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[QUOTE="upperdeck, post: 1900375, member: 474"]
there are 2 parts to being a good defense.. one is scheme and be in position,  two is making the play and the tackle.  we allowed some huge plays againt ND.  one long run everything was done right except one poor angle on a guy with really good speed. Our RBs does not score on that play. One long pass the DB was pushed, one pass he was just beat by a better talent, one pass the DB for no reason peaked and got beat. one 3 guys just missed a tackle.

thats not all scheme, and its not all physical, just as many mental mistakes as anything else.

all we have shown on D is that our mistakes tend to be so big it skews anything else we do right and we dont have the athletes to make up for mistakes.

watch the simple bubble screens.  ND corners sets up the blocker, takes it on and makes the tackle for little or no gain.  our DBs sets the blocker, has to wait for help and its a 5-8 yd gain. a bit better talent, but a lot more size. UL did the same thing.   you can only coach up smaller/slower people  so much when the ball gets to certain spots on the field.    That will not be a long term thing, we had 2 kids this year that had it worked out would have had a chance to make a difference in those spots in year one and Morgan our one big DB has been hurt too.  its a spot that can change in 1 yr with any luck.
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