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Re: Beef Bowl GDT vs. Cal Poly
I've always thought our defense is a little light,but the pat answer is they favor speed over weight,which I fully understand, but we need at least the LB's that are both physically strong and can carry some weight to shed a block faster, and yet have some speed to cover the scrimmage line sideline to sideline (not necessarily the Pro's size ,but pretty close).
I understand they are hard to recruit, but not impossible either.They plug the holes.To me, runs are contained by the front four and the three linebackers mainly.The other four think pass first and run containment second,and definately are taken out of most run plays by design.This to me is a recruiting problem ,not a player problem,try going up against bigger ,stronger players who are just as quick and fast as you are and try to stop the run,they are handed an uphill battle in that situation and sometimes it's too much to overcome.No one goes out onto a field to lose,so you can't blame the players all the time.Other things must be considered too.
The defense is only as good as it's physical limitations, it's preparedness for the game and the confidence instilled to acheive victory, and willingness to give it your best as a player. Obviously one , or more , of these isn't working.Some games the opponent is just too good period ,that's the physical limitation part,in which case the players and the coaching staff are really blameless,and a loss occurs,but this can't be the explanation we want to accept too many times,obviously.
Originally posted by Hareofthedog
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I understand they are hard to recruit, but not impossible either.They plug the holes.To me, runs are contained by the front four and the three linebackers mainly.The other four think pass first and run containment second,and definately are taken out of most run plays by design.This to me is a recruiting problem ,not a player problem,try going up against bigger ,stronger players who are just as quick and fast as you are and try to stop the run,they are handed an uphill battle in that situation and sometimes it's too much to overcome.No one goes out onto a field to lose,so you can't blame the players all the time.Other things must be considered too.
The defense is only as good as it's physical limitations, it's preparedness for the game and the confidence instilled to acheive victory, and willingness to give it your best as a player. Obviously one , or more , of these isn't working.Some games the opponent is just too good period ,that's the physical limitation part,in which case the players and the coaching staff are really blameless,and a loss occurs,but this can't be the explanation we want to accept too many times,obviously.
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