re: Why does Baker struggle with Mobile QBs?

It’s been a major problem for him, and I don’t know why he hasn’t been able to fix it.

I think part of it is having elite defensive line play, which we haven’t had for quite some time, but that also falls on him to try and change scheme/mix up personnel.

The offense certainly didn’t do him any favors, but we were giving up TDs on the first and second drives of games and have made average players like Reed and Milroe look like Heisman contenders.

Reed only had two games of 70 yards rushing or more last year and one of them was against us.

In games against notable rushing QBs, (24 A&M and Bama, 25 Ole Miss, Vandy and A&M):

44 possessions
24 TDs
3 FGs
61% scoring percentage
In 4 of the 5 games, teams scored a TD on their first two possessions of the game (including when Reed entered the game in the 3rd quarter against A&M in 24).

Because his defenses rely on blitzing to get pressure. He is also bad on 3rd and long (7+ yards) b/c we rush four and drop 7 with 3 or 4 of them 20 yards off the ball. The four we rush rarely get pressure and the QB eventually finds a guy open for 10-12 yards.

The year before Pavia had one of his worst games of the season against Baker's defense

We left running lanes for the QB to exploit plus man coverage is bad vs running QB’s

I’d completely forgotten that Monte is Lane’s dad.

Scheme, players being over aggressive and undisciplined and letting the QB escape the pocket. Remember Johnny football gave the great Nick Saban fits because it's very difficult to plan for the unknown of a broken play with a mobile QB. It drove Saban nuts because it was the type of play you could not perfectly plan and prepare for in practice. It was out of his control. Best thing is to rush them but hold contain and do a mush rush if you have to like the chief did to keep the QB in the pocket. Then at times with good coverage pocket will collapse and force sack. if not then you at least make them beat you consistently with their arms which you have more control over with your coverage schemes.

I think this defense looks very different this year. Great talent with an actual offense makes a huge difference

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he was a liability fundamentally

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How so? Be specific

Sorry, saw your post after I posted mine, we both said much of the same.

All defenses struggle with a good mobile QB.....you can slow em down, but you cant stop them.