[NU Sports] Defense

[Jonathan Michael Hawkins]

Well, whatever the excuse or explanation, from I sit in Section 226, it
isn't working.  And it hasn't been for about 8 years now.  Opposing coaches'
inexplicable unwillingness to throw 8 yard pass to the flats after 8 yard
pass to the flats doesn't really factor into whether or not our defense is
any good.  The schemes are bad.  The defensive secondary is beyond
terrible.  Good high school tacklers come into our system and leave as
terrible, terrible tacklers.  These are signs of poor coaching.  Nothing a
little mid-season coaching-staff shakeup can't fix.

Jonathan

On 9/30/07, Roy Lamberton <rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:
>
> We play them off because we feel they are that much faster than our guys -
> if we
> could go stride for stride, we'd run man coverage.
>
> The Cats play a lot of zone. Those coverages are off the WR because
> they're
> protecting an area, not that particular player.
>
> rsl
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of johnadeg at comcast.net
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:27 PM
> > To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> > Subject: [NU Sports] Defense
> >
> > I have yet to understand why the defense plays wide receivers  ten yard
> > away instead of close to the line of scrimmage.  It just about
> guarantees
> > them at least five yards or more on each reception.  IN my opinion that
> i
> > main resson that teams get big plays against us.  Maybe I'm nuts but
> that's
> > my  view.
> >
> > Both Illinois and Indiana proved today that they won't be push overs any
> > more.
> >
> > John DeGroat
> >
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