Mason Getting Off Lightly?

[Treadway21]

Rhetorical Question:
With all the deserved critism of JJ from the Tulane game, has the overwhelming critism of June distracted from critism of Mason and the defense's part in the loss?

I missed the last drive sue to atending my son's soccer game, so do not know what happened to set up the last touchdown.

That being said, Tulane should not put of 27 against our defense. If we held UTEP to 0 on the road, how did we give up 27 on the road to a lesser team in a less intimidating stadium?

Staistically, the defense dominated. But at nut crunching time, the defense could not deliver.

Just food for thought.

[RepublicanPNY]

He should carry some of the blame for that loss. Tulane moved the ball on the last drive as if there were no defenders on the field. It looked like Matt Barkley and USC shredding our D.

[ojaipony]

We are not a very good passing defense to state the obvious. Our secondary/safeties are the weakest link on the entire team IMHO (moreso than the OL and WR and, yes, QB). The good news is that it seems we have a close to shut down corner in Acker and Randolph has potential. I also think we will have some good depth there next year (JR, Parks, Roundtree, Gray, Montes, Randolph all are back with a couple of interesting guys coming in like Ty Law) but this year we were thin with talent even without the injuries (anyone know Parks' status by the way?). The one guy I've liked is Jay Scott, he has some size and seems to tackle well unfortunately he's a senior. I'd like to go big with Scott, Roundtree, and Randolph and force teams to try to throw over the top (with a speedy guy like JR) -- in other words, keep everything in front and tackle well and we have a good shot of shutting down a lot of these passing games.

Anyway, we've been pretty strong against the run. With an experienced QB/WR team that has speed we get in trouble especially with a well executed hurry up especially in the deep middle part of the field. Mason's recent interview says we are built to play against that kind of offense but I beg to differ. Strong teams like Baylor and aTm eat up this secondary and even slightly competent passing games can put up some points/yards ala Tulane's experienced QB.

This is why UH has killed us every year and I REALLY hope this is the year it stops. If I was betting money, I'd say no. Although I'll be rooting hard for a win! I'd much rather play a strong rushing offense with this defense (T Reed and Pit are beasts against the run).

If we can get pressure, we can keep it close. That's why JG is so vital to this defense (and fast DEs). That's why I like Holloway's speed so much (everyone tells me to give that a rest) but, trust me, if you can bring the heat it changes everything. Personally, I'd blitz the heck out of UH, especially delayed blitzes up the middle. Rotate in a lot of blitzing LBs. Free up JG on the edge and see if he can't get 2-3 sacks along with Hunt and Reed a couple more. Sacks are huge obviously: it backs them up, it can get demoralizing for the QB and OL, and it stops the clock and gives our other guys time to set/rotate in/out.

[JasonB]

We have a lot of injuries in the secondary right now. Tulane probably could have moved the ball like that the entire second half, but were just trying to eat clock and hold onto the lead. We were at 3rd string safety and 4th string corner for the entire second half?

[Treadway21]

What is the status on those injuries for thurs?

[RGV Pony]

I would think we will see more haness at safety and some montes at corner

we did what we did