Defense

[bigdaddy08091]

What do you say about this?

Play Emmanuel Sanders at one corner, Brian McCann at the other. Move Jon Jon to safety, where he should have been all along (cover safety, I get confused depending on the defensive scheme). Hud will be okay to play, and rotate #22 at corner , forget his name, to give Emmanuel an occassional rest. The freshman need to stay on the bench. They do not know where they are suppose to be along with not being able to tackle consistently.

[southerncomfort]

Hudman will most definitely NOT be okay to play for some time.
#22 would be Brandon Jones.
Word is they moved La'cori Johnson and Tim Crosby to safety - this worries me...

[HorsePower]

McCann is playing free safety, from what I hear.
With his speed and instincts, I have a sneaking suspicion he just might be really good at it.
Let's hope.

[perunapower]

McCann is playing free safety, from what I hear.
With his speed and instincts, I have a sneaking suspicion he just might be really good at it.
Let's hope.

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Well let's hope he's good at it. He certainly wasn't all that good at CB playing 10 yards off the receiver.

[HorsePower]

McCann is the last player I'm worried about. We saw last year a glimpse of the player he can be. Things are all weird this year — for any number of reasons — but McCann is a speciall athlete who will go down as one of the better DBs we've had in a long, long time.

[perunapower]

McCann is the last player I'm worried about. We saw last year a glimpse of the player he can be. Things are all weird this year — for any number of reasons — but McCann is a speciall athlete who will go down as one of the better DBs we've had in a long, long time.

Oh definitely, but glimpses of greatness aren't enough. Good players have talent, great players consistently utilize that talent. I'd go as far as to say that McCann it trying to do too much (I think he's trying to cover the middle with the safeties and cover his man on the side,which is impossible to do with any great success).

[HorsePower]

Couldn't agree with you more. I do think McCann is trying to do too much. Once he settles into his own routine, he'll be fine.

[Cadillac]

Well let's hope he's good at it. He certainly wasn't all that good at CB playing 10 yards off the receiver.

That right there was coached. Bennett's philosophy was to keep the ball in front of the CB on the sidelines, forcing the offense to make long throws for short yardage.

Didn't seem to play out like that though.

-CoS

[EastStang]

Are you nuts? Sanders is the best quality receiver that we have. Why have him separate a shoulder trying to tackle a back?

[jimhagle]

They seem to have scrambled since Rock Dennis went down-think about that for a minute-what pathetic depth!

[mr. pony]

Kudos to McCann for chasing down Forte from behind with the game tied in the fourth quarter. Nice job.

[davidsmu94]

Agreed, there was no quit in Mr McCann

[Stallion]

McCann hasn't proven that he should be considered one of the best CBs of all time. Don't give these guys false praise until they earn it-it disrespects those that have earned he rigtht to be called the best. I have a feeling you've haven't seen many SMU games

[PhirePhilBennett]

McCann hasn't proven that he should be considered one of the best CBs of all time. Don't give these guys false praise until they earn it-it disrespects those that have earned he rigtht to be called the best. I have a feeling you've haven't seen many SMU games

How many yards did McCann get burned for against NTSU?

[PhirePhilBennett]

McCann is the last player I'm worried about. We saw last year a glimpse of the player he can be. Things are all weird this year — for any number of reasons — but McCann is a speciall athlete who will go down as one of the better DBs we've had in a long, long time.

Are you sure? I think 3-4 have hung around the NFL in the pre-Bennett era...is McCann at 5'8" going to do that?