Do we put 8 in the box and force Driskell to beat us in air

We have to come ready for them to pound the rock all day. This game will be won on the line of scrimmage. We have to come ready for war in the trenches.

I want to see our LB's fill like nobody's business. Perryman and Figs should each have some wow hits in this game.

This **** offensive line looks like it could be one of the worst, if not the worst line our defense faces all year.
I know the coaches are saying, "it's a deep, veteran line," but that's coach speak. You ask Golden in public, and he will tell you Savannah State is a great team and a great challenge for us.

Their center has a lot of experience. The rest of those guys wouldn't be in the mix with our top 8 linemen.

Jesus CHRIST would you listen to yourself?
 
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When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

When our players got bigger and stronger and more physically mature. College football teams evolve. They're not always the same as they were the previous season. I don't know if we're "amazingly physical", but we're way more physical than last year and much bigger and more mature along the front. When did uf@g become an amazingly physical team that can't be stopped in the run game?

Oh I know we're bigger and more physical, but that doesn't mean we can stay in 2-high and stop the run. (yet) Not many teams can do that.

How do we go from not being able to stop ANYBODY from running the ball to all-of-a-sudden being able to stop the run out of 2-high?

Maybe we didn't. We're about to find out unless Corch Duh' agrees with your premise right off the bat and drops 8 into the box from jump street.
 
Hopefully we can stop the run without commiting 8 men in the box. If we go to 8 in the box -even though i like our db's vs their wr's,Driskell could hurt us on broken plays when our guys turn & run in man cvg

exactly.....

yall think Denzel Perryman need 8 in the box to stop Mack Brown and Matt Jones???.... NO, he doesnt.
 
I honestly feel pretty good about our D-line considering how bad we were last year. Complete turnaround IMO, and the biggest part to me is the guys we added. We didn't have the depth to rotate last year so guys like Chick and Pierre were playing as True Sophs, dog tired the whole game. Those guys getting bigger, plus adding Gilbert, Renfrow, Kamalu, and Muhammad, plus a healty Porter, its literally like a brand new D-Line. We will see how we hold up with injury. We have the depth to rotate, but not really the quality depth to absorb an Injury to either Porter, Gilbert, or Chick and still be playing at a similar level.
 
Hopefully we can stop the run without commiting 8 men in the box. If we go to 8 in the box -even though i like our db's vs their wr's,Driskell could hurt us on broken plays when our guys turn & run in man cvg

exactly.....

yall think Denzel Perryman need 8 in the box to stop Mack Brown and Matt Jones???.... NO, he doesnt.

If our DL can bow up and stay out of our LBs' laps like they were last year, then I trust our LBs to take those dudes on and bring them down. Problem last year was that our DL was on skates falling backward on so many run plays that the OL could get off them and then get to the 2nd level.
 
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I think you have to blitz early and often. They'll struggle to handle our front 7 if we bring pressure with the LB's. I trust our back 4 or 5 to do their job on coverage.
 
When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

Don't think we need to be "amazing." Gators are OK, but not exceptional. If they pull a superman on us, we lose, but I don't think they have it in them.
 
I don't know. A LOT worse QBs than Driskell have had zero problem lighting us up. QBs that can't run or pass torch us.

Driskell seems to do wll passing when there is no pressure, and recievers are wide open. Unfortunately, our D is great at forcing no pressure and letting recievers get wide open.

Our D will have to be 100% better than recent history.

If our D IS better, we can win.
 
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When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

Don't think we need to be "amazing." Gators are OK, but not exceptional.

They are light years better than UVA, UNC, NCSU, GT, KSU and other teams that run up 600-800+ yards against us historically. ;)

What you're saying, is that if our defense still stinks, we'll lose. I agree, but that is different from saying that we need to be amazing.
 
When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

Don't think we need to be "amazing." Gators are OK, but not exceptional.

They are light years better than UVA, UNC, NCSU, GT, KSU and other teams that run up 600-800+ yards against us historically. ;)

What you're saying, is that if our defense still stinks, we'll lose. I agree, but that is different from saying that we need to be amazing.

Relatively, we have to be amazing. Light years better than any performance under Golden so far. That might not be "amazing" unless you consider we have had the absolute worst defense of all time for our last 24 games at least. (not including the scrimmage last week) ;)
 
When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

Don't think we need to be "amazing." Gators are OK, but not exceptional.

They are light years better than UVA, UNC, NCSU, GT, KSU and other teams that run up 600-800+ yards against us historically. ;)

What you're saying, is that if our defense still stinks, we'll lose. I agree, but that is different from saying that we need to be amazing.

Relatively, we have to be amazing. Light years better than any performance under Golden so far. That might not be "amazing" unless you consider we have had the absolute worst defense of all time for our last 24 games at least. (not including the scrimmage last week) ;)

Nothing left to do but have a **** good time.
 
I'm in agreement with wildcat here. If we can stuff the gator running attack with just seven in the box, coach D will be able to do all sorts of tricks in the back seven. The chances of that happening, however, isn't favorable. The gator is going to bring a physical, downhill running game at us. Can we match their physicality with just seven in the box? Doubtful. Therefore, it becomes a question of whether we play four under, three deep (middle of the field closed) to counter the power running game or basically five under two deep ( middle of the field opened). The answer probably lies in how effective we are playing middle of the field closed. When playing four under, three deep there will be expanded widows for Driskell to complete stationary passes. The owl had opportunities to complete those passes but just couldn't connect. I don't think Driskell will miss as many opportunities as the owl quarterbacks did. Driskell may be hot garbage to us Canes fans, but he isn't hot sewerage as much as we would like to believe he is.

Therefore, whatever it takes for UM to stuff the gator ground game and smother the short intermediate passing game is likely the answer you're looking for. I still believe that we should commit at least nine defenders to stop the run. Granted, playaction is cause for concern because the safeties will be coming downhill hard on any play fakes. They have to be discipline. Don't commit until you pick up high hat read and read number 2 receiver's hips and route.

Dammit, I want this game. F#ck the gator!!!!
 
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When did we become some amazingly physical team that can shut down good running teams while playing cover-2?

When our players got bigger and stronger and more physically mature. College football teams evolve. They're not always the same as they were the previous season. I don't know if we're "amazingly physical", but we're way more physical than last year and much bigger and more mature along the front. When did uf@g become an amazingly physical team that can't be stopped in the run game?
I cant think of 2 more physical linebackers than scaryman and Figatron- sure beats the days of guys like Glenn Cook.
 
I felt like we did alot better last year at stopping the run than the pass. So if that's the gameplan then I'd think we should still be a little better at that this year. If we stop their run I feel like that's when Driskel maybe presses a little more and makes some mistakes.


Hopefully we can find a way to get pressure when they do pass. If we get some hurries and sacks, I don't see how we can lose in that situation.
 
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Theyre going to run the ball and pick on Highsmith and Rodgers. At least that's what I would do.

I doubt Bush even plays in this game btw.
 
Mods, could we please delete this thread. I'm not comfortable with the amount of information in this thread and the availability of it to the opposing coaches.
 
Mods, could we please delete this thread. I'm not comfortable with the amount of information in this thread and the availability of it to the opposing coaches.

Too late. I've already read this thread and most of the others. I now have a complete game plan. Thanks CIS!
 
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