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Glaring issue on defense

Memnon said:
Mauigoa is supposed to scrape into the C gap & stay square to keep the RB contained from bursting into the 3rd level.

The play was ran right to his side on purpose.

- The RT & RG combo Block down on Barrow
- The LG pulls & heads all the way to the D gap to pick up the Block the RT would normally have if he wasn't doubling on DT, He puts a hat on Bain & squares him off
- #0 Christian Leary, is lined up as the H-back, they Play Action fake to him as he runs a Drag route out of the backfield to the Flats, it's an RPO option
- The LT has also pulled behind the LG & now both have flipped over to the Weak side & are leading the convoy for the RB.

Mauigoa takes the wrong leverage angle & steps outside, he gets met in the C-gap by the LT & gets completely walloped, which caverns the 2nd level of the Defense wide open.

I'll reiterate so people don't misunderstand... Francisco Mauigoa was lined up presnap Offset over the B-gap towards the left hash on the Weak side.
HE GOT BLOCKED BY THE LT.

Do you know how many steps the LT has to make to get back front side to Block the C-gap Weakside vs a LB who is already lined up in the B gap???

That's like a Baseball player hitting a line drive up the middle of the field & getting tagged out by the 3rd Baseman while running to 1st base.
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Yes. They CLEARLY don't understand the scheme or concepts. We cannot replace all of the players at this point;therefore, I recommend simplifying the scheme. The 3-3-5 is relatively simple, easy to install for the personnel that you have and most importantly, causes less confusion.
 
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mavericksouth said:
Yes. They CLEARLY don't understand the scheme or concepts. We cannot replace all of the players at this point;therefore, I recommend simplifying the scheme. The 3-3-5 is relatively simple, easy to install for the personnel that you have and most importantly, causes less confusion.
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All the players don't need to be replaced, right now.

Just bench Mauigoa, Darryl Porter Jr & Jaden Harris.

That will cut down the big chunk yardage plays by at least 50%.
 
DMoney said:
I’ve been sounding the alarm on DB recruiting since Addae’s first cycle. Before that, I was warning about Manny’s LB recruiting when the board wisdom was “we’ll get better by replacing Shaq with more speed.”

The DL class was the highest-rated in the nation and the staff likes what they’ve seen. The hope is those freshmen make that step into impact players and change the trajectory of the defense. But they have to do it.
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The staff also "believed" the current DL was elite. How has that played out?
 
Memnon said:
Mauigoa is supposed to scrape into the C gap & stay square to keep the RB contained from bursting into the 3rd level.

The play was ran right to his side on purpose.

- The RT & RG combo Block down on Barrow
- The LG pulls & heads all the way to the D gap to pick up the Block the RT would normally have if he wasn't doubling on DT, He puts a hat on Bain & squares him off
- #0 Christian Leary, is lined up as the H-back, they Play Action fake to him as he runs a Drag route out of the backfield to the Flats, it's an RPO option
- The LT has also pulled behind the LG & now both have flipped over to the Weak side & are leading the convoy for the RB.

Mauigoa takes the wrong leverage angle & steps outside, he gets met in the C-gap by the LT & gets completely walloped, which caverns the 2nd level of the Defense wide open.

I'll reiterate so people don't misunderstand... Francisco Mauigoa was lined up presnap Offset over the B-gap towards the left hash on the Weak side.
HE GOT BLOCKED BY THE LT.

Do you know how many steps the LT has to make to get back front side to Block the C-gap Weakside vs a LB who is already lined up in the B gap???

That's like a Baseball player hitting a line drive up the middle of the field & getting tagged out by the 3rd Baseman while running to 1st base.
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Outstanding explanation, I’m glad there are people like you who know what goes on and what doesn’t, you know your stuff with football, now my only question to you is when are you getting hired to run the defense, lol. In all seriousness, seems Mauignoa is getting targeted a lot, as seen by the long pass with the rb he had coverage on. Thanks for explaining the play. Much appreciated my friend.
 
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DMoney said:
I’ve been sounding the alarm on DB recruiting since Addae’s first cycle. Before that, I was warning about Manny’s LB recruiting when the board wisdom was “we’ll get better by replacing Shaq with more speed.”

The DL class was the highest-rated in the nation and the staff likes what they’ve seen. The hope is those freshmen make that step into impact players and change the trajectory of the defense. But they have to do it.
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The thing is, our DLine is already great, it's just being misused. Look I get people may say DT2 is weak right now, but if 3/4 o the starting DL is legit, that's a lame excuse.
 
