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Trying to be objective; Defense may struggle all year
Posted on 9/12/09 at 7:36 am
Posted on 9/12/09 at 7:36 am
Ok guys, don't blast me call me a "negatiger" or whatever but, the two problems on the defense or:
1) adjusting to a new coordinator and
2) a weaker than normal def. line
It may take a year or two for Chavis to get the Defense back to where it was. For whatever reason (some on this board may know) there seems to be a drop-off in the talent on the def line this year.
Just asking... did Saban push some players who were good athletes to defense?
1) adjusting to a new coordinator and
2) a weaker than normal def. line
It may take a year or two for Chavis to get the Defense back to where it was. For whatever reason (some on this board may know) there seems to be a drop-off in the talent on the def line this year.
Just asking... did Saban push some players who were good athletes to defense?
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Posted on 9/12/09 at 7:39 am to GA Tiger
quote:
Just asking... did Saban push some players who were good athletes to defense?
Marcus Spears is one example. I think he was supposed to be a TE when he 1st got here. I don't think there's a whole lot more examples though. And I think these:
quote:
1) adjusting to a new coordinator and
2) a weaker than normal def. line
are valid concerns. We'll see how it all plays out, though.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 7:40 am to GA Tiger
If mememory serves me Saban did move alot of the better atheletes to D. He had no problem converting o lineman,slimming the down and putting them on the d line. PS. If this doesn't tighten up and we give up some 50+ points I am gonna freakin go nuts.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 7:52 am to GA Tiger
Jack Hunt wasn't what I would consider "good" on offense but he did make a crucial first down catch which led to LSU beating Bama at home for the first time in 30 years in 2000. And then we all know the rest of his history on defense.
Unfortunately, Jim Hawthorne never received the memo in 2002.
Unfortunately, Jim Hawthorne never received the memo in 2002.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 8:14 am to GA Tiger
Seems to me Saban's best defensive years here had more to do with a complex scheme and the players ability to understand it.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 8:16 am to GA Tiger
Yes Saban did. You're just a Saban shoeshine boy. 
Posted on 9/12/09 at 8:22 am to GA Tiger
quote:
2) a weaker than normal def. line
Corrected: 2.) A heavier and slower than normal defensive line.
As quick as we became an elite program (after Title #2), we fell out of that club with a 3-5 SEC record the following season. Excuses will not fly. There will always be parts of the team that are stronger than others, but for anyone of them to be labeled as "struggling" is unacceptable at this point.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 8:31 am to GA Tiger
quote:
a weaker than normal def. line
really?
based on what? we have 4 good athletes on the D-Line, they have played 1 game together this year, and one bad half, so what are basing your assumptions on?
Posted on 9/12/09 at 8:38 am to GA Tiger
Depends on your expectations. We won't dominate like in 03, but we'll be fine. I think the game today will tell us if UW was par for us or a fluke. We played well in the 2nd half last week.
Posted on 9/12/09 at 10:09 am to GA Tiger
You may struggle most of your life.......
just sayin
just sayin
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