Tennessee Gameday...

[newmexicuse]

Disappointing first half. D has a long ways to go.

The O looks so so. I think Angeli plays soft. He has some skills, but I dont see a warrior there. Of course, he was under a lot of pressure. O bright spots were Willis and Cook. Villari also made some plays.

Hopefully this team can squeak into a bowl game.

 

[orangefog]

Look I dig optimism and being practical and have no issue with homerism either. Whining about people being too much of one or the other is dumb. Especially in a game thread lol

Nope, totally wrong.

 

[SUinNWE]

I hope Fran learns you don't defer the coin toss and put the defense out first again. We have the makings of a good offense. Put them our first. Let them impose their will on the other team's D.

It was absolutely the right choice

 

[JeremyCuse]

If we can score 25 against this defense, that’s a good sign.

Offense has shown some good flashes. Wish Angeli was a bit more mobile. Wr when we get some of the injured dudes back should really be a strength

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[anomander]

Why would the defense be better when they lost 7 starters?

Is that including Watson who would have been the best player on this defense at a key position.

We desperately need linebackers and defensive line depth.

 

[JKinUtah]

They sell that at the NYS fair.

Right next to the Dippin' Dots.

there's a dispensary at the fairgrounds? awesome

 

[orangefog]

Hey, Syracuse Football, not the right time, dumbasses.

 

[Orangezoo]

Nope, totally wrong.

lol ok. Well hey I’m glad you like it. To each their own. I’d say the majority don’t.

 

[MGraves5]

If we can score 25 against this defense, that’s a good sign.

What if we score 24?

 

[JeremyCuse]

Is that including Watson who would have been the best player on this defense at a key position.

We desperately need linebackers and defensive line depth.

Watson was an enormous loss

 

[bevosu]

Offense seemed to settle in as nicely as you could hope against an elite defense in a “neutral site” (away game) in the season opener as you could hope. Defense however looks as disgusting as ever. Erob cannot simply do the same exact things he did last year and expect different results. This defensive scheme might work if he was at an Alabama, an Lsu, a Clemson with 5 star DTs and edges. We don’t have that. Blitz. Stunt. Disguise your pressure. For the love of everything do anything but bring 4 and be shocked when the QB has 10 seconds to find an open receiver. And I didn’t even mention the tackling….

It's hard to judge the D backfield when the D line gives the receivers and QB so much time to pick it apart.

 

[orangefog]

lol ok.

NO, it's not ok

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Angeli still has his helmet on

 

[CanadianSU]

Who thinks we can win lol

 

[qdawgg]

Ya seriously, not to be that guy but the mods are usually all over this. Dudes clearly a Rutty or Uconn fan trolling

I actually thought he might be a parent

 

[Orangezoo]

NO, it's not ok

Are you?

 

[orangeinjersey]

this years Pena!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Gill sighting

 

[anomander]

Our HC was a DB coach. I gotta trust him as a talent evaluator. He hyped Samuels a lot. Duce and Grant are vets. We have some pieces.

Samuels will be fine. Duce is what is he, an average defensive player who can occasionally make a play. Grant has been a disappointment imo. I'm more worried about the front 6

 

[dwilmont44]

Terrible choice to throw that wth

 

[JeremyCuse]

I actually thought he might be a parent

Actually thought the same but it was so over the top I dismissed it

 

[Irt4su]

I am not saying this to spit it back at Fran, but what part of the first half from players to coaching can be shown as DART?

 

[Yeti]

Who thinks we can win lol

Me. Can leaves a lot of room for possibilities lol

 

[kingtidge]

You are right, he has not learned a thing. His schemes are atrocious. Aguilar is not accurate and he is making it too easy to run against a light box rather than make him throw.

At least four times we ran three down linemen, two linebackers, and a deep safety, on second or third and long and they just ran it down our throats. We are playing a third and 20 defense on second and eight!

You have to be out of your mind to think you could stop one of the best running teams of the country with five guys in the box.

That's the crux of the issue... The missed tackles are one thing, but the the defensive schemed sets are also remedial... Players and coaches stumbling and falling down out of the gate here.