Which Poster was saying this year's defense won't miss a beat and might be better?

[fishwater99]

We are really missing last year's defense and it's only after game 1..

[DancingRabbit]

[Tbonewannabe]

I am not sure anyone thought we would have the #1 defense in the country again after losing 3 1st round draft picks. I am sure some people thought with returning all the LBs and most of the secondary to go with ok depth at DE, that most didn't think we would look as bad as we did on Saturday.

[Coach007]

We are really missing last year's defense and it's only after game 1..

None that I know of

[BB30]

I don't remember anyone taking that drastic of a stance but there were several who said we could still have a top 10-15 defensive unit which seems unlikely at this point although we have only played one game.

I do think the defensive issues are a tad overblown.

We forced 4 turnovers compared to 1 against them last year

They also only had like 200 yards of offense in the first 3 qtrs. Yes I know a football game is 4 quarters but it seemed as though we got up 35-14 and took our foot off the gas.

We also played them a little later in the season last year which allowed us to get some of the first game issues cleaned up and out of the way like missed tackles etc.

So, no this defense will not be as solid as last year but they still have a chance to be a fairly decent unit and if our offense has improved it could be enough to make up the difference. We will just have to wait and see.

[Doggie_Style]

This might be a fun look-back at pre-season opinions:

https://www.elitedawgs.com/showthrea...19-DL-Starters

[Coach007]

I was one that stated top 20.

[Jack Lambert]

After one game. Boy you could end up eating shit.

[HancockCountyDog]

My guess is that our defense looks really good against USM. Good matchup for us.

I think ULL having an experienced OL was underrated by our fans going into the game. They had a solid OL, I will bet most that it will be the best OL in the Sun Belt.

Lets see how we perform the next two weeks before he hit the "sky is falling post"

[Tbonewannabe]

Also, was this before or after we found out that we lost our one Dline with game experience and Gay, our most athletic LB? I thought we might drop into the 25-30 range on Defense but losing those two guys is a big loss. I still think we win 7-8 games but I think the chance at 9 or at 6 is a lot higher now because of the suspensions.

[R2Dawg]

I was one that stated top 20.

I also said top 25 but that was also before suspensions. Gay and Autry are big hits. I'm not sure if we can be top 25 now or not. As we saw in first game, fatigue sets in by the 4th quarter. Our O will need to help us keep ball away from other team O and control clock.

[TaleofTwoDogs]

My guess is that our defense looks really good against USM. Good matchup for us.

I think ULL having an experienced OL was underrated by our fans going into the game. They had a solid OL, I will bet most that it will be the best OL in the Sun Belt.

Lets see how we perform the next two weeks before he hit the "sky is falling post"

Sure, ULL's OL was pretty good, but that doesn't account for the missed tackles, the poor arm tackling, the lack of speed and aggression and being out of position. These things are internal and must be addressed by our coaches pronto if we are to finish in the middle of the SEC pack.

[Tbonewannabe]

Sure, ULL's OL was pretty good, but that doesn't account for the missed tackles, the poor arm tackling, the lack of speed and aggression and being out of position. These things are internal and must be addressed by our coaches pronto if we are to finish in the middle of the SEC pack.

One thing is that the missed tackles issue was a problem for a lot of teams last week. Those are issues that at least can be addressed by coaching. Our DT depth is just an issue and Shoop is going to have to figure out how to work around it. Depending on the game situation, I imagine that he would prefer to keep a lot of things close to the vest until SEC starts. We were very vanilla last week.

[Scared_Hitless]

I said top 20 as well, hopefully we can recover. At the time I also did not have the caveat of losing our starting DT and LB for 8 games. Gay and Autry are huge losses, Crumedy and Leo are not adequate replacements for them. I am hoping now for top 35 to 40 and our offense climbs higher than anticipated.

[TrapGame]

One thing is that the missed tackles issue was a problem for a lot of teams last week. Those are issues that at least can be addressed by coaching. Our DT depth is just an issue and Shoop is going to have to figure out how to work around it. Depending on the game situation, I imagine that he would prefer to keep a lot of things close to the vest until SEC starts. We were very vanilla last week.

No, that can't be right! We were a weak CUSA defense! I know, I read it on here!****

[MedDawg]

They have an offensive-minded head coach and with their whole OL returning and that quick QB, they might be a top 20 offensive team in the country this year.

[Homedawg]

They have an offensive-minded head coach and with their whole OL returning and that quick QB, they might be a top 20 offensive team in the country this year.

It's amazing what some have talked themselves into believing. Top 20 offense ? Smh..wow.

[Tbonewannabe]

It's amazing what some have talked themselves into believing. Top 20 offense ? Smh..wow.

I don't know about that but they did have the entire Oline returning and nearly 3,000 yards rushing from last season. According to Coach34, that means they should be badass since that same scenario with less returning applies to Auburn.

[TrapGame]

I don't know about that but they did have the entire Oline returning and nearly 3,000 yards rushing from last season. According to Coach34, that means they should be badass since that same scenario with less returning applies to Auburn.

C'mon, T you know that stuff only works when it's used against us not for us.

[biggun]

This might be a fun look-back at pre-season opinions:

https://www.elitedawgs.com/showthrea...19-DL-Starters

Definitely were a couple posters talking Top 15, even Top 10 defense..........LOL.

Maroon shades anyone???