We did not have very many blitzes at all on Saturday. But the trouble with blitzing Sanders is that he is slippery and can slide around the pocket and make plays on the run. And they have receivers who are great at stretching the field. So we can't just blitz him with our hair on fire or else we will get burnt. I think we will see some creative blitz packages that will be dialed up in situational settings. But we really need to be able to get pressure on Sanders without blitzing. And so I do share the concern that we did not have many sacks. But there will be more blitzes this week for sure.
The main thing is try to keep him in the pocket, then try to collapse the pocket. Can't flush him out and then have our bigs chasing him cause it just buys him and his receivers more time. If you're gonna come after him, come after him with kids who can run him down.
With the 3-3-5, we are supposed to have some flexibility with where the 4th rusher comes from. And I have to think Tony White has some things that he didn’t show against UTEP. Hopefully we do in fact have the quality depth to effectively chase and harass the QB all night.
I think the crowd will give the defense some added juice
The crowd needs to do their part. Quite a few false starts and holding penalties for the puffs,
That’s honestly how I feel as well, but at some point in this ridiculous run, we turn that corner….this should be that corner.
I also predict we injure shadeur. I’m not wishing that to be clear… but NDSU got to him almost every play and our defensive line is so good. He will be hurting
Say it loud for all the people in the back and the grey hairs. Get off your ass and bring it the entire game.
If we beat them by less than 14 points I will feel like Colorado won. That program is a joke and any good team with depth and confidence should beat the snot out of that dumb ass team.
