Quote of the Week

by **Statler** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:52 pm

From the man who forgot more football than we will ever know (courtesy of the DMN)

"Anytime when you give up the yards we've given up defensively, you've got to look at everything," Bennett said. "We've got to do a better job of getting what we're teaching across."

Bennett said if that means simplifying things defensively, so be it.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

by **George S. Patton** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:56 pm

I saw that this morning. Hello, McFly!! :roll:

by **elpres17** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:10 pm

How about teaching the defense to stop quick slant? Or the 10 yard out? Or to tell James Mapps to get out of Jessie Henderson's way on kick returns? This could last forever.

by **Deep Purple** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:46 am

I watched about half the SMU-Tech game. One thing I noticed on the SMU defense was a lot of poor tackling technique. Most defenders were hitting high and trying to arm-tackle instead of hitting low and wrapping up. The result was that Tech ball carriers were getting a lot of extra yards before being brought down.

I recognized this mainly because TCU's defense did the same thing virtually all season long in 2004.

by **ponyte** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:03 am

The defense looks pretty base as it is. It is easy to pick apart a base defense if that is the only defense played. Of course, if a defense can't even execute with a base defense, then more complex schemes are sure out. How base is it? Well, just about everyone on this board has wondered why we donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t play bump and run on the corners. I suppose there is a very good reason like the inability of a lot of new and inexperienced players to play the coverage behind a bump and run. How successful is our pass rush? Watch as all four lineman run the same rush time and time again. Few stunts and fewer lineman moves (except for the inside spin move of Muse). The blitz is our best rush and our secondary is not a well skilled man-to-man secondary, yet. So we play a pretty base defense and it doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t take a rocket scientist offensive coordinator to pick that apart.

by **Junior** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:15 am

Has anyone been able to find out what he DOES remember about football? I'm at a loss here.

by **DiamondM75** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:20 am

Junior wrote:Has anyone been able to find out what he DOES remember about football? I'm at a loss here.

How to punt.

by **ponyinNC** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:26 am

DiamondM75 wrote:
Junior wrote:Has anyone been able to find out what he DOES remember about football? I'm at a loss here.

How to punt.

A-

by **Frognosticator** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:29 am

Not yelling "all out" when you're about to blitz would be a nice start.

by **Captain E J Smith** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:34 pm

The new defensive approach is to pass these signs out to the crowd.

by **MustangStealth** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:19 pm

Captain E J Smith wrote:The new defensive approach is to pass these signs out to the crowd.

B+

by **Bergermeister** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:30 pm

Junior wrote:Has anyone been able to find out what he DOES remember about football?

swinging gate. :roll:

by **SmooBoy** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:54 pm

From the east to the west (the field) blow the trumpet to arms (Fiddler OTR band)! Through the land let the sound of it flee (from the sideline to the huddle); Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer (all 192 of us in the stands), In defense of our Liberty Tree (the Hilltop's and the Pony D's dignity).

Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

by **CalallenStang** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:37 pm

ALL OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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