re: Who here is confident in Chavis?

I am. He's an enormous improvement. Why not give the man a chance next year with the hope of an improved DL?

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I wonder what our ppg would have been if it wasn't that way?

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I wonder what the Capital One Bowl score would have been without Chavis' defense?

meh ... he's a huge improvement from the chuckleheads last yr, but I'm not crazy about him. I think he's a solid DC and the defense is in good, steady hands, but nothing spectacular. I feel like Miles and Chavis are both very good coaches but it sure seems like we're overpaying (getting a very nice mock crab dip for cavier prices.)

Chavis = Lazy hire.

Somewhat competent but not nearly the best guy we could have gotten.

I refuse to put myself through the emotional setup of anything other than expecting 8-9 wins, maybe 10 but for sure no SECC or NC until Miles is gone and/or Shep is starting at QB (i.e. JJ is not)

I'm completely in Chavis' corner. If the Offense would have been on track his defense would have been even better. Look at what our defense did against Penn State and how long they were on the field. If our Offense scores say 10 extra points in the first half we win easily.

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Who here is confident in Chavis?

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Not really because I haven't seen our defense stop a potential game winning drive. (Ark and Penn St) ..... Some of that is due to a completley terrible offense that can't get it done, but I don't like how we gave up 4th quarter drives to both Arkansas and Penn St. I think the bend but dont break scheme only works if you have an offense that can move the ball and give the D a rest, otherwise the D gets tired.

That is the only thing I see wrong with Chavis. The whole 3rd and Chavis thing is blown out of prorportion, every defense gives up 3rd downs now and then.

The numbers speak for themselves. 12th in scoring defense.

I don't care how you get it done, you just have to stop the other team from scoring.

With a better D-line, we will be fine. But that is the big question. Will the D-line be better? We need to recruit some guys that can disrupt our opponents not just hold their own.

Team G Pts/G Yds/G PassYds RushYds Int IntTD FumRec FumYds Tack PassDef Sack
Alabama 13 11.0 241.8 2129 1015 20 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
Nebraska 13 11.2 284.5 2458 1241 20 2 0 0 0 N/A 0
Florida 13 11.5 252.8 1957 1330 20 3 0 0 0 N/A 0
Penn St. 12 11.8 277.1 2198 1127 14 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
Ohio St. 12 12.2 262.5 2149 1001 24 2 0 0 0 N/A 0
TCU 12 12.4 233.3 1833 966 14 3 0 0 0 N/A 0
Oklahoma 12 13.5 273.5 2219 1063 18 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
Texas 13 15.2 251.8 2456 818 24 4 0 0 0 N/A 0
Air Force 12 15.3 284.8 1784 1633 20 3 0 0 0 N/A 0
Iowa 12 15.5 286.7 1976 1464 21 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
Virginia Tech 12 15.8 300.1 1937 1664 11 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
LSU 12 16.0 326.6 2309 1610 13 2 0 0 0 N/A 0

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I know it is a improvement from last year but Lsu gets killed on time of possession. Lsu can only make stops when the other team is in the red zone. I just don't see this as a good defensive strategy for competing for sec championships.

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+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overrated coach....

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well if our offense could run more than 3 plays without having to punt then maybe the defense wouldnt be so tired come the 3rd and 4th quarters

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understandable, but if a defense really needs to get off the field quickly, the coord must make calls to expeidite the process...Who said both offenses cant go 3 and out all day?...Fact is Chavis Doesnt bring pressure and he will be fired with Miles and Crowton in 1-2 years...he should have gone to GA..