Doesn't anyone think that since Mario came to build his brand and program, he thought this year was simply evaluation and try and put a good product on the field with what we got?
The product ended poorly and it helped quickly with his evaluation.
I'm not gonna lie, fundamentals when it comes to the defense, I e. Players in proper positions or alignment or play calls, aren't bad, we just have busts EVERYWHERE and OFTEN and it ain't because this defense is over complicated. On top of that, tackling down the middle is medicine at best. Our linebackers miss tackles often, our safeties are weak tacklers, if they get past the DTs its at least a 5 yard gain.
Yes, coaches are the ones who teach tackling, but this has gotten progressively worse the past 3 years, and our best tacklers are the ones who came from other programs, i.e. Porter, Stevenson, and the DTs, so there's a correlation here.