Someone please tell me why I should believe that Butler will be a good DC

[iruletheskool]

OL immediately on LBs. That would also explain some of the LB play. It seems like a lot of our fans and experts don’t know anything about basic football.

Most of our big runs given up we have an LB running out of the play and not filling the hole.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Most of our big runs given up we have an LB running out of the play and not filling the hole.

Yeah. It seems like a lot of our fans and experts don't know anything about basic football

 

[ChocaEgg]

Most of our big runs given up we have an LB running out of the play and not filling the hole.

What that Rusty Dusty Rob Dvoracek even teaching these dudes smh wtf

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Most of our big runs given up we have an LB running out of the play and not filling the hole.

Lot of bad angles. Over pursuit. Coming in out of control.

 

[BorWhiskey]

I felt the defense played great. They for the most part took every away except for Nico’s legs. And most of those plays were a dlineman inches away from getting a sack. Our game plan was to shorten this game. We made UCLA milk the clock with long drives where they fought hard to move th ball. Nothing, IMO, came easy for UCLA. And they’re extra lucky Nico didn’t fumble the ball on one of those scrambles as I felt like we were going for the ball and he really doesn’t protect it all that well.

 

[iruletheskool]

What that Rusty Dusty Rob Dvoracek even teaching these dudes smh

Good question

 

[Alcaus]

This defense is on par/better than last years with the stats that matter. Not sure what else there is to say about it.

 

[BradWesley]

I just don’t see it.

He’s going for that John Brown look.

 

[king_kong_]

Team playing harder without Dylan. I told you guys and it happened. I never miss.

The boys do seem to like him

Not sure we missed any of the me-first pro wrestling character pregame look at me Mahomes cosplay, either

 

[Juro]

While it doesn't look good during the games, is he getting more out of the talent we have or is the talent looking lackluster?

This defense is definitely needing some better defensive lineman. We have hints of talent, but we really needed a true run stopping DT or two to help us out.

 

[Flabio]

Our record would likely be better if we had higher IQ LBers. We have some decent ones but they have had issues with the DL getting pushed and making poor reads and angles. Bufford At safety and then rFr Rex cost us the some huge runs and long scores due to horrible fits, angles and missed tackles.

If we do as is being reported and going big in the portal with proper NIL funding and hopefully the younger classes developing the D should be much better next season.

We’ve only had one horrible game this year that was a beat in the Minnesota game. The other two losses were by 3 and 4 and if DR doesn’t get hurt we would’ve put USC away imo. Not to shabby considering the multi decade dumpster fire we’re coming out of.

 

[Carm]

What about the Michigan game? Was that the QB that ran all over us at will? Remind me

What killed us there was the two explosives by the RBs. Fucking RBs averaged 10 ypc.




Hard to believe Michigan only won that game by 3 when you look at this.

 

[herbsinator]

What about the Michigan game? Was that the QB that ran all over us at will? Remind me

Did you even watch that game or just busy writing Dylan hate mail?

 

[Carm]

What that Rusty Dusty Rob Dvoracek even teaching these dudes smh wtf

A lot of times a LB assignment is to drop back in coverage.

 

[That SOB Van Owen]

I felt the defense played great. They for the most part took every away except for Nico’s legs. And most of those plays were a dlineman inches away from getting a sack. Our game plan was to shorten this game. We made UCLA milk the clock with long drives where they fought hard to move th ball. Nothing, IMO, came easy for UCLA. And they’re extra lucky Nico didn’t fumble the ball on one of those scrambles as I felt like we were going for the ball and he really doesn’t protect it all that well.

This is a very underrated point. TBH I’m fine with a team having a 96 yard TD drive when we are up 21 in the second half. Kills the clock.

 

[king_kong_]

The punter is helping

 

[king_kong_]

This is a very underrated point. TBH I’m fine with a team having a 96 yard TD drive when we are up 21 in the second half. Kills the clock.

Complimentary football works.

 

[ChocaEgg]

A lot of times a LB assignment is to drop back in coverage.

Ah so more of a JoBu problem eh

 

[Sous Chef]

This is a very underrated point. TBH I’m fine with a team having a 96 yard TD drive when we are up 21 in the second half. Kills the clock.

Serious question. Why is it too much to expect that the defense stops them on 3rd and 16 from their own two, they punt and the offense gets the short field and at worst gets a FG to go up two scores. That seems much more "complimentary" to me.

 

[Carm]

Ah so more of a JoBu problem eh

Both sides have coaches. Both sides try to disguise what they are doing and make last second changes based on what they think the other side intends to do. So, I guess that you could say it's always Butler's fault if you believe he knows with certainty what the other team will run in advance every play.