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The App State overtime thing was far more comprehendible than the Illinois beating you in the third quarter thing. Still, this team is very very odd, in that they can score points in bunches. Nobody is going to score in bunches on Ohio State however, so they'll need to play 4 quarters and so far they have not come close to doing that.I don't think they're saving anything when App State takes you to OT and Illinois is beating you in the 3rd qtr.
Yes, Ohio State is very good at that and those plays can turn into long gainers in a hurry with their speed. And this PSU defense has struggled against the play.The big problem against Ohio State is going to be Campbell and Dixon on the outside on the wide receiver screens: Our corners could net get off blocks and 4 has no chance in space. They could go 80 yards in 3 plays just using those wide receiver screens alone, without any run action off it either.
Shedding blocks is 1a, 1b, and 1c. Our LBs just can't seem to do it.
Bingo. This exactly why Illinois looked like OSU running on PSU. Though it doesn't help that DL was also bad and couldn't eat up blocks to save their lives. The Middle of the D was constantly wide open all game and Illinois gashed it in the run game.
One thing I noticed with our defensive alignments in the first half is that there was often a big hole in the middle before the play even started.To be fair, the Illinois offense had very little success after their 1st drive of the 3rd quarter.
The problem with that, is if you take a quarter and a half off against Ohio State, you're going to be buried and the game is over.To be fair, the Illinois offense had very little success after their 1st drive of the 3rd quarter.
The kids we missed on aren't exactly tearing it up either. Rivers was lost out there today against Old Dominion. We didn't target the right guys and we missed on the ones we targeted anyway. But we didn't help ourselves either because we didn't even try for any Juco's or grad transfers. Grad Transfers, in general, have been non existent for this program, other than that legacy who came in because his Dad called in a favor, and they found out he couldn't play at all on day one. We have the same problem now at linebacker that we had at offensive line. You just can't afford to miss too many times.Our LB situation this season remains a problem. How much of it was not recruiting the players we needed and how much of it was not developing the people we have is a question. We have a number of young and /or inexperienced LB’s. These players need time, time in practice with coaches, time in games. I don’t attend practices, but I wonder how much time Pry has to devote to these players as both DC and LB coach. A number of these players are learning the position for the first time, which means they require more time and effort to develop. Where does the time come from ?
Just like your courses. Simple and easy and an automatic A.LOL
Classic Gunsie
Still as simple as a multiple-choice True/False year.
The problem with that, is if you take a quarter and a half off against Ohio State, you're going to be buried and the game is over.
The problem with that, is if you take a quarter and a half off against Ohio State, you're going to be buried and the game is over.
Yes, Ohio State is dangerous, but Penn State has now gone a full two years without "being buried" in a game. With Trace McSorley, Miles Sanders, and friends, the PSU offense can win a scorefest; I don't see a blowout, do you?
Bingo. This exactly why Illinois looked like OSU running on PSU. Though it doesn't help that DL was also bad and couldn't eat up blocks to save their lives. The Middle of the D was constantly wide open all game and Illinois gashed it in the run game.
Agree. So needed. Not taking anything away from him but it made me think of the pain to PSU last nite from ILL and that was Roundtree.Givens.Kid has been a beast..
Don't know how he has played in his other games but he was nearly a one man D last nite with 12 tackles (10 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack (albeit a trip), 1 Pass Breakup. If that wasn't enough, watch the replay of Sanders 48yd TD and you'll see Roundtree #97, closing in on him around the 5 yd line.
That's the point. The "head coach" of the defense (as Franklin likes to say) cannot be both Coordinator and a key position coach. It's too much to ask. We're missing a dedicated linebacker coach........to all those saying we missed on kids, that kids haven't panned out, etc, etc, yeah I get that but isn't that the point? A position coach has say in the kids that are brought in and the kids that are raised up. They live and die by their position's performance.