Is it crazy to think our D will progress?

Bama's Defense gives up 600 yards against A&M and then pitches a Shutout against Ole Miss so what changed from A&M to Ole Miss?

I was a firm believer that this defense would mature and come together by SEC play, but I just don't see it happening.

Maybe a couple more games and we will see improvement? But the season is damn near half over.

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so what changed from A&M to Ole Miss?

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Guess you haven't heard

It was probably never going to be an elite D with the inexperience, but can improve quite a bit with fewer blown assignments and a few freshman emerging. This week could be a good opportunity to give Beckwith and Robinson some snaps.

The D will most definitely get better for a lot of reasons. I would like to think every player on the defense has a very competitive attitude. That being said, the players know they didn't execute on certain plays. They will watch film, be coached, and come away from it as a learning experience. Another reason I think we will see an improvement is they won't see that dynamic of an offense until we play them again in Atlanta. Yeah some will say JFF will tear us apart. But, great as he is, the kid makes a lot of stupid passes that a good D will capitalize on. They also played in one of the most hostile environments I've ever seen (which explains why sometimes they looked lost because I don't think they could get the play in). So to answer the question, I think they will improve and they're not ready to throw the towel in yet.

He could start with fundamentals. Like wrapping up when you tackle. And explain to the DBs how they're supposed to look back at the QB. And take the damn prevent defense out of the playbook!

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this much rust.. huh?


There were blown coverage's that allowed for two scores. Other than that the d played fairly well. Our run d is not as stout as in previous years.

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Oh please.

I can sit down for a replay and point out obvious miscommunications/disarray for like every third play.


I know the days of the sub 20 scores are gone, but you are really going to sit there and claim that allowing 44 points was a defense that is playing "fairly well" except for two plays?



Not saying they won't improve by next year, but it's unreasonable to expect something dramatic THIS year.

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And take the damn prevent defense out of the playbook!

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This is legitimate criticism of Chavis. UGA scored TD's on their last possessions of each half (as did Bama in '12). Similarly, USCe, A&M, and Clemson scored on their last possessions. Chief really, really, needs to rethink and retool how he plays these.

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There were blown coverage's that allowed for two scores. Other than that the d played fairly well. Our run d is not as stout as in previous

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Holy shite! Are you serious?

LSU gave up 44 points and 500 yards of total offense. UGA scored on 8 of its 11 drives. They only punted twice all game. LSU had 0 sacks, and even worse, 0 QB hurries for the WHOLE game.
If that's your "fairly well" then I don't want to see what you consider bad defense.

To answer the OP, I expect that this defense will improve some going forward, but it won't even be close to some of the defenses LSU has had over the last 4 years. Hopefully they can just get to being an "average" defense, which with this offense, will likely be enough to win most of the remaining games

I think they will...I don't see the coaches just throwing their hands up and saying "what you see is what you get"...will we see a significant improvement? No,probably not,not enough season left for an improvement of that kind.