In my opinion, Miami's biggest problem on defense is not even schemes. Yeah schemes are a problem and Baker's got to go, but that's not even the biggest issue.
Our fundamentals are ****. That's to me the biggest thing that needs to be fixed.
We don't tackle for ****. You know how you can spot a good defense almost instantly? Ask yourself, does the first man to the ball carrier bring him down. That NEVER happens at Miami anymore. It used to. It doesn't anymore. Opposing teams almost always break the first tackle and get extra yards.
On running plays, is the running back falling forward or getting knocked back? At Miami, opposing backs are always getting extra yards after impact, we're hardly ever knocking running backs backward anymore.
Are you getting penetration at the line of scrimmage and keeping gap assignments and doing a good job of setting the edge? LOL not at all.
None of those are really scheme issues to me, they are issues of effort and ****** fundamentals. ****** coaching at the high school level, and ****** position coaches in college. And just a poor, lazy attitude. Until that stuff gets fixed, nothing is getting fixed. Just lining up better or running a different coverage isn't going to solve any of our deeper issues on defense IMO.