Re: Official SMU vs. Temple thread
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 9:23 am
JasonB wrote:If folks remember when PB was head coach, we blew coverages all the time. No adjustments were made in game (7 TD game). We would have plays consistently where we were out of position, or someone blew a coverage. At least one TD per game because of it.
I remember PB's defense giving 7-10 yrd cushions and maintaining those distances all the way through the route, until the receiver would catch the ball. It was bend-don't-break with zero resistance from the DBs until after the catch. Yes, our tiny DBs got beasted and out jumped by receivers who >6' 2" but it wasn't like there were receivers uncovered running up and across the field like this year. As futile as PB's defensive strategy seemed, we might have pulled 2-3 upsets this year if only one blown coverage TD was what we gave up. I'd bet we have one of the worst plays-until-TD ratio in NCAA history because of our rampant assignment screw ups.