D-Line

[wildcatglenn]

Why is the NT lined up a half yrd off the line? They are getting manhandled

 

[MrHotDice]

We need team speed and quickness. We can't react quick enough to stop the running game and that can't be fixed until you get those type players. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it takes years as in 5-10 years to come close to SEC team run defenses. The only way this team will win is to just out score other teams and that is hard to do for a full season.

 

[wildcatglenn]

Why does the NT line up a half yrd off the line? Blows my mind

 

[BigBlueCatNation]

I agree Dice and have also said that for years

 

[MrHotDice]

I agree Dice and have also said that for years

What amazes me is that our first move by the DL is to raise up, no push. Then just look at how far of the LOS the LBs stand waiting for the play to come to them instead of moving forward. This scheme is unlike any defensive scheme I have ever seen. It not like bend without breaking, it more like let's see how long we can prolong the break to give the offense time to rest. If we recover a fumble or intercept a pass so be it but scoring is what it's all about.

 

[footballfanatic77]

Some problems are only fixed through recruiting.

 

[Caveman Catfan]

Need CJ back.

Did Miggins name get called tonight? Our true frosh LBers made some real mistakes. Ware had a few bad moments. Too bad we cannot suspend Bell for the USC game and let Hatcher play. Come on Bell, take one for the team?

 

[K_TIME]

1. I have never had a clue what scheme Brumbaugh/Elliott/Stoops are teaching our DL. The interior DL are taught to push into the OL and not get around them. Brumbaugh, to me, has always been the worst coach on staff along with Schlarman.
2. Let's be honest...Lewis has been decent. But Huegengtin/Meant are mirror clones on Collins Ukwu on Joker Phllips era who was very poor DE. Elam looks pitiful...just stands up and is no more impact than Mister Cobble...who was another poor SEC DL.
3. I don't blame (or give credit) to our strength and conditioning program...but the love affair with Eric Korem's program that would get us to another level is just goofy...I see no better conditioned kids/stronger kids than I've ever seen at UK. But Korem was one of the biggest hype jobs I've ever witnessed...people thought we'd be making Raymond Sanders into Barry Sanders with a conditioning program

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

We need team speed and quickness. We can't react quick enough to stop the running game and that can't be fixed until you get those type players. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it takes years as in 5-10 years to come close to SEC team run defenses. The only way this team will win is to just out score other teams and that is hard to do for a full season.

I didn't get to see the game ESPNU isn't on my cable package, but I think there could be some are being a little too critical. First off things are never as good as they appear or as bad as they appear. ULLA isn't a power but they are a team that has won 9 games the last few years which means they know how to win and made the trip expecting to win, unlike some teams who take a game to get a nice check.

You guys won against a good team, a team that will do well in their conference and be a threat to win it, not like those almost warm body teams Ole Miss or UF were playing, or even UGA and UT.

But fans are just going to be fans, you should read our board, you would think we lost, our qb is awful, he completed 6 of 10 for 160 yards, 2 TDs and no ints, our back up completed 2 of 2 for 37 yards 1 TD and no ints, pretty good day for our qbs I thought. But we come out injury free which was good.

Congrats on the win, hope your's was injury free too, now lets both of us get to 2-0 next Saturday.

 

[Caveman Catfan]

I thought Meant looked pretty good. Just a RS soph.

 

[UKWinsAgainYep]

1. I have never had a clue what scheme Brumbaugh/Elliott/Stoops are teaching our DL. The interior DL are taught to push into the OL and not get around them. Brumbaugh, to me, has always been the worst coach on staff along with Schlarman.
2. Let's be honest...Lewis has been decent. But Huegengtin/Meant are mirror clones on Collins Ukwu on Joker Phllips era who was very poor DE. Elam looks pitiful...just stands up and is no more impact than Mister Cobble...who was another poor SEC DL.
3. I don't blame (or give credit) to our strength and conditioning program...but the love affair with Eric Korem's program that would get us to another level is just goofy...I see no better conditioned kids/stronger kids than I've ever seen at UK. But Korem was one of the biggest hype jobs I've ever witnessed...people thought we'd be making Raymond Sanders into Barry Sanders with a conditioning program

LOL....Totally agree on the Korem thing. Not seeing players that are any more conditioned than other teams.

 

[footballfanatic77]

I didn't get to see the game ESPNU isn't on my cable package, but I think there could be some are being a little too critical. First off things are never as good as they appear or as bad as they appear. ULLA isn't a power but they are a team that has won 9 games the last few years which means they know how to win and made the trip expecting to win, unlike some teams who take a game to get a nice check.

