re: First reaction to the Grambling Game

The front seven will be ok if they can figure out how to play within the defense together, as a defense. We are getting into the backfield and we are getting pressure, we just aren’t making the tackle bc our players aren’t playing within the system so someone can make a play. We have a guy or two in the backfield often, but we are out of our gaps so it creates a huge hole for the offense to exploit. Once we get that cleaned up then I think we’ll be ok. They need to get batter as a team and the secondary plays a lot of off zone so the defense will give up short plays and a big play if they miss an assignment. I don’t think our defense is built to be completely dominating. It’s built to prevent big plays and be opportunistic when their chance comes. You need time in a defense like this. But it can start to pay off once they’ve had time together. We have to tackle when we get a chance to and we have to start trying to get the ball out. We need better reaction time, better tackling and be more aggressive with the ball.