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11-09-2007, 12:42 PM
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Friday Morning QB
Our defensive success (using the term loosely) last night came from 2 things.
1) WVU turnovers. [which our defensive pressure caused...is that better WKU? ;-) ] 2) We slowed WVU down by putting 5-6 guys in the box, clogging the lanes, and limiting Slaton/White to 3-4 yards gains instead of the big breaks they are known for. This forced them into some uncomfortable 2nd and longs and 3rd and longs...which then caused them to throw the ball unsuccessfully. So using the combination of the above, we fight back and tie the score at 31, and everyone and their mother knows it is going to be the Pat White show...so what do we do? We drop into our BS prevent defense, putting 4 in the box to hope to "contain" White, which then allows White to scamper around, find a couple open receivers, and then run through us like a hot knife through butter. My question for Cassity and Krags is if the aggressive defensive formations & calls had been working, why did we change? If it ain't broke...don't fix it. Am I crazy...did anyone else see this??
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11-09-2007, 12:52 PM
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I agree that the prevent or soft defense was a terrible decision right after tying the game up with a little over three minutes to go. But if you look at White's TD run, notice how lost both safeties are just before the snap. I didn't catch who was back there, but they had absolutely no idea what they were doing. It was almost like Keystone Cops running around to "get in position". I submit we would have stopped him short of the end zone if either of the "defensive quarterbacks" knew what the hell was going on.
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11-09-2007, 01:09 PM
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I'm suprised they dont cough up the ball several times every game. White only weighs 175 lbs wet, he should be getting tattooed on every play. I bet the rocks in his head are just now settling down from that play where he got up groggy.
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11-09-2007, 03:01 PM
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Turnovers are CAUSED, more often than not, by the defense, so I don't see why people sometimes act like that's something that just happens rather than a result of defensive effort. That said, turnovers are exactly why we beat WVU last year.
As for the last play, the safeties were confused, and I believe Earl Heyman took the blame for a missed assignment on the line on that play. Apparently he came off the wrong block and filled the wrong gap.
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