He was fine. Everybody wanted to decide in 20 minutes that he and SJ weren’t good. Neither is going anywhere. Wilson had the most noticeable pressures on the passer in the game considering the whole game. Similarly SJ had two bad misses early then he was basically fine and he offers some things that none of the others do. Neither is going anywhere. Buchanan I could see losing some time and Chase Smith if Pruitt can be the middle of the defense on pass downs.

SJ WAS BARSUA MAJORITY OF HIS SNAPS ALL GAME STOP IT PLAY THE TWO TRUE FRESHMAN BEN AND CANTWELL AT GUARD. ONLY WHEN HE COST US A GAME ON A FEW KEY PLAYS IM SURE Y'ALL WILL CHANGE YA MIND ON HIM PLAYING.

 

[Invalid Username]

Guess what? The coaches now have actual game reps and film to evaluate and adjust/work on things accordingly. I’m not worried.

 

[JHallCanes]

It’s not going to ever look like Bain and Mesidor…I mean that might never happen again here

Even they were neutralized at times and I think Warren took a few sacks off the board. I suspect he’s one of the better QBs we will see processing wise. They had a Louisville esque approach just with less talent

The offense will help turn the other team one dimensional

So taking a small step back we can still be a great defense but we also need OJ to be ok. He’s a domino effect back there especially if Antoine is out as well. It’s just going to be a bit more bend but don’t break, and not as highlight reel as last year

 

[Yoyo423]

I watched him a LOT and it seemed like he had zero moves. Every rep was a bull rush that was mostly ineffective. He had very little impact on the game.

 

[mirvin88]

If you’re expecting anything close to our DE from last year I have bad news for you. Wilson did what Wilson does on film.Flashes then disappears for long periods. He’s a nice player but he’s not anywhere in the universe as 3&4. The DL will be fine it’s just not super human this year. Which is why I expected a small step back from the defense. That extra second of time in the pocket will make everyone look a tad bit worse. A top 20-30 defense is more than enough to go with this offense.

I’m hopeful Taylor’s influence can limit the disappearing act. If he can play start to finish at his ability, he’s not Bain or Mesidor, but he could be great in his own right. We knew coming into the season he needed something to click because that’s what he’s known for.

 

[Cribby]

It’s not going to ever look like Bain and Mesidor…I mean that might never happen again here

Even they were neutralized at times and I think Warren took a few sacks off the board. I suspect he’s one of the better QBs we will see processing wise. They had a Louisville esque approach just with less talent

The offense will help turn the other team one dimensional

So taking a small step back we can still be a great defense but we also need OJ to be ok. He’s a domino effect back there especially if Antoine is out as well. It’s just going to be a bit more bend but don’t break, and not as highlight reel as last year

Warren made a couple great plays that most qb’s would’ve been sacked on or throw aways from pressure. With this defense I compare it to last years offense versus the previous years offense. We had an elite offense in 2024, the 2025 defense was elite. So when I say this D will be more comparable to the 2025 offense I mean good not great. That said I wouldn’t be shocked if sack and pressure numbers aren’t close to or eclipse last years numbers. There’ll be a lot more opportunities to pin ears back and eat with the scoring from this offense. It’ll be hard to keep up with the points for most opponents.

 

[Cribby]

I’m hopeful Taylor’s influence can limit the disappearing act. If he can play start to finish at his ability, he’s not Bain or Mesidor, but he could be great in his own right. We knew coming into the season he needed something to click because that’s what he’s known for.

He has the talent to be a top two round guy.

 

[Brooklyndee]

Wilson is a stud, the tape doesn’t lie from last season. Why he had a bad game, who knows but I’m sure the staff and he are going to be motivated to turn that around in these next coming games. I would very much expect to see that!

What a person can and can't be is often due to schematics. As I've previously stated quite often, what we ask out of our ends has NEVER been his strength... He's a pass rush specialist and that's not what we ask out of our ends. We need our ends to feature in the run game. I STILL question if he's capable in that role. One things for certain and two things for sure. We sure the **** need him to be or were gonna struggle until SOMEONE does... No excuse that davis warren and the other backups at Stanford should move the ball consistently on us. Especially when schematically were not designed for bend but don't break. Great they only scored six points. But being realistic a lot of that was on them and their dropped passes and penalties.

 

[CanesFan20]

The d line at the end of the season last year was playing insane football. Pockets were being collapsed almost immediately. It’s going to make us more critical of the guys trying to replace that. They won’t reach that level and the defense won’t be as dominant. The good news is our offense has the potential to be absolutely filthy. They can more than make up for a step back on the defensive side.

When you lose what were maybe the 2 best DEs in college football it's extremely difficult to replace them. They just need to get creative moving forward. We should be good at stopping the run though.

 

[supacane]

My expectations was we would be less impressive v the run but a tad quicker getting after the QB. The team did step it up in the second half. Maybe its camp fatigue with the physical practices but underwhelmed by most of the front. Just stuck on Stanford OL in the first half especially. Wont make instant judgements but we need more players to step up.

Also if Wilson and others wont set the edge, im fine with playing Blount and Davis there. I rather be a big physical front than being abused by the run then cover it up with a flashy sack. Lightfoot played like how i expect a small undersized DE to play.

 

[JHallCanes]

What a person can and can't be is often due to schematics. As I've previously stated quite often, what we ask out of our ends has NEVER been his strength... He's a pass rush specialist and that's now what we ask out of our ends. We need our ends to feature in the run game. I STILL question if he's capable in that role. One things for certain and two things for sure. We sure the **** need him to be or were gonna struggle until SOMEONE does... No excuse that davis warren and the other backups at Stanford should move the ball consistently on us. Especially when schematically were not designed for bend but don't break. Great they only scored six points. But being realistic a lot of that was on them and their dropped passes and penalties.

Stanford definitely left points on the field. It’s always a little weird watching the other team shoot themselves with bad penalties and mistakes while we played pretty clean. Normally it’s the other way around

 

[TheATLCane]

If our offense continues to score often and quickly, then it makes opponents offense more one-dimensional. We should be able to capitalize on that. Expectations we are reloading 3 & 4's impact from last year need to be tempered

 

[JZCane0825]

Ah yes - the weekly Barry Jackson obsession with PFF.