Credit to the staff, but LB and safety are still a question mark
So far they have brought in:
CB - 2nd Team all Big 12 likely starter, two 4 star freshman, a Juco All-American, three 3 star freshman. This could in theory turn into a position of strength
LB - USC starter at times who hits hard and should at worst be good depth, two 3 star freshman. I'm not that concerned about this position. Tuputala and Bruener are veterans, if Ulofoshio is healthy he is our best backer, Harnetiaux should be good
Safety - ???? Maybe one ATH that plays safety? Not sure what the plan is here to be honest. The staff seems to like Dunn. Hopefully Hampton learns to cover and Asa looks like he did against Oregon State all year. Maybe Kam Fab does something besides get hurdled and become a walking opposition highlight reel. I would be shocked if we don't get another portal player.
Regardless, if the defense cannot improve to top 3 in the conference next year - DeBoer should bring in a proven SEC DC stuck behind a horrible offense.
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It will take a while for me to trust all american FCS CBs after Perryman
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Holmes and Diesel will prob start at safety
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sure but this guy did it in the big 12.Canadawg said:It will take a while for me to trust all american FCS CBs after Perryman
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The defense did suck last year so don’t twist, but I think they actually ended in the top 3. Maybe it was yards or ppg. Can’t remember. I can’t handle another year of the ups and downs of the shitty secondary and linebacker play. The d line is too good to waste.PostGameOrangeSlices said:They saw the same stuff that we did on defense. Spectacular offensive and dline efforts wasted by mediocre LB play and horrible secondary play.
So far they have brought in:
CB - 2nd Team all Big 12 likely starter, two 4 star freshman, a Juco All-American, three 3 star freshman. This could in theory turn into a position of strength
LB - USC starter at times who hits hard and should at worst be good depth, two 3 star freshman. I'm not that concerned about this position. Tuputala and Bruener are veterans, if Ulofoshio is healthy he is our best backer, Harnetiaux should be good
Safety - ???? Maybe one ATH that plays safety? Not sure what the plan is here to be honest. The staff seems to like Dunn. Hopefully Hampton learns to cover and Asa looks like he did against Oregon State all year. Maybe Kam Fab does something besides get hurdled and become a walking opposition highlight reel. I would be shocked if we don't get another portal player.
Regardless, if the defense cannot improve to top 3 in the conference next year - DeBoer should bring in a proven SEC DC stuck behind a horrible offense. -
I'm not too worried about LB. The combo of Eddie, Tupatala, Bruener, and Goforth is pretty damn solid barring any major injury issues. I also really like Bryant and Whitney coming in. Both were super underrated (Bryant was a much more important and dynamic player for Bosco than DJ ukuleles 5* brother)
Safety is still an issue. Wish we had pulled a transfer at this position. Maybe Hampton finally stands out next year. KamFab and Asa continue to disappoint. Maybe Dunn,
Esteen, and Nunley step up next year but safety feels like our shakiest position and we only took 1 guy there -
There is no waywhatshouldicareabout said:Holmes and Diesel will prob start at safety
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this defense was top 3 this year... as sad and pathetic as that is... HTH.PostGameOrangeSlices said:They saw the same stuff that we did on defense. Spectacular offensive and dline efforts wasted by mediocre LB play and horrible secondary play.
So far they have brought in:
CB - 2nd Team all Big 12 likely starter, two 4 star freshman, a Juco All-American, three 3 star freshman. This could in theory turn into a position of strength
LB - USC starter at times who hits hard and should at worst be good depth, two 3 star freshman. I'm not that concerned about this position. Tuputala and Bruener are veterans, if Ulofoshio is healthy he is our best backer, Harnetiaux should be good
Safety - ???? Maybe one ATH that plays safety? Not sure what the plan is here to be honest. The staff seems to like Dunn. Hopefully Hampton learns to cover and Asa looks like he did against Oregon State all year. Maybe Kam Fab does something besides get hurdled and become a walking opposition highlight reel. I would be shocked if we don't get another portal player.
Regardless, if the defense cannot improve to top 3 in the conference next year - DeBoer should bring in a proven SEC DC stuck behind a horrible offense. -
Not in total defenseLawDawg1 said:
this defense was top 3 this year... as sad and pathetic as that is... HTH.PostGameOrangeSlices said:They saw the same stuff that we did on defense. Spectacular offensive and dline efforts wasted by mediocre LB play and horrible secondary play.
So far they have brought in:
CB - 2nd Team all Big 12 likely starter, two 4 star freshman, a Juco All-American, three 3 star freshman. This could in theory turn into a position of strength
LB - USC starter at times who hits hard and should at worst be good depth, two 3 star freshman. I'm not that concerned about this position. Tuputala and Bruener are veterans, if Ulofoshio is healthy he is our best backer, Harnetiaux should be good
Safety - ???? Maybe one ATH that plays safety? Not sure what the plan is here to be honest. The staff seems to like Dunn. Hopefully Hampton learns to cover and Asa looks like he did against Oregon State all year. Maybe Kam Fab does something besides get hurdled and become a walking opposition highlight reel. I would be shocked if we don't get another portal player.
Regardless, if the defense cannot improve to top 3 in the conference next year - DeBoer should bring in a proven SEC DC stuck behind a horrible offense. -
I'm not sure some of these incoming DBs don't end up at safety but I agree I feel better about taking a step forward at CB than S. OTOH safety was 100x better than corner this year so corner taking a step forward should be the absolute minimum expectation.
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Yards per play allowed: #2PostGameOrangeSlices said:
Not in total defenseLawDawg1 said:
this defense was top 3 this year... as sad and pathetic as that is... HTH.PostGameOrangeSlices said:They saw the same stuff that we did on defense. Spectacular offensive and dline efforts wasted by mediocre LB play and horrible secondary play.
So far they have brought in:
CB - 2nd Team all Big 12 likely starter, two 4 star freshman, a Juco All-American, three 3 star freshman. This could in theory turn into a position of strength
LB - USC starter at times who hits hard and should at worst be good depth, two 3 star freshman. I'm not that concerned about this position. Tuputala and Bruener are veterans, if Ulofoshio is healthy he is our best backer, Harnetiaux should be good
Safety - ???? Maybe one ATH that plays safety? Not sure what the plan is here to be honest. The staff seems to like Dunn. Hopefully Hampton learns to cover and Asa looks like he did against Oregon State all year. Maybe Kam Fab does something besides get hurdled and become a walking opposition highlight reel. I would be shocked if we don't get another portal player.
Regardless, if the defense cannot improve to top 3 in the conference next year - DeBoer should bring in a proven SEC DC stuck behind a horrible offense.
Sacks: tied #1
Yards allowed per game: #3
What other stats do you need to somehow substantiate this shit defense was still top 3 in the Pac 12?
