Go back and look at that clip from the N'Western game. It's indicative of a poorly coached group trying to fly to the ball carrier and make the big hit. I came on here and complained about the exact same thing after the spring game this year. Countless times, a "tackle" attempt in the open field was nothing more than a flying block by our DB's and LB's. So, Rhoades said he had to go back to tackling 101? Now, the same shit is going on in scrimmages. 85 points? Even with some screwy scoring system...85 points? Really?
Look, I'm not going all Chicken Little here, although I'm positive that was a small chunk of sky that hit me in the head the other day. And no, I'm certainly no expert on the subject and can only go by what I see and what I'm reading. And what I've seen from last year through the spring game and read about so far in camp, taint looking real good. Yes, we recruited well. Yes, there's a few injured DB's back. Great, a safety who was part of the worst AU defense in history and who they won't let get invovled in much contact, a DB who hasn't played in two years and coming off two surgeries and one who broke his leg and is still not 100%.
I'm seeing loads of spin and very little realistic analysis of this team. I don't mean to sound like all is lost or that I'm writing this team off before the season begins. Far from the case. I think the sky is the limit...IF, they get some very disturbing trends changed. So far, it sounds like more of the same. That's coming from our very own players and corches mouths.