They are 7th in the league in Scoring D- that one that matters. And were below 7 before playing us
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Soooo no words about the steaming pile of garbage our defense once again laid on the field in a game?
I know our offense leaves a lot to be desired but our defense SUCKS.
Some of you need to realize it isn't about one game. It's not about Bama, or A&M, or NC State, or even Memphis. It's about the culmination of what we have done on the field so far under Leach.....regardless of opponent. What we've seen is an offense that has improved enough to move it a little between the 20's but still can't score....has gotten worse defensively as the offense has failed to provide leads, is one of the most undisciplined and penalized teams in the league, and has a coach that has said despite all these things he will never change what he does. I'm sorry, but that's more than enough to see where this pirate ship is headed. And it has nothing to do with how two teams did versus a common opponent. It's about us being a bad football team, playing in a brutally tough league, and being surpassed by everyone not named Vandy and South Carolina. It's pretty simple
8. We're in Year 2 and Leach has bragged about having more talent here at State than he's used to having. That is scary to me- especially when you look at our commitments as early signing day approaches. This is about as good as it gets folks from a talent perspective. We have at least 3 future NFL players on offense right now- with 2 of them possibly leaving early after this season.
This is the part that's really concerning. This is a quarterback and receiver driven offense. We could possibly upgrade at QB but our WR group is about as good as we will get. Plus I don't see us drastically improving our OL talent. If our defensive recruiting falls off, we will fall to Vandy level in the next 3 years.
News...save Lea and maybe Drinkwitz, no SEC coach considers it a recruiting battle when going against Leach. He will pick up an decent receiver and quarterback, perhaps from the portal. But he's not camping out at the steps of the next Chris Jones or Fletcher Cox. Our only hope is Arnett wants to be here long enough to be really serious about recruiting.
An upgrade at QB will solve A LOT of problems. However, the issue is that we need an instant impact transfer QB or for Sawyer/Greek/Locke to grow up real 17 fast. Will is what he is at this point. He'll get smarter as the years go on but his arm strength is what it is. I've said it for 2 years, he's 41 year old Drew Brees without the pinpoint accuracy.
The speed difference between the Bama offensive players, especially the WRs and the QB and our defensive backs was very noticeable. Bama's guys were in a higher gear than we were! Their offensive touchdowns came off of a simple crossing pattern plays. Once they caught the ball it was like they had jet turbines on their feet, we could not catch them. Are we seriously that much slower than they are or was it a lack of effort on our part?
lol- I dont coach at Natchez this year moron. Thanks for playing.
Edited to add- but even with their new young OC- offense isnt their problem. Check out their defensive totals
Cheeseburger in paradise
Falsely belittling a man's coaching job does not validate your point. Debate head on dispute what 34 is saying instead of taking crack pot shots at the man's job. Looks Ole Missy.