re: What do you think is wrong with defense?

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think Bo P's anger likely rubbed some guys the wrong way

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With the whole player tblm thing fresh in their mind and then an old white dude yelling at them all the time. Yeah, it's gonna rub them the wrong way

That’s probably true, but the problem is his philosophy is flawed to stand up against high tempo spread offenses. His entire scheme is built around “read, then react” playing. Offenses are too quick these days to play reactionary defense. Pelini got torched at the end at Nebraska and his defenses always looked like they were 3 seconds behind the play. His scheme involves too much thinking by the players

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My opinion is in light of all of the turmoil, continuity was paramount. LSU hired a guy that scrapped the entire scheme and attempted to put in a new scheme with no real August camp, uncertainty on the start date and a massive influx of new players.

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Losing Aranda was huge.

Not because he's Aranda and great and Pelini sucks, but because of what you said. Starting completely from scratch, with no time to work on things.

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Getting beat because the other team is better is one thing. Getting beat because you haven't been taught what to do is another.
O canned Canada (duty wise) after about 7 games and this clown should be fired or re-assigned Monday morning!!

Players need to learn and understand the defense. They mostly looked lost out there. You would think we are playing without a linebacking crew and the dbs are lost.

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What do you think is wrong with defense?

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The players aren't ready.

Maybe they are stuck in a terrible scheme, maybe they didn't put in the necessary time and work to learn what they SHOULD be doing. Maybe both.

Given that there's little in-game adjustments to stop the bleeding once it starts, I think the players are more at fault than the scheme itself. I think O would be pushing something, anything, to plug a hole temporarily... we've lost 2 games where the offense absolutely did enough to win. If they could hold an average, unranked opponent to under 30 pts, we're 3-0 and the future is bright. Instead, we're wasting a completely acceptable after-Burrow offense. Brennan's throwing for WAY over 300 yds a game, with 3-4 TDs a game, and he isn't even sharp yet. Just imagine what his development could be if he could relax and try to find a rhythm, instead of being under pressure to score and keep pace.