3_n_out

Yes!!! I agree completely regarding the OL. We were pre-ranked in the top 20 of FBS by some publication, then the season happened. We just can’t have nice things. We had a transfer from a P5 school (Georgia Tech) in Pauli V who, if I’m not mistaken, started or played a lot for them. But, he can’t sniff the field here with this soft OL group? Is this the Chandler Rogers mistake for the OL? Are we even playing our best five? The mirror is there for even the coaches to look at…not just the players.

Let’s say we give it to them for starting behind the 8-ball with the late hire. That’s understandable. However, the problem is the adjustments, or lack thereof. We are the worst team in rushing defense, but we CONTINUALLY come out light on defense with undersized personnel. I don’t get it! Short down & distance and we give them the same look…small 3-man front! Our LBs are also on the smaller size to hold up against the run. What changes have we seen to combat that? Supposedly, the benefit of having a 3-safety look is to help with run support. I don’t see our safeties running downhill to support the run as much. Although I see them make a lot of tackles, it’s always 8-10yds beyond the LOS. So, if your scheme doesn’t support the run with your safeties, utilize undersized LBs and light DL, we are where we’re suppose to be…dead last in stopping anything. What’s changing or what has changed since day one? If for ten games this defensive staff have not made the adjustments to win games now, they are not going to help you win later.

I was at the game last night. Seeing us shoot ourselves in the foot has been our MO this season. I just got to see it live this time. So incredibly frustrating. CR has been our best qb in a while, but he tends to hold on to the ball way too long. There are moments he could throw the ball away to live another day, instead runs around with only one hand on the ball. And what’s the deal with these big pass plays? Isn’t this what having 3 safeties in the 3-3-5 is suppose to not give up? Every big pass play always seems like our DB is playing the man and not the ball. I only saw that one time where Tejada turns to knock the ball away. Most of the time, him included, wait for the ball to be caught before trying to tackle the ball away. That’s coaching.

During the presser, he said he was going to have a talk with the defensive coaches. I’m assuming he’s done this after every game, yet limited improvement overall. What I want to know if he allows Craponi to head the defensive meetings and game planning while EM stays on the offensive side.

Agreed. That’s the difference between trying to win and trying not to lose. Feeling better about ourselves doesn’t cut it. We’re with the big boys now. Time to act like it!

I just don’t get the stark differences between the first and second halves. I know there are adjustments made, but why can’t that be done on the run? They can’t wait to be down by 20+ points every time to make their charge. The OL got their asses handed to them on many occasions this game. UTSA just showed what physical football was all about. If they look like this against SMU, it’s gonna be Cal all over again.

They want the first pick in next year’s draft

Hopefully north of 250lbs

This offense continues to be brilliant. Now and then, we shoot ourselves in the foot, but we will be able to hang with anyone punch for punch. I know some of you don’t like moral victories, but losing by less than a TD total to arguably the two best teams in the conference is a definite something to hang your hat on. We’re a tier below, and this is what we will suffer through until the staff makes the necessary corrections within themselves to do their jobs better or find others that will. It’s great to see this effort and performance by those kids, but it still sucks to lose.

You do know who’s running this defense, right?

Well guys, if our coaches did their jobs in the first half, good possibility this would’ve been an actual victory instead of another moral victory

Gut punch…then nut kick

Why didn’t you play the ball!!!

OMG!!!! WOW!!!! SOMEBODY HOLD ME!!!!

It’s so tough to defend when they gain 9yds on the first play almost every time.

OL not holding up. However, Chandler needs to secure that ball better.

Adeyi the lone bright spot

How many plays have they ran where the RB is wide open on the check down? No adjustments

We are just getting out coached every which way.

I thought this 3-3-5 was also good against running teams coz the safeties would come down to help? Are they coached not to come below 10yds?

This team is just so disappointing. Why can’t I pry myself off from watching them?

Chandler’s deep balls just flutter. It stays in the air too long

Read your freaking blockers, Sides!

Caponi needs to be interviewed. Let him face the media…all 3 of them. How does he sleep at night. He ain’t no DI level coach