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1. We blitzed a lot more this game than Kansas St or Boston College.
2. Blitzing did put pressure on the QB/RB. Unfortunately the blitzer allowed the QB/RB to break containment on several occasions for big gains. This isn't scheme here, but on players failing to take good angles and tackle well. I saw this from corners, safeties and linebackers.
3. DL is still not applying much of a passrush, and that of course doesn't help if the blitzer whiffs on the QB we have no one there to help corral him.
4. BCC's offensive line looked pretty big and physical, yet our DT's held their ground for the most part. Holding your ground is the first step, but the next step is shedding the block and helping make the play. That is what seperates a good run defense vs a mediocre-bad run defense.
5. Corners played well. I saw some mixing up of coverage (10 yards off vs press) before the snap which was encouraging.
6. Bush did very well at safety for his first true start. Rangy, covers space well. Needs to tackle better but is willing to mix it up. He is a true free safety IMO. We still need to find that hard hitter who can put the fear in the oppositions wr's.
Overall I did see more agressiveness and change ups of coverage, which is good. I still did not see a lot of stunts from the DL. Did not see a lot of penetration techniques by the DL as well. No spins, rips, swims, punches etc. I am not sure what the DL coach is doing but teaching passrushing technique doesn't seem to be one of the things he is doing.
My point is the scheme seems to be getting better, ala what Coach Golden said would happen after the Kansas St beatdown. We still have a long way to go however before we can become a good consistent defense. Losing players like Perryman, Buchanon, Porter doesn't help either.
2. Blitzing did put pressure on the QB/RB. Unfortunately the blitzer allowed the QB/RB to break containment on several occasions for big gains. This isn't scheme here, but on players failing to take good angles and tackle well. I saw this from corners, safeties and linebackers.
3. DL is still not applying much of a passrush, and that of course doesn't help if the blitzer whiffs on the QB we have no one there to help corral him.
4. BCC's offensive line looked pretty big and physical, yet our DT's held their ground for the most part. Holding your ground is the first step, but the next step is shedding the block and helping make the play. That is what seperates a good run defense vs a mediocre-bad run defense.
5. Corners played well. I saw some mixing up of coverage (10 yards off vs press) before the snap which was encouraging.
6. Bush did very well at safety for his first true start. Rangy, covers space well. Needs to tackle better but is willing to mix it up. He is a true free safety IMO. We still need to find that hard hitter who can put the fear in the oppositions wr's.
Overall I did see more agressiveness and change ups of coverage, which is good. I still did not see a lot of stunts from the DL. Did not see a lot of penetration techniques by the DL as well. No spins, rips, swims, punches etc. I am not sure what the DL coach is doing but teaching passrushing technique doesn't seem to be one of the things he is doing.
My point is the scheme seems to be getting better, ala what Coach Golden said would happen after the Kansas St beatdown. We still have a long way to go however before we can become a good consistent defense. Losing players like Perryman, Buchanon, Porter doesn't help either.