Memnon said:
All the players don't need to be replaced, right now.

Just bench Mauigoa, Darryl Porter Jr & Jaden Harris.

That will cut down the big chunk yardage plays by at least 50%.
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Agree 1000% but begs the FAIR question...why won't it happen? Because it definitely won't.
Makes one wonder 🤔
 
Memnon said:
Mauigoa is supposed to scrape into the C gap & stay square to keep the RB contained from bursting into the 3rd level.

The play was ran right to his side on purpose.

- The RT & RG combo Block down on Barrow
- The LG pulls & heads all the way to the D gap to pick up the Block the RT would normally have if he wasn't doubling on DT, He puts a hat on Bain & squares him off
- #0 Christian Leary, is lined up as the H-back, they Play Action fake to him as he runs a Drag route out of the backfield to the Flats, it's an RPO option
- The LT has also pulled behind the LG & now both have flipped over to the Weak side & are leading the convoy for the RB.

Mauigoa takes the wrong leverage angle & steps outside, he gets met in the C-gap by the LT & gets completely walloped, which caverns the 2nd level of the Defense wide open.

I'll reiterate so people don't misunderstand... Francisco Mauigoa was lined up presnap Offset over the B-gap towards the left hash on the Weak side.
HE GOT BLOCKED BY THE LT.

Do you know how many steps the LT has to make to get back front side to Block the C-gap Weakside vs a LB who is already lined up in the B gap???

That's like a Baseball player hitting a line drive up the middle of the field & getting tagged out by the 3rd Baseman while running to 1st base.
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And then Jaden Harris take himself completely out of the play when he didn’t have to leaving a gaping hole behind maugioa who already messed up the play
 
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TaylorWalls said:
Ah, the good ol' "reading comprehension" comeback from 2002.

When I pointed out that those teams didn't have the "same players" from year to year, you bounced to something about the portal. So the only logical conclusion is that you're running from the "same players" argument, since it is wrong.
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Just look at the post that you quoted when when you made your point.
 
Memnon said:
All the players don't need to be replaced, right now.

Just bench Mauigoa, Darryl Porter Jr & Jaden Harris.

That will cut down the big chunk yardage plays by at least 50%.
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I hear you but we have depth issues at CB. Brown is missed. Richard was decent depth. Stafford, I don't think the staff trusts him yet. Safety.. oh boy. Patterson is still raw but has some talent. That said, I don't think he played well at all against Georgia Tech and gave up that big bust play on 3rd and whatever. Outside of him, who else is there at safety? Both safeties are mid. I'll call Powell average but Harris is God awful. But who else? Markeith? I haven't seen enough tape on him. No depth behind them. Mauigoa, no coverage. He is one dimensional. Play downhill, spy the QB and he is fine. Him doing more and asking to cover RBs and WRs is where we have an issue because of his lack of speed and overall athleticism. I actually am not a huge fan of Baron. #9 isn't getting sacks and he is not setting the edge. He is getting "hurries." I can wipe my a*s with hurries. If you are going to play one way, pass rusher then you better get to the QB. He isn't; therefore, he is a liability. Take him out, bring in Popo. 3-3 stack.
 
drewm3i said:
Zone would help keep things in front of us and give more of a chance for TOs, but that's about it.
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They play against our weaknesses. We are blocked out, miss tackles and are out of position. Our man to man coverage is causing us problems.
Teams that are beaten by lesser opponents are causing us all sorts of trouble.
 
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TaylorWalls said:
No it's not. In fact, your response is even lazier than the one I responded to. Fixing issues on a college football team is a lot more difficult than "address it in the offseason", which is the typical solution posed around here. Every team in America has weaknesses. Every one. But we're not supposed to have any because of our coach's salary?
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We've had the same lack of talent in the defensive backfield since he got here and he has yet to address it. It isn't a one year pop up my dude

I don't get paid and I myself said two years they were short on targeting DBS in the portal two years ago

They felt the need to add Marley Cook, Gore, and Campbell to get a combine 6 reps a game for two years
 
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The reader can compare talent with these rosters as they see fit
 
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Memnon said:
There's only 2 people that could answer that question.
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Do you think we traded the wrong LB? Flagg was flawed and not as athletic but super high iq. Two main issues to me this year are: no high iq lb / leader getting us aligned. No quality safety play to mask our deficiencies at lb and corner.. I’ll hang up and listen, much appreciated as always.
 
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