Pelini Will Spend the Next 2 Weeks Installing a Completely Different Base Defense?

[Red_Alert]

He realizes he must throw in the towel on what he's been trying to do the last 3 years.

True or False?

 

[OregonDucks]

is that really the smartest thing to do? just keep doing what you've been doing but simplify it.

 

[tometom]

I don't know about "completely new", but I'm thinking he's finally going to change something up. After an FCS team gashes you the way we got gashed on Saturday, he better think about change.

Not sure how hard it is to switch from 2-gap to 1-gap, but that would be the change I see. We've got to get this DL to stop playing pattycake and attack and the 2-gap is the biggest problem. Oh, that and Dobson, but firing a strength coach in the middle of the season isn't going to improve anyone's strength, that needed to be done back in January.

 

[Red_Alert]

is that really the smartest thing to do? just keep doing what you've been doing but simplify it.

I don't really know if a major change would make matters any worse.

It's more than a complication issue IMO. They haven't stopped the running game for three years now. They don't play well up front. It's a trend.

 

[HuskrFan8807]

well we all know the line get pushed around so a change cant hurt figure something out so that the line might have a chance to stop someone around the line of scrimmage! im sick of seeing db's chase down RB's that just cut right through our line!

 

[bigred472]

I don't really know if a major change would make matters any worse.

It's more than a complication issue IMO. They haven't stopped the running game for three years now. They don't play well up front. It's a trend.

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It may not make matters worse but the players aren't stupid. If they see anything resembling even moderate change now, they are going to lose faith or worse panic because they'd think that's what the coaching staff is doing. Just spend the two weeks teaching them how to tackle. That alone would be a huge positive step.

 

[Red_Alert]

There needs to be major change IMO, not tweeks and band-aids. After 3 years I'd think the tweeks and band-aids have already been attempted by a "defensive minded" coach.

He's really got 5 weeks here before the schedule gets daunting.

It's not out of the question for a new coach to install a different D in the 4 weeks of Spring and 4 weeks of fall (8 weeks total) practices.

He should have started after UCLA IMO. That would have given him 7 weeks.

 

[Red_Alert]

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It may not make matters worse but the players aren't stupid. If they see anything resembling even moderate change now, they are going to lose faith or worse panic because they'd think that's what the coaching staff is doing. Just spend the two weeks teaching them how to tackle. That alone would be a huge positive step.

Being able to tackle someone 'after' they've already gained 7, 10, 14 yds untouched isn't going to improve matters much.

It may actually give the players a dose of self confidence. I don't think they're buying into the scheme they're in now.

 

[Red_Alert]

We all know nobody on the staff's getting fired before Nov 30th, so there's only one way to go IMO.

 

[iruletheskool]

Doubt it

 

[tometom]

yea, i don't see how a different scheme could hurt anyone's confidence. Just simply say, we want to stop playing pattycake and we want you guys to attack. No DL will have any problem scrapping the 2-gap because it will eliminate their need to worry about 2gaps, they can attach their one gap and win the battle against the guy across from them instead of what we have now is just a game of pattycake.

 

[Red_Alert]

Bye week
Illinois
Purdue
Bye week
Minnesota

 

[corn train]

False, they don't know how to coach a 1 gap or 4-3, along with blachshirts they also handed out vagina pants, everybody got those and they really like it

 

[HuskerInSecLand]

He does not feel there is any weakness to his defense. He said it after UCLA. IT works, you saw it work, it's worked for a long time.

He is partially right. The player sneed to make tackles. They need to wrap up on first contact.

With that said his defense doesn't make sense up front.

If your defensive lineman first has to determine which of two gaps he will take and second, once he determines which, his job is not to get around the offensive lineman to the ball carrier but is to hold up the offensive lineman so a linebacker can get to the quarterback.

It just doesn't make sense. That's where the patty cake happens. They don't want to blow down line men. They want to hold them up.
He's there so go get the fucking ball and take out whoever you have to that is in the way.

Any way Pelini will live or die with it. He may get rid of Papoochis because he makes a good scape goat. Dobson seems to be untouchable for some reason.

This January a completely new regime will be installed.

 

[blkflagmafia]

is that really the smartest thing to do? just keep doing what you've been doing but simplify it.

Yeah bo is against that ... I think it goes against his football religion

 

[tometom]

bo's already tried simplifying, i don't think that's an answer at this point. He's got to try and find something different. Right now we need more tackles from our DL and LBs, Cooper shouldn't be leading this team in tackles and on pace to hit like 120 tackles. That's just not right.

we need more guys looking into the backfield for run. too many eyes on receivers. at least looking at some photos Benning posted on his twitter account.

 

[blkflagmafia]

I don't know about "completely new", but I'm thinking he's finally going to change something up. After an FCS team gashes you the way we got gashed on Saturday, he better think about change.

Not sure how hard it is to switch from 2-gap to 1-gap, but that would be the change I see. We've got to get this DL to stop playing pattycake and attack and the 2-gap is the biggest problem. Oh, that and Dobson, but firing a strength coach in the middle of the season isn't going to improve anyone's strength, that needed to be done back in January.

At this point bo should just let everyone fly to the ball and play like maniacs

After finally watching the game and looking more at he defense were in trouble
Southern miss would lose to SDSU, and that game fooled everyone to think they would improve bando Gerry santos all make major mistake Anderson to there is no DL help DE don't contain and crash to hard inside rb doing whatever

This defense is confused and scared to make a mistake that is the worse combo ever
You can be slow but fundamentally smart and still make plays but scared n confused that equals disaster

I don't think there is an answer unless you blitz like msu

 

[bigred472]

Being able to tackle someone 'after' they've already gained 7, 10, 14 yds untouched isn't going to improve matters much.

It may actually give the players a dose of self confidence. I don't think they're buying into the scheme they're in now.

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Being able to tackle period. Baby steps--if they do gain 10 yards it'd still be nice to see the tackle away from the shoulders.

I agree they aren't buying into the scheme they expected to use, I just don't see Bo making drastic changes.....he's too damn stubborn. After three years (actually more), you really thinks he'll do anything but minor "tweaks"?

 

[Brasky]

Given up an avg of 550+ yards per game over the last 6 games. That's '07 numbers except in '07 they played better offenses. Bo has no clue what he's doing. We are god awful.

 

[Brasky]

If they hadn't pulled that whiteboy in the third quarter he would have broken Helu's memorial stadium rushing record.