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<blockquote data-quote="slugboy" data-source="post: 485017" data-attributes="member: 282"><p>That might make us feel better, but that can be luck too. I'd say points per drive is a better thing to look at right now.</p><p>There are other reasons to feel optimistic. Last year, we had senior defensive ends and in the secondary. We should have been comparatively loaded, and had a great year. We're not much worse this year after replacing half of our starters and installing a new scheme.</p><p>By the numbers, we're a little worse in overall defense than we were last year.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree that the young guys should get better. I can't see that we've improved this season, though. From the box score, our UNC win looks as bad as far what we gave up as the loss to USF. (<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSDwtvoor9Kuhi9x4umu2rfqkGSoYKwvnnYxP-n4UHiYop3sQd9vE88gLLiG3xys7yqc6TWOR9HH4c4/pubhtml#" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSDwtvoor9Kuhi9x4umu2rfqkGSoYKwvnnYxP-n4UHiYop3sQd9vE88gLLiG3xys7yqc6TWOR9HH4c4/pubhtml#</a>). Remember, we were letting UNC back in the game, late.</p><p></p><p>I'd like to think we're improving on defense, but I haven't found numbers to back that up. For us, on offense and defense, if you have 9 or 10 players doing the right thing at the right speed and 1 or 2 don't, something bad tends to happen. Right now, we aren't getting all 11 doing the right thing on every play. Looking at the film, it still looks like 1-2 people are out of position or slow to react or confused on most every play. Until I see numbers move in the right direction or start seeing everyone playing together and making the right moves, I'll stick with the idea that we haven't improved yet.</p><p></p><p>One reason I feel optimistic is that we're making a good number of mistakes on defense and we're still in games. I'm not sure we've played a really good overall game on defense yet, although I'd give the defensive line a "A" for the season so far. If we get all four linebackers playing fast and making the right reads, I think we can get that really good defensive game.</p><p></p><p>I do feel better than some of our linebackers are up in the tackle leaders. It's a good feeling when your FS isn't your leading tackler, but at least the LBs are up there. (ASA and KCH are having a heckuva year, btw)</p><p></p><p>[code] </p><p> Tack Def Fumb</p><p>Rk Player Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF</p><p>1 Malik Rivera 26 19 45 0.5 0.0 2 84 42.0 0 0</p><p>2 Brant Mitchell 18 22 40 3.0 1.0 1</p><p>3 Anree Saint-Amour 22 13 35 10.5 4.0 2 19 9.5 1 1 3</p><p>4 Charlie Thomas 20 15 35 2.0 1.0 1 2 1</p><p>5 David Curry 18 15 33 0.5 0.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0</p><p>6 Jalen Johnson 19 14 33 2.5 0.0 1 0</p><p>7 Tariq Carpenter 22 8 30 1.0 0.0 2 6 3.0 0 3</p><p>8 Ajani Kerr 20 6 26 0.0 0.0 2</p><p>9 Desmond Branch 8 15 23 3.0 0.5 1 2 2.0 0 1</p><p>10 Kyle Cerge-Henderson 8 15 23 4.0 2.0 1 0</p><p>11 Lamont Simmons 16 6 22 1.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 1</p><p>12 Kaleb Oliver 9 10 19 2.0 0.0 1 25 25.0 0 2 1</p><p>13 Bruce Jordan-Swilling 13 6 19 0.0 0.0 1 0</p><p>14 Jaytlin Askew 14 4 18 1.0 0.0 1</p><p>15 Tre Swilling 13 4 17 1.5 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 2 1</p><p>16 Victor Alexander 10 7 17 1.0 1.0 1</p><p>17 Brandon Adams 8 7 15 3.5 0.0 1</p><p>18 Antwan Owens 8 7 15 0.0 0.0 1 0</p><p>19 Christian Campbell 9 6 15 2.0 2.0 1</p><p>20 Quez Jackson 9 6 15 0.0 0.0</p><p>21 Juanyeh Thomas 9 3 12 0.0 0.0 1 95 95.0 1 1</p><p>22 Jaquan Henderson 8 4 12 0.0 0.0</p><p>23 Jordan Domineck 4 1 5 0.0 0.0</p><p>24 Brentavious Glanton 1 3 4 0.0 0.0</p><p>25 Chris Martin 2 2 4 0.0 0.0</p><p>26 Zamari Walton 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 3</p><p>27 Avery Showell 3 0 3 0.0 0.0</p><p>28 Jarett Cole 1 1 2 0.0 0.0</p><p>29 Shawn Davis 2 0 2 0.0 0.0</p><p>30 Quon Griffin 2 0 2 0.0 0.0</p><p>31 Omahri Jarrett 1 1 2 0.0 0.0</p><p>32 Jaylon King 2 0 2 0.0 0.0</p><p>33 Tre Jackson 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 1 0</p><p>34 T.K. Chimedza 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>35 Kelton Dawson 0 1 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>36 Justice Dingle 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>37 Bailey Ivemeyer 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>38 Jahaziel Lee 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>39 Zach Roberts 0 1 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>40 Qua Searcy 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>41 Devin Smith 1 0 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>42 Dameon Williams 0 1 1 0.0 0.0</p><p>[/code]</p><p>Provided by <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/sharing.html?