Same question as last week.....Defense

[Gables Canes]

Chase Smith had surgery over a month ago and has been out for the season since.

We had 4 healthy LBs available last night, that is why Ragone got burn.

Flagg was out, and Smith/Steed have both been out for the season due to injury.

Wesley, Keontra, Caleb were all we had along with Rudy Ragone.

Huff? Or did he already transfer?

 

[htownkidd]

Huff? Or did he already transfer?

Forgot about Huff, but there’s a reason for that. He hasn’t played a meaningful down on defense since he has been here and has managed to have at least 5 ST penalties. He doesn’t appear to be playable and I would expect him to be gone sooner than later.

 

[DTP]

Lots of issues with our defensive formations and personnel groupings. Pitt ran the same play at least 12 times and got huge yards every time. You can see the weak spot in the formation before they even snap the ball.

I guess the injuries are why we were lining up in nickel on the goal line. I was wondering why we had no linebackers. Why is everyone on this team injured?

The front seven looked pretty solid the first half of the year but I think the combination of guys getting hurt and just plain giving up killed them down the stretch. How many times did opponents start drives inside Miami’s 30 this year? The offense not only can’t score but they turn the ball over (often on their own end of the field) all the time.

I don’t think Steele was the long term plan anyway so I would not be surprised if he “retires” now.

 

[hotshot]

The defense regressed mightily as the season wore on, especially our run D and Overall DL play.

Analysts: What's the unbiased evaluation of Taylor and Bissainthe at this point?

 

[CANEMC]

We had Ragone out there. That's all.