i dont think the linebacjers played as bad as people think. if they didnt make those tackles, we had a game.

Id have to go back and look, but we played a good bit if dime. and instead if going 3-2-6 we went 4-1-6 with allen playing dt and kwin as our onky lb. our kack of dline deoth is what will hurt us. i exoected some of the frosh to step up, and they havent.

d played great fir 2.5 quarters, then we sat back. only rushing 4 and marshal had a couole if big plays. one on white who was starting onky his second game. they gave up majority of yards in the 4th quarter.

lets just hope they come to play for 4 quarters. the d hasnt been up to par since the bama game last year.

one thing ive noticed though, teans with great offenses are usually weaker on defense. big plays dont keep the d off the field.

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Posted by AlwysATgr

Member since Apr 2008

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Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:32 pm to dgnx6

Probably need to widen the field-of-view in our assessments.

Our D plays well in spurts. AU only had like 101 yds O in the 1st half. In the 2nd half, they had 330+.

I think Chief was counting on Freak/Ego being dominant in the middle (they've been good but not Brockerish). That would allow him to leave Barrow outside and let DJ, Louis, Beckwith mature at MLB.

At present, we don't have a Minter on the roster. I think Louis and Beckwith can be but they aren't there yet. IOW, I don't think it's talent or coaching, just inexperience.

Welter and Tahj missed all but the bowl game last year. Kwon missed a lot. Louis is a true Soph who only played sparingly. Beckwith a true Fr.

I expect our D to get better and better as the year goes and players mature.

In some respects it seems like we're still in a pre-season phase - trying out lots of people which isn't conducive to chemistry. Hopefully, we'll see our best D for 4 qtrs Sat.

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Posted by Dudebro2

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Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:24 pm to dgnx6