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Message: [QUOTE="VirginiaOrange, post: 92277, member: 1085"] The biggest problem that I have with the defense is the inablity to stop simple plays that are run over and over again. Cincinnati ran flair passes to the back 2 or 3 times in a row several times and SU did nothing to stop it. That is not a size or talent issue - that is coaching and desire. Also disappointed to see basics like tackling not improve and the dumb penalties not end (Lyn was lucky early on not to get a 15 yarder when he hit a guy on the ground). Finally - the passing plays where no one is within 10 yards of guys (many this year) have nothing to do with size (and most of the time they aren't because of lack of pressure - rather SU's DBs are just lost). Bottom line - size may play into some of the problem but there have been a lot more big plays resulting from coaching and technique mistakes than there have been from size. [/QUOTE]