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[QUOTE="007, post: 5151247, member: 393"]
Yup. I think it's reasonable to expect that defense will get better at executing the scheme and playing with better discipline. Now that they have analyzed the Ohio tape, this will be, or needs to be, a big learning week for the players and the staff. By staff "learning" that doesn't mean understanding fundamentals and tackling techniques - those takes in this thread are simply off and not the issue. Self scouting and understanding what the players can do physically and mentally is where the learning will take place. Player improvement on defense will be a process and not a "light goes off" kind of thing.

As you said, there is no guarantee this team will be good at run defense. The defense I saw Saturday has more issues than run defense. Maybe that was more about game 1/new staff stuff. Pass coverage, in particular from the safeties, was not good when Ohio spread them out. Team speed on defense doesn't get talked about much, but I think this is a red flag. I dislike singling out players, but Barron, McDonald, Deuce HAVE to make plays. Too often Saturday they seemed to be a step late.
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