DC Elijah Robinson

[Crusty]

Always a tough job these days of high scoring offenses and rules favoring the offense. Scoring plays can always look preventable and some infuriating. Bend but don't break can be tough to watch as well.

Fans really don't see everything that happens on television and the DC often gets blamed for player mistakes or good offensive play.

We entered the season with uneven talent and many new players unaccustomed to playing together, many in a new scheme. Most observers had serious concerns about every position room except except lb.

ER has had his good (UNLV) and bad (Stanford) high profile moments, part of the territory. That said, we are holding own in the ACC.
ACC
Total D 5th
Scoring D 13th
Passing D 5th
Rushing D 6th

National
Total D 44th
Scoring D 88th
Passing D 67thgame
Rushing D 43th

His game planning and play calling has been solid, if not great. We may also be getting better.

Given what he has had to work with, a good first effort. Looks like he will only get better, notwithstanding the challenge Miami represents.

Another year or two of good recruiting and coaching and we might have something special.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Always a tough job these days of high scoring offenses and rules favoring the offense. Scoring plays can always look preventable and some infuriating. Bend but don't break can be tough to watch as well.

Fans really don't see everything that happens on television and the DC often gets blamed for player mistakes or good offensive play.

We entered the season with uneven talent and many new players unaccustomed to playing together, many in a new scheme. Most observers had serious concerns about every position room except except lb.

ER has had his good (UNLV) and bad (Stanford) high profile moments, part of the territory. That said, we are holding own in the ACC.
ACC
Total D 5th
Scoring D 13th
Passing D 5th
Rushing D 6th

National
Total D 44th
Scoring D 88th
Passing D 67thgame
Rushing D 43th

His game planning and play calling has been solid, if not great. We may also be getting better.

Given what he has had to work with, a good first effort. Looks like he will only get better, notwithstanding the challenge Miami represents.

Another year or two of good recruiting and coaching and we might have something special.

Given the fewer number of plays opposing offenses have been running, you really have to look at yards per play. Idk where we stand on that metric but that feels like a more objective stat to use.

 

[CanadianSU]

Issue was some of the corners but getting Barnes back was huge. Need some more talent there.

 

[Crusty]

Given the fewer number of plays opposing offenses have been running, you really have to look at yards per play. Idk where we stand on that metric but that feels like a more objective stat to use.

Sure, but YPP can also be misleading if the bulk of the yardage is between the 20's.

 

[PhatOrange]

The only D metric that matters to me is points allowed. Unfortunately this D gets penalized because the offense has given up 4 pick 6s, and special teams has given up a punt block TD (may be another punt block deep in our territory I forget), point is that’s 35 points charged to the defense in the stats.