Don't sleep on Keona Wilhite. Dude is a STUD! Could size up to a DT but I think he could be a dominate def end in a 4-3.
Tony White
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Defense will take a step back next year against the run, but hopefully we improve a bit in our secondary. Need the offense to show up !
Can rhule pull off his typical year 3? We shall see
Can rhule pull off his typical year 3? We shall see
RVP and Jeudy definitely seem more like 4-3 DT's than true NT's.
And people want to get rid of White. Get rid of the fraud HC. What's his record here in November again
Ty’s athleticism for his size let the run D punch above its weight for a 3-3-5. Van Poppel has the same profile, but they have enough DE bodies to play a 4-3. If Tony sticks around, it might look more 4-2-5, especially on run downs. RVP, Jeudy, Jimari and Cam/PWill at the LOS. Is the Stewart kid startable at Rover? Shavers and Gbayor at LB, C Wright, Buford, Hartzog and Hill/Charles at DB MaGahee fits in there somewhere too. That’s a decent start for a group that already knows the D.
Ended up 54th in yards per play on defense. Pretty mediocre overall. The yards per game numbers are affected by the pace our offense plays at and our opponents. I think Tony White is good, but I think we got more exposed on defense this year than last year. Last year we were 7th in yards per play defensively.
Our defense had nothing to do with scheme this year. Our defensive backfield was terrible and couldn’t play man or zone well. There was no scheme that would work with what white had to work with this year.
Tommi doesn’t get plantar fasciitis, Ceyair Wright plays into the rotation and they are able to use Buford at Safety. That’s a different season. The DB room lost Blye Hill in spring, Tommi gimped around mid season and then Hartzog got injured. At least some kids we will depend on next year got valuable reps.
But yet people come on here and blame Tony white. People want a simple answer and only look at the results. It’s never straight forward.
They have Ceyair, Blye Hill and Charles at CB, With Buford and Hartzog at safety. Three of those guys are veteran players.
Except for that 1 play with 8 missed tackles that was as good a defensive game as I’ve seen us play since Suh vs. Texas. Didn’t see the stats but I don’t think Iowa converted a 3rd down.
I’d have no issue with that. Whatever we need to do, give him cocaine and loose women as much as he wants. You want results on the field sometimes have to take the good with the bad.
Maybe he wants to coach a linebacker that tells lies about events.
Running off your best coordinator
I’m sure this took place prior to Year Three at prior stops
I think the next step for White's D is getting elite, athletic linebackers. If he sticks around I could definitely see a future with Christian Jones, Shavers, McGahee, Merritt. We all saw what McGahee brings from a pass rush perspective. Now imagine Jones blanketing TE's or rbs.
You know, in the games that we lost to some pretty average teams like the USC and UCLA, how differently does the defense look if the offense is getting points? It’s hard to say, but it feels like the offense and special teams didn’t do the defense many favors this year.
The defense was bad against UCLA right from the beginning.
Wright and Bullock were biggish safeties that moved and they were solid players. Bullock was limited athletically, and Buddha was a what could have been without the injuries and health issues. Better athletes at that level would be the next step.
And the defense had so many take aways to help the offense. We frequently also lost the field position battle when the D did get a stop.
