defense

[Bambrewer]

Pressure the qb... it's what the d is built for right now. It works

 

[Newhouser]

The QB on the otherside made a huge difference.

Oh, and they are playing better.

I agree - we obviously played much better but Va Tech's QB was a step down from what we have seen, at least on Saturday.

 

[SUskibum]

Pressure the qb... it's what the d is built for right now. It works

That was the biggest change I noticed too Bam.

And I like it!

(And it worked!)

 

[sufandu]

This game looked like the play calling was a bit more aggressive. It probably allowed a number of guys that looked slow while reading and reacting when they weren't used to it to play faster.

I think it's it's a combo of coaches learning player strengths and playing to them and players also getting used to the system.

 

[TheCusian]

This game looked like the play calling was a bit more aggressive. It probably allowed a number of guys that looked slow while reading and reacting when they weren't used to it to play faster.

I think it's it's a combo of coaches learning player strengths and playing to them and players also getting used to the system.

I think some of that is the secondary guys playing tighter and being in the right spots. Less blown coverages can lead to more freedom to create pressure a bit more.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Not sure that's the example you mean (playing with the lead and all).

Yeah, what's the one we lost this year when we were up by 17? I can't remember any of the early part of the season after the Babers locker room speech.

 

[Ish88888]

legit question-----i have been critical of our defense this year mostly because they seem undersized and slower than our opponents. what made the difference against vt???did we make any changes or did we play the same scheme. i don't know enough about it. they seemed more confident, less hesitant etc. anyone with expertise have thoughts on this--thanks

As previously stated , this defense is designed to play with a lead. That said, our defense tackled crisply and with purpose. Our offense limited the 3 and outs and we didnt give up chunks on defense.

 

[NJCuse97]

Yeah, what's the one we lost this year when we were up by 17? I can't remember any of the early part of the season after the Babers locker room speech.

USF

 

[CuseOnly]

I think some of that is the secondary guys playing tighter and being in the right spots. Less blown coverages can lead to more freedom to create pressure a bit more.

When you know what your assignment is, you can play faster without hesitation, that I think is coming along with the more actual game reps each youngster gets.

 

[bcubs9497]

Steve what did you think of the video from the locker room and how pumped was Steve after the game?

Sorry, just now reading this. The locker room speech was really freaking good. Would love to know what was said during the kumbaya moment, but that'll probably be the team's "little secret" forever. Steven was pretty happy with the defense's performance, and can't wait to repeat that at BC.

 

[SmilinBob]

Defensively the cake ain't near done but the batter sure as heck tasted good. I believe that the D learning and the staff adapting plus after facing all those really good offensive teams have helped them grow as a group. Tackled very well Saturday also...have to keep that up. VT almost looked more like a Beamer offense than a Fuente's.