About the 4-2-5 defense

[Stonewall D]

It seems that we are giving up a lot with the 4-2-5.

 

[Gallipoli]

The defense leaves openings on the wings for short pass plays. Also, it leaves you open if you are out manned on the line. It shows the Spiders weaknesses.

 

[SpiderK]

Like someone mentioned before, our linebackers must be worse than our secondary. However, I find that hard to believe.

 

[Gallipoli]

They were dropping short passes in the flats for long gains all day. That one is on the coaches.

 

[DTSpider]

Not sure what alignment folks think will work better. We are thin at all levels on D.

I thought the DLine played very well today. We got 7 sacks and gave up 1.8 yards/carry.

 

[Spider B]

D line wasn't bad today. We played the run much better. We didn't make some plays on the 50/50 balls to their wideouts, but we were in pretty good position to make plays. I will take stopping the run and giving up some 50/50 passes all day long. I saw improvement today. Top 25 win. Go Spids.

 

[KBBFL]

Dline hasn't really been bad in any of the games if you really watch the blocks and where the backs were hitting. Most of the the run game our opponents have been having success with has been off of missed second level fits and missed tackles

 

[Gallipoli]

Dline hasn't really been bad in any of the games if you really watch the blocks and where the backs were hitting. Most of the the run game our opponents have been having success with has been off of missed second level fits and missed tackles

Except for the Elon game.

 

[KBBFL]

Except for the Elon game.

I watched the elon game pretty hard and didn't see lineman out of their gaps or on the ground. Just bad tackling and missed fits. I'll stick with my assessment that the line has not been the issue.

This defense excels when you have physical safeties that can fill the run gap. We have a freshman safety who is 170lbs and thankfully just got Coniker back this game

 

[ur2K]

I sent there a strategic reason for our corners to never turn to the ball and always just play the man?

 

[I-M-UR]

I sent there a strategic reason for our corners to never turn to the ball and always just play the man?

on the 50/50 balls the d backs were right there just got beat for the ball. (and their receivers weren't giants 6' and 5'11") Maybe our backs were trying to come down with the ball instead of just knocking it away?

 

[SpiderK]

on the 50/50 balls the d backs were right there just got beat for the ball. (and their receivers weren't giants 6' and 5'11") Maybe our backs were trying to come down with the ball instead of just knocking it away?

Our backs never knew the ball was there, unless they have rear view cameras in the back of their helmets.

 

[I-M-UR]

Our backs never knew the ball was there, unless they have rear view cameras in the back of their helmets.

With NFL off my schedule, I've watched a fair amount of college and notice most DB don't get their head turned around, which I thought was a penalty (that doesn't appear to be accurate) but the swat, hit arms, etc. in hopes of breaking up the pass. My guess (and I mean total guess) is that swatting, etc. is better than trying to out catch the receiver. I mean they are receivers for a reason.

Don't know how the rules are being enforced now, nor if my point has any validity, we have to do something. We made the Albany receivers looked like Brian Brown, and they aren't.