You guys won against a good team, a team that will do well in their conference and be a threat to win it, not like those almost warm body teams Ole Miss or UF were playing, or even UGA and UT.

But fans are just going to be fans, you should read our board, you would think we lost, our qb is awful, he completed 6 of 10 for 160 yards, 2 TDs and no ints, our back up completed 2 of 2 for 37 yards 1 TD and no ints, pretty good day for our qbs I thought. But we come out injury free which was good.

Congrats on the win, hope your's was injury free too, now lets both of us get to 2-0 next Saturday.

Meh, I would consider ULL and Bowling Green to be pretty equal.

 

[TBCat]

The DL was fine tonight. We stuffed them up the middle. Most the big plays were on the outside. We had no edge tonight. That's OLB that got burned. Most of the time they were running away from Jabari and picking on the freshmen.

 

[3 fan]

ESPN announcers were talking about how gassed the D was. Where is the superior conditioning?

 

[ukwazoo]

The DL is hot garbage. Couldn't stop the run and couldn't touch the QB. We get Hatcher back, but the competition is about to ramp up, too. Better blitz a lot this season.

 

[wildcatglenn]

The DL was fine tonight. We stuffed them up the middle. Most the big plays were on the outside. We had no edge tonight. That's OLB that got burned. Most of the time they were running away from Jabari and picking on the freshmen.

We're you watching the same game?

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

The fact that UK won the turnover battle 4-1 and only won by 7 is disheartening to say the least.
Fortunately South Carolina is down and UF is in Ky.
So there is hope.

 

[TBCat]

We're you watching the same game?

The plays they burned us on were outside zones and jet sweeps. Magwire was shutdown until our defense was on the field for it's 200th or so play. Getting to the edge was what killed us. Nose Tackles don't cover the outside portion of the field.

 

[rolaid]

No push from front 4 . QB has all day...no penetration for most of night.

 

[hmt5000]

ESPN announcers were talking about how gassed the D was. Where is the superior conditioning?

i thought we looked slow to start the game and got tired quickly. my optimist side says that we practiced really hard the last few weeks and we were so amped for the first game that we were jittery all day and it was hot as hell and humid and we just didn't have it physically. and before everyone says that affects both teams... i know boom is fast and he got run down by a lb'er. my hope is that we take a day off to rest up and practice gets lets grueling during the season so we come out faster and more rested against scar and look more like the team at the swamp last year then the team at missou last year.... which kinda what we looked like in the 2nd half of this game.

 

[UPSCat4080]

Why do they squat like they are women taking a piss? It would be hard for anyone to be explosive from that stance. Seems our defensive coaches need some fire up their tails.

 

[timocee]

We did seem to be in slow motion.

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

I have never liked our DC and think he is piss poor. We could land a much better coach.

 

[truebluewildcat]

agree with the sentiment that we just don't have an SEC caliber Defense...

don't have the big, explosive, athletic, quick, fast, strong athletes up front...

Defensive plan from recruiting and development to scheming and execution has got to drastically improve before this program can make significant leaps...

 

[Poetax]

What amazes me is that our first move by the DL is to raise up, no push. Then just look at how far of the LOS the LBs stand waiting for the play to come to them instead of moving forward. This scheme is unlike any defensive scheme I have ever seen. It not like bend without breaking, it more like let's see how long we can prolong the break to give the offense time to rest. If we recover a fumble or intercept a pass so be it but scoring is what it's all about.

I agree we get no push.

 

[catben]

Our LB's, even Forrest, have an extremely hard time finding the ball and getting off of blocks. Our front 3 D-Linemen were decent at getting into the Offensive linemen, but our DE's and LB's were either out of position or just outright missed tackles. The read option KILLED our defense when the QB kept the ball. That play has haunted our defense since Elliot has been the DC. Why?

I was disappointed in how easily a Sunbelt team ran on our defense. It must get better.

 

[Poetax]

Our LB's, even Forrest, have an extremely hard time finding the ball and getting off of blocks. Our front 3 D-Linemen were decent at getting into the Offensive linemen, but our DE's and LB's were either out of position or just outright missed tackles. The read option KILLED our defense when the QB kept the ball. That play has haunted our defense since Elliot has been the DC. Why?

I was disappointed in how easily a Sunbelt team ran on our defense. It must get better.

The edge truly belonged to them in the second half.