Last year's Hetherman/Minnesota defense...

[k9cane]

Doing great for a old man

my man!!

 

[Brad_Wellson]

Honestly, I thought last years guys were worse.

Well, nobody's perfect.

 

[Brad_Wellson]

100% agree. I have been watching games for 40-50 years, and last season was unquestionably the worst defense we've ever fielded IMO.

Last year we were 27th in total defense. The 2012 defense was 120th.

Sometimes I wonder how much football some in this fanbase actually understand.

 

[hoops156]

there's no way Mario misses for a third time at DC here. thats why I thinkhetherman will be good

 

[Brad_Wellson]

More specifically, that safety tandem was the most abysmal pair of safeties that I have seen wear a Miami uniform.

Again, people are just obsessed with claiming that the last thing they saw is the worst/best that they've ever seen.

Last year's defense was better than the 2012 defense in every aspect/metric. To say otherwise is delusional.

 

[Brad_Wellson]

Close, not sure anything was as bad Rodger’s and Highsmith had the worst ball skills I e ever seen.

Hey, someone who actually has some sense. Cheers!

 

[k9cane]

Well, nobody's perfect.

Well, it's nice that you can admit it..

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

 

[JD4]

No stat is perfect but if you’re going to look at just one, I think yards per play is the best one. Points obviously is the name of the game, but your defensive points allowed can be skewed by return TDs, and short field TDs.

Here is where Minnesota ranked in yards per play, and what that team did for the season

North Carolina - 3.94 YPP allowed - finished at 5.84 a game (55th)

Nevada - 3.25 YPP allowed - finished at 5.74 a game (65th)

Iowa - 5.22 YPP allowed - finished at 5.48 a game (81st)

Michigan - 3.95 YPP allowed - finished at 4.69 a game (125th)

USC - 5.65 YPP allowed - finished at 6.32 a game (17th)

UCLA - 5.31 YPP allowed - finished at 5.36 a game (89th)

Maryland - 6.19 YPP allowed - finished at 5.17 a game (102nd)

Illinois - 5.68 YPP allowed - finished at 5.80 a game (59th)

Rutgers - 4.92 YPP allowed - finished at 5.34 a game (90th)

Penn State - 5.92 YPP allowed - finished at 6.54 a game (7th)

Wisconsin - 2.96 YPP allowed - finished at 5.31 a game (94th)

So, they played some objectively awful offenses. A lot of them. Two ranked in the top 10, but no one else in the top 50. Six ranked in the 80s or worse. But, for the whole year, they only allowed one team to get better than their season average. Maryland. And they only gave up 23 points. The two top 20 offenses they played, Minnesota did hold them under their season average.

I wish we’d have been able to see them play some better offenses but you can only play who’s on your schedule, and in 11 of 12 games, Minnesota did hold their opponent under their season average. That’s impressive.

Are those averages including games against their FCS opponents?

 

[Cribby]

Honestly, I thought last years guys were worse.

They were

 

[Golsen82]

Last year we were 27th in total defense. The 2012 defense was 120th.

Sometimes I wonder how much football some in this fanbase actually understand.

**** stats. My own eyes saw the worst defense I've ever seen last year

 

[Golsen82]

Last year we were 27th in total defense. The 2012 defense was 120th.

Sometimes I wonder how much football some in this fanbase actually understand.

D'Onofrio >Guidry

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

This should be understood by everyone who watched both eras.

Meesh may genuinely have been the worst starting safety I have ever seen wear a Miami uniform.

Facts. Our safety room last year legit made Robert Knowles look like a CFB HoFer.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

Last year we were 27th in total defense. The 2012 defense was 120th.

Sometimes I wonder how much football some in this fanbase actually understand.

Okay, buddy, let's keep that post count below five for us, if you will.

 

[brcane1]

Okay, buddy, let's keep that post count below five for us, if you will.
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You may have found Guidry's burner

 

[supacane]

Hetherman’s Minnesota mostly held meh offenses in check, shutting down Wisconsin and UCLA is nice, but Penn State and UNC exposed limits.

 

[Bender]

Somebody out here arguing with total stats. Jesus.

 

[Bender]

Hetherman’s Minnesota mostly held meh offenses in check, shutting down Wisconsin and UCLA is nice, but Penn State and UNC exposed limits.

UNC went 14/23 for 105 and a pick and had 41 rushes for 147 yards. Please elaborate how UNC exposed any single limit.

 

[Brad_Wellson]

**** stats. My own eyes saw the worst defense I've ever seen last year

Your eyes suck.

The 2012 defense was objectively the worst in modern Miami history.

Sorry, bud.

 

[Brad_Wellson]

Okay, buddy, let's keep that post count below five for us, if you will.
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Imagine having 14,000 plus posts and not understanding basic football.