What is our defensive strengths?

Matt House.

That Perkins not only can take away a dual threat QB’s running threat he turns into a sack maniac from the QB spy position. Normally you just neutralize the QB scramble with a spy not get constant pressure and sacks from it which allows you to keep 6 or 7 in coverage.

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The line… The pressure our front line put on Bryce made our secondary look really good! Pressure always does. BK has always been about the trenches and he is rebuilding our trenches in a major way.

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They contained BY (with Perkins) but I'm not gonna say we pressured him much. Bama's only successful pass plays were slants over middle.

I'd say scheme & DB's

The drive or hustle. Whatever you want to call it has been the biggest strength this year. Nobody is quitting and giving up. They are giving 110% every play. Even when they are out of position or get beat they stay in the fight like burns did to save that TD.

Interior of the dline

Wings of the dline

lbrs

dbacks

Adjustments and getting pressure on the QB.

Seems like we do everything well. The only thing I can point to that we could improve on is the big plays and penalties. When we play our game, we can do it all.. get after the QB, defend the pass game, stuff the run, tackle in space. This unit is t the best we’ve seen but Matt house has them playing some great football especially when it matters most.

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Discipline. These guys play their roles well and are bought in.
Most big plays in football happen because someone on defense abandoned their role (contain, jumping a gap, leverage, eyes).

Truly disciplined teams make offenses work for every inch. Mix a BK culture with a Matt House defense and our athletes and you get one of my favorite defenses to ever watch.

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I was trying to think what it was because what I see is a solid defense with any glaring holes. I think it is discipline, as you stated. And probably scheming to minimize exposure of the weakest parts and give our best players opportunities to negatively affect the other team's offense.

Discipline. Good call

our strength is that we have no weaknesses.


But really our strength is our pass rush. We have multiple very talented pass rushers and a mad scientist that know how to deploy them.

To me, besides the coaching staff, which I think deserve unlimited credit.

It has to be a lot of these dudes just want it so badly. Think about it. LSU was so down 2 years in a row. But you somehow retain Gaye, Oujilari, Ward, Baskerville, Roy, Penn, Burns. Then you get dudes in with the last bit of eligibility to transfer Foucha, Richardson, JBC, Garner, Brooks and even bring in Wingo. Then of course swinging Perkins and getting Tolan as well.

These dudes want to be at LSU and it is evident. They are fully committed to playing their tails off for CBK and House every single snap.

I believe that is what has been able to keep this defense so strong 4 quarters every game.