Tony White and the 3-3-5 LMAO 🤣
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Play somebody bigger even if they’re not as assignment sound. It was just too easy. They constantly got a 6’5” receiver matched up with him. That matchup alone was a major factor in the loss. Multiple first downs and a TD.
He tried on one crucial third down. Receiver shrugged him off like a high schooler and his 2nd grader little brother.
Then why does Matt continue to match him up with them? If MH is the best we have, then we are in serious trouble. And we are.
I don't like bashing players but that LB Thompson had a play where the back went through the line in front of him. Not only did he not fill the gap, but he let the guy run past him. Then he trips on his own two feet while he was jogging after him. Not long after that, he actually made a tackle-- albeit 5 yards out of bounds on the UCLA sideline.
Matt doesn't match any DBs up with anybody else. It's the other team's OC who tries to get the right match ups.
I'm hoping that with Holgorsen, we're able to start getting identifying the other team's weaker players and go after them like other teams do to us.
Watch the draft. You will see what kind of athletes we have. Combined with a horrible .500 coach, you see the results. And it sure as hell isn't going to get better next year even with an easier schedule. Matt's magical 3rd season is not happening and should be quite comical to watch as this season has been. ( minus the Colorado game when the players and Matt actually seemed to give a shit.)
I know that we don't have much depth in the DL when it comes to run stuffers, but for these last two games I would like to see us play an extra big guy in the middle. Two many LBs are not filling their gaps against the run. Just as well put a bigger body in that gap instead.
When he was hurt, we were even worse. There is no in-season fix available. It’s been an issue all year. Illinois showed teams how to beat the zone. We can’t play man.
I'm not disputing that. Just saying it's been that case since day 1. Dude plays hard and has gotten his hands on a few bad passes for interceptions. But you can't fix 5'8. It's just a mismatch for smart OCe with big WRs and semi accurate QBs. Always have and always will be
Holla
The trend seems to be that when the defense needs to have a stop they can’t get one. The Ohio State game, UCLA, there are plenty of examples. The score was indicative of the game yesterday. USC is as poorly coached as Nebraska is.
Same as last year. A hallmark of White’s defenses since he’s been here.
It looks like they don’t play assignment football and are hunting the big play, then give up the big play.
I saw a lot of missed tackles out there. That counter play has people out of position a lot.
And the holding by USC was terrible and barely called.
Rhule insisted we go to 4 man fronts in at least one game but I haven’t noticed if we’ve played with a true SDE. Think of this. We had Adam Carriker at a DE in a 4 man front. I’ve listened to multiple former coach NFL analysts talk about how teams went smaller and faster to defense the up tempo passing attacks and now teams like Detroit have gone to a power run game cramming it down their throats.
I’m not going to say a 3-3-5 won’t work but you better have a couple of grown men at linebacker to stop the run. Not sure we have that.
