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My take on the defense (tl;dr)
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:02 pm
After taking a look at the box score, I feel a lot more confident in the defense going forward (not that they were a huge concern to begin with).
TCU was only able to complete 3 passes for more than 10 yards (11, 24, and 35), and it seemed to me we basically played nickel all night and rarely brought pressure. The four man rush did a very good job IMO, and handled the run well too.
I saw a lot of similarities to the plan used against WV in 11'. If you remember, in that game chief traded pretty stats to virtually shut down the threat of a big play or an established vertical passing game.
The game plan of giving them the short stuff/ forcing them to beat us on the ground played right into our hands, as LSU's offense was finally able to keep the ball.
Obviously there are improvements to be made, especially at LB, but I'm very excited about this defense going forward.
Tl;dr I think chief used a plan similar to WV and the defense will look more aggressive going forward.
TCU was only able to complete 3 passes for more than 10 yards (11, 24, and 35), and it seemed to me we basically played nickel all night and rarely brought pressure. The four man rush did a very good job IMO, and handled the run well too.
I saw a lot of similarities to the plan used against WV in 11'. If you remember, in that game chief traded pretty stats to virtually shut down the threat of a big play or an established vertical passing game.
The game plan of giving them the short stuff/ forcing them to beat us on the ground played right into our hands, as LSU's offense was finally able to keep the ball.
Obviously there are improvements to be made, especially at LB, but I'm very excited about this defense going forward.
Tl;dr I think chief used a plan similar to WV and the defense will look more aggressive going forward.
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Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:04 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
D looked good.
got held a lot but made plays. Few mistakes and a dumb penalty but overall impressed.
got held a lot but made plays. Few mistakes and a dumb penalty but overall impressed.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:05 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
TCU did not put up pretty stats.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:20 pm to SabiDojo
Agreed, but the philosophy was the same IMO. Pachall is no Geno Smith.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:28 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
Good post. 
That 30 yarder was just a great sideline throw while Collins had solid coverage too. It was uncoverable.
Almost Mett-like
That 30 yarder was just a great sideline throw while Collins had solid coverage too. It was uncoverable.
Almost Mett-like
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:38 pm to Tiger Voodoo
That's another thing that makes me feel good, being able to consistently convert on 3rd down takes a shitload of pressure off the D.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 2:47 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I think some of us forget that we had only three starters returning (Mills, Loston, and Barrow) - I know many saw considerable PT last year but it's still a fairly young D. We played OK on D and I expect us to get better.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 3:37 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
Did we blitz at all last night?
Posted on 9/1/13 at 3:48 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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blitz at all last night?
Seemed to recall we blitzed once in the 4th deep in our own territory. For the most part we seemed to play vanilla on D.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 3:49 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
didnt hunter make back to back sacks--the 2nd being a fumble with help of rasco?
Posted on 9/1/13 at 3:53 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
My only complaint was Welter out in space. It seemed like every time TCU sprung a decent plant he missed a tackle.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 4:05 pm to AlwysATgr
I remember one safety blitz but I can't recall when. I'd be surprised if we brought more than 4 more than three times.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 4:19 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
13 of 19 3rd down conversions helped the offense, and the DEFENSE.
Time of Posession 36-24 minutes in favor of the Tigers.
Time of Posession 36-24 minutes in favor of the Tigers.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 4:27 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I agree, I was surprised how little we brought extra rushers. But hey, I can't really complain with the results. D basically gave up only 13 points considering the KO return for TD and the turnover on our own 5.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 5:01 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
quote:
Tl;dr
I mean it wasn't that long
Posted on 9/1/13 at 5:03 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I said in my thread that I'm glad we don't play Manziel for a while. Our D seemed just a tad hesitant when Boykin came in the game. With the accounting for his ability to run, we got sucked in or frozen a few times. But its game 1 and while we made some mistakes, it didn't kill us.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 5:12 pm to Lsuhoohoo
I'm not really worried. Chief got Johnny's number in the second half last year. Play contain, don't bring pressure, cover his receivers and he can't cope.
Posted on 9/1/13 at 5:15 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Agreed, but the philosophy was the same IMO. Pachall is no Geno Smith.
Pachall might be better than Geno. Though we might not have seen him at his best. He didn't look confident last night. But he was the most efficient college QB out of all the active players coming into this season.
This post was edited on 9/1/13 at 5:16 pm
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