(10-16-2014 11:52 AM)FrickerRon Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 04:15 PM)djsfw57 Wrote:  

(10-14-2014 01:15 PM)RocketJeff Wrote:  Very informative. Thanks for posting. I'm certainly not calling for the DC's head, but i am curious as to why our defense hasn't been as effective as other teams'. I'm for giving the defense time to show improvement.

I've noticed that we don't just play 5-10 yards off a receiver, we also start back-pedaling before the ball is snapped and are more like 10-15 yards off the receiver before he starts his route. Is that the problem? Do we have some tell that our opponents recognize that negates our disguises? Or are we just thin on defense and once we get the proper recruits into the program, we'll be fine?

Sorry, but I think they have had PLENTY of time to fix the problems on defense. This has been a problem for the last few years. Seems to me like no one is doing anything about it. I don't know if it's because they don't know we have a problem, or they just don't have the coaching skills to fix the problem. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think we will have any progress until we get a defensive coordinator who knows how to coach defense. Clearly the one we have is clueless.

I don't understand what you people expect? This DC has coached 7 games, this defense is getting better. The last 5 games will give us a better picture on how well the defense has improved. Give it time.

I agree. I would be willing to bet my paychecks for the rest of the year that our defense performs better against UMass, EMU, Bowling Green, and Kent than they did the first few games. That will show the improvement of our defense throughout the season.