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" target="_blank">CFB at Sports Reference</a>: <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/2018.html?sr&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#defense_and_fumbles" target="_blank">View Original Table</a></p><p>Generated 11/8/2018.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slugboy, post: 485017, member: 282"] That might make us feel better, but that can be luck too. I'd say points per drive is a better thing to look at right now. There are other reasons to feel optimistic. Last year, we had senior defensive ends and in the secondary. We should have been comparatively loaded, and had a great year. We're not much worse this year after replacing half of our starters and installing a new scheme. By the numbers, we're a little worse in overall defense than we were last year. I agree that the young guys should get better. I can't see that we've improved this season, though. From the box score, our UNC win looks as bad as far what we gave up as the loss to USF. ([URL]https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSDwtvoor9Kuhi9x4umu2rfqkGSoYKwvnnYxP-n4UHiYop3sQd9vE88gLLiG3xys7yqc6TWOR9HH4c4/pubhtml#[/URL]). Remember, we were letting UNC back in the game, late. I'd like to think we're improving on defense, but I haven't found numbers to back that up. For us, on offense and defense, if you have 9 or 10 players doing the right thing at the right speed and 1 or 2 don't, something bad tends to happen. Right now, we aren't getting all 11 doing the right thing on every play. Looking at the film, it still looks like 1-2 people are out of position or slow to react or confused on most every play. Until I see numbers move in the right direction or start seeing everyone playing together and making the right moves, I'll stick with the idea that we haven't improved yet. One reason I feel optimistic is that we're making a good number of mistakes on defense and we're still in games. I'm not sure we've played a really good overall game on defense yet, although I'd give the defensive line a "A" for the season so far. If we get all four linebackers playing fast and making the right reads, I think we can get that really good defensive game. I do feel better than some of our linebackers are up in the tackle leaders. It's a good feeling when your FS isn't your leading tackler, but at least the LBs are up there. (ASA and KCH are having a heckuva year, btw) [code] Tack Def Fumb Rk Player Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 1 Malik Rivera 26 19 45 0.5 0.0 2 84 42.0 0 0 2 Brant Mitchell 18 22 40 3.0 1.0 1 3 Anree Saint-Amour 22 13 35 10.5 4.0 2 19 9.5 1 1 3 4 Charlie Thomas 20 15 35 2.0 1.0 1 2 1 5 David Curry 18 15 33 0.5 0.5 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 6 Jalen Johnson 19 14 33 2.5 0.0 1 0 7 Tariq Carpenter 22 8 30 1.0 0.0 2 6 3.0 0 3 8 Ajani Kerr 20 6 26 0.0 0.0 2 9 Desmond Branch 8 15 23 3.0 0.5 1 2 2.0 0 1 10 Kyle Cerge-Henderson 8 15 23 4.0 2.0 1 0 11 Lamont Simmons 16 6 22 1.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 1 12 Kaleb Oliver 9 10 19 2.0 0.0 1 25 25.0 0 2 1 13 Bruce Jordan-Swilling 13 6 19 0.0 0.0 1 0 14 Jaytlin Askew 14 4 18 1.0 0.0 1 15 Tre Swilling 13 4 17 1.5 1.0 1 0 0.0 0 2 1 16 Victor Alexander 10 7 17 1.0 1.0 1 17 Brandon Adams 8 7 15 3.5 0.0 1 18 Antwan Owens 8 7 15 0.0 0.0 1 0 19 Christian Campbell 9 6 15 2.0 2.0 1 20 Quez Jackson 9 6 15 0.0 0.0 21 Juanyeh Thomas 9 3 12 0.0 0.0 1 95 95.0 1 1 22 Jaquan Henderson 8 4 12 0.0 0.0 23 Jordan Domineck 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 24 Brentavious Glanton 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 25 Chris Martin 2 2 4 0.0 0.0 26 Zamari Walton 3 1 4 0.0 0.0 3 27 Avery Showell 3 0 3 0.0 0.0 28 Jarett Cole 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 29 Shawn Davis 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 30 Quon Griffin 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 31 Omahri Jarrett 1 1 2 0.0 0.0 32 Jaylon King 2 0 2 0.0 0.0 33 Tre Jackson 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 1 0 34 T.K. Chimedza 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 35 Kelton Dawson 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 36 Justice Dingle 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 37 Bailey Ivemeyer 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 38 Jahaziel Lee 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 39 Zach Roberts 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 40 Qua Searcy 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 41 Devin Smith 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 42 Dameon Williams 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 [/code] Provided by [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/sharing.html?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool']CFB at Sports Reference[/URL]: [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgia-tech/2018.html?sr&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#defense_and_fumbles']View Original Table[/URL] Generated 11/8/2018. [/QUOTE]
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