The defensive game-planning the last half of the season made no sense. We didn't pressure anybody. It was frustrating. I remember thinking, at the time, that Pelini must've been working on getting the Nebraska job harder than he was working on defending against our opponents. I'm still not sure that wasn't the case. Note that our defense blitzed OSU a lot more when he had no pressure of landing that job.
Our ppg will go up because our offense wont have 32:15 in time of possession again. An area where Hester contributed greatly.
A highly overlooked factor in defensive scoring average is "how effective your offense is". A team with a good running offense that can sustain drives and run the clock will usually have a D that doesn't yield too many points. The D will be rested when it takes the field, and the opposing team loses valuable opportunities to have a drive, because our O has the ball so much of the time. So, let's hope our O is effective, runs the ball well, makes pass plays to keep drives going, and doesn't let the other team get that many shots at scoring.
Great post. And since I predict our O will actually be better this year than last year (b/c I think we get Flynn-like performance by Auburn), I think our D will be fine as well. As long as the LB and CB stay healthy.
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Jai looked the part in the NCG vs Ohio St. even though he was flagged for pass interference. He's got the speed, and the strength, he just needs to get his technique down. I hope he stays aggressive, because it's how Chevis played, and was successful with less speed than Jai.
Okay, I won't write him off just yet. App State has some pretty fast receivers that run disciplined routes, if I've heard correctly. We'll at least get an idea of where he's at.
