While I have no doubt that the defense is loaded with "tough guys", they aren't being given much chance to succeed. When an opponent shows you clearly that you cannot get pressure on the QB with your front 4, you must blitz, sometimes 5, sometimes even 6! Yes, this puts your corners on an island, but put them up close and have them jam the receivers, just to disrupt timing a little bit. This is football 101.
Playing straight base defense against a team who is so obviously physically superior may slow down a blowout a little bit, but it won't stop it. The LSU and Wisconsin games prove that. But taking a chance could lead to a sack or two, maybe even a turnover once in a while.
If you sit back and let them pound your base defense over and over, you have no chance at all. While BYU blitzed a little more in the 2nd half against Wisconsin, they really didn't do it enough to ever generate any significant pressure.
Probably wouldn't have changed the outcome at all, but at least you would have allowed the defense to be a little aggressive! We are way to passive on defense, and we are getting eaten alive for it.Statistics: Posted by cougarapologist — Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:01 am
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