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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 772381" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>I'd need to look through more of the game footage to see details. On individual plays in the early and middle parts of the season, I saw some issues in the secondary. (BTW, Tre Swilling was out early and missed the FSU game). </p><p></p><p>Short version of things: I'd say our defensive backfield outperformed some units in the ACC, like Duke, UVA, and FSU. But, we weren't a top-5 in the conference defensive backfield. You might be able to argue the DBs were the strongest part of our defense, but I'd lean more towards our defensive ends. No part of our defense was stout enough to carry the rest of the defense though--so, how much does it matter which group was the strongest?</p><p></p><p>David Curry was the one defender we had to get even an all-ACC honorable mention. Ryans and Domineck have gotten weekly honors. If you're killing it as an individual player, you'll show up there, or in the stats. </p><p></p><p>Here are some individual statistics. <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player/_/view/defense/group/1/table/defensiveInterceptions/sort/interceptions/dir/desc" target="_blank">Some of the ESPN ACC stats for interceptions are at this link.</a> Quez Jackson (LB) and Zamari Walton (DB) lead the team with two interceptions. Tariq Carpenter has 1. Carpenter and Walton both have 5 passes defended, and Wesley Walker has 4. As a team, that's not particularly high. Our opponents have a high QBR against us. As a team, we have 6 interceptions, which is second to last in the conference. </p><p></p><p>One argument is that our DBs didn't get much help from our DL. We have 21 sacks on the season, which is 4th from the bottom of the conference. FSU, with their hyped DL, was last with just 10. Pitt was first with 46. Short version: our front 6 didn't get a ton of sacks, but our DBs did even worse in INTs and passes defended. Our defensive backfield didn't show out in the stats. </p><p></p><p>On something that's not stats--I wouldn't call this "scheme", but I saw a number of plays where the defensive backfield and the front 6 weren't on the same page--I'd see a safety fill the same gap as Curry, for example. I'd also see a player think they had safety help, when they didn't. There were plenty of collective mistakes above and beyond the individual ones. </p><p></p><p>If I was an FSU fan, I'd be really upset about their defense--they have a shutdown corner in Asante Samuel Jr, a reportedly stocked defensive line, and they're at the bottom of the conference in pass defense. As good as Samuel is/was, teams could throw at any of the other FSU DBs, and they did. At least we improved from last year. </p><p></p><p>I know I haven't given a ton of explicit examples for the defensive backs. I spent a lot of the games watching the DL, and saw us losing in the middle. I watched the front 6 a lot more than the back 5. I griped a lot about the lack of an all-22 view during games--with the broadcasts and the camera work we had this year, it was a lot harder to keep an eye on the defensive backfield. LB play, especially Curry, improved by the end of the season. The DL seemed to be holding their own towards the end of the season--which is impressive considering how many defensive linemen we were down. </p><p></p><p>This doesn't mean that an individual player isn't great. On defense, we'll have anywhere from 5-8 players in coverage. On offense, you'll have up to 5 eligible receivers and one passer. You could have two or three defensive backs play perfectly and still give up a pass. In some ways, your weakest two defenders--or your two or three defenders having their worst games--define your defense. </p><p></p><p>Re: offense and receivers: </p><p></p><p>In our FSU game, I saw our receivers getting separation and making some athletic plays. At the end of the season, against Pitt, I wasn't seeing the same separation. From the first game, aside from maybe Duke, I didn't see our receivers increase their impact through the season. I'd say it tailed off. Our running game got stronger, though. We've got athleticism at the WR position, and we should be doing better there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 772381, member: 282"] I'd need to look through more of the game footage to see details. On individual plays in the early and middle parts of the season, I saw some issues in the secondary. (BTW, Tre Swilling was out early and missed the FSU game). Short version of things: I'd say our defensive backfield outperformed some units in the ACC, like Duke, UVA, and FSU. But, we weren't a top-5 in the conference defensive backfield. You might be able to argue the DBs were the strongest part of our defense, but I'd lean more towards our defensive ends. No part of our defense was stout enough to carry the rest of the defense though--so, how much does it matter which group was the strongest? David Curry was the one defender we had to get even an all-ACC honorable mention. Ryans and Domineck have gotten weekly honors. If you're killing it as an individual player, you'll show up there, or in the stats. Here are some individual statistics. [URL='https://www.espn.com/college-football/stats/player/_/view/defense/group/1/table/defensiveInterceptions/sort/interceptions/dir/desc']Some of the ESPN ACC stats for interceptions are at this link.[/URL] Quez Jackson (LB) and Zamari Walton (DB) lead the team with two interceptions. Tariq Carpenter has 1. Carpenter and Walton both have 5 passes defended, and Wesley Walker has 4. As a team, that's not particularly high. Our opponents have a high QBR against us. As a team, we have 6 interceptions, which is second to last in the conference. One argument is that our DBs didn't get much help from our DL. We have 21 sacks on the season, which is 4th from the bottom of the conference. FSU, with their hyped DL, was last with just 10. Pitt was first with 46. Short version: our front 6 didn't get a ton of sacks, but our DBs did even worse in INTs and passes defended. Our defensive backfield didn't show out in the stats. On something that's not stats--I wouldn't call this "scheme", but I saw a number of plays where the defensive backfield and the front 6 weren't on the same page--I'd see a safety fill the same gap as Curry, for example. I'd also see a player think they had safety help, when they didn't. There were plenty of collective mistakes above and beyond the individual ones. If I was an FSU fan, I'd be really upset about their defense--they have a shutdown corner in Asante Samuel Jr, a reportedly stocked defensive line, and they're at the bottom of the conference in pass defense. As good as Samuel is/was, teams could throw at any of the other FSU DBs, and they did. At least we improved from last year. I know I haven't given a ton of explicit examples for the defensive backs. I spent a lot of the games watching the DL, and saw us losing in the middle. I watched the front 6 a lot more than the back 5. I griped a lot about the lack of an all-22 view during games--with the broadcasts and the camera work we had this year, it was a lot harder to keep an eye on the defensive backfield. LB play, especially Curry, improved by the end of the season. The DL seemed to be holding their own towards the end of the season--which is impressive considering how many defensive linemen we were down. This doesn't mean that an individual player isn't great. On defense, we'll have anywhere from 5-8 players in coverage. On offense, you'll have up to 5 eligible receivers and one passer. You could have two or three defensive backs play perfectly and still give up a pass. In some ways, your weakest two defenders--or your two or three defenders having their worst games--define your defense. Re: offense and receivers: In our FSU game, I saw our receivers getting separation and making some athletic plays. At the end of the season, against Pitt, I wasn't seeing the same separation. From the first game, aside from maybe Duke, I didn't see our receivers increase their impact through the season. I'd say it tailed off. Our running game got stronger, though. We've got athleticism at the WR position, and we should be doing better there. [/QUOTE]
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