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hardcorehusky said:
When Crocker came here- he ran a 3-3-5. We had Diaco lumbering tall players who didn't have the speed to run the D. It was known before the first practice by both Edsall and Crocker but for some reason they didn't adjust. It was a total disaster. The concept was fine, it was RE's execution.
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Exactly, Billy is a good coach.
 
businesslawyer said:
We have edge rushers? Who knew.
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We fans know opponents weren't scared or intimidated by UConn's defense since they said you saw the pre-snap alignment and that was what UConn was going to do. Absolute failure on defensive staff.

OTOH, was there anyone on UConn's defense that showed the speed and strength necessary to be an effective edge rusher? Someone who could line up and have the possibility of playing the run, shadowing someone in coverage or getting to the QB? IDK of any defender who showed above average speed and would have put fear, or at least doubt, in the offense, as an edge rusher.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I've been watching highlights of UT Martin. They are very aggressive on defense. Plenty of blitzing. Three down lineman but blitzing on almost every play. I would expect some of our edge rushers to be converted to LB's

Solve your problems with aggression is back!

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Huh. So that is where Bobby Petrino ended up.
 
metsfan2323 said:
I've been watching highlights of UT Martin. They are very aggressive on defense. Plenty of blitzing. Three down lineman but blitzing on almost every play. I would expect some of our edge rushers to be converted to LB's

Solve your problems with aggression is back!

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is it just me or does this defense look like crocker's 3-3-5... PTSD is hitting me fast.
 
Chin Diesel said:
We fans know opponents weren't scared or intimidated by UConn's defense since they said you saw the pre-snap alignment and that was what UConn was going to do. Absolute failure on defensive staff.

OTOH, was there anyone on UConn's defense that showed the speed and strength necessary to be an effective edge rusher? Someone who could line up and have the possibility of playing the run, shadowing someone in coverage or getting to the QB? IDK of any defender who showed above average speed and would have put fear, or at least doubt, in the offense, as an edge rusher.
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Our best DE, Kevon Jones, had more offside than TFL's this year. Watts came off an injury and never looked the same, but he is young. The rest were either freshman, as in McCarthy or Harris, or DeVaughn, who has never been big or fast enough to be more than a role player.
 
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ktuck911 said:
If this is our guy at DC, I'm OK with this... I like how he switches up defenses, disguises blitzes... Can't remember when we've done that lately...
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Well I happened to click the 55 minute mark in the video to see the defense. Don't watch from that point if you want to be impressed.
 
metsfan2323 said:
It doesn't. Crocker's wasn't aggressive like that. I'm sure we can all figure out why.
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That was the biggest problem with that whole situation. Crocker's defenses at Nova blitzed like crazy. Especially from the D Backs, which is an unusual look for an offense, and made it very successful.

He comes here, and all of a sudden it's a vanilla 3-3-5, no blitzing...which is basically constant prevent defense. Of course it was gonna fail !

Everything Randy touches...
 
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hardcorehusky said:
Our best DE, Kevon Jones, had more offside than TFL's this year. Watts came off an injury and never looked the same, but he is young. The rest were either freshman, as in McCarthy or Harris, or DeVaughn, who has never been big or fast enough to be more than a role player.
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Right. Even though I don't know the context of @businesslawyer post about we never knew, the follow on context is either the coaches didn't scheme for it or the player's never showed the ability to perform the schemes. Or, as I think is the case, the coaches didn't scheme and the players weren't good enough to draw up that scheme. It's been a decade since UConn has had a fast DE who could beat tackles and get to QB. And it's been just as long since UConn has a LB or DB who was fast enough to get to QB and still skilled enough to drop in coverage to disguise blitzes.

TL;DR??? UConn's coaches have been bland and UConn's talent level for getting to the QB has been just as sub par.
 
ibleedhuskyblue said:
That was the biggest problem with that whole situation. Crocker's defenses at Nova blitzed like crazy. Especially from the D Backs, which is an unusual look for an offense, and made it very successful.

He comes here, and all of a sudden it's a vanilla 3-3-5, no blitzing...which is basically constant prevent defense. Of course it was gonna fail !

Everything Randy touches...
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It's probably a mistake to compare anything that looks similar before the ball is snapped to what we had previously. When the personnel on the field, the coaches and the philosophy of the HC are flipped all that goes out the window. Even Diaco looked good when he had the best talent and staff in the country, and his D wasn't stuck on the field after multiple 3 and outs.
 
“Don’t know the future. Can’t change the past. “ - Margo Price.
That said, I thought the 3-3-5 made a lot of sense at the time. The AAC was really a gunslingers conference during those years. I was really pulling for Crocker and I’m sorry it didn’t work out.
 
Coach J said:
The Last time we hired a FCS DC in Crocker things couldn't have worked out worse - just saying. I'd like someone with DC experience at the FBS level.
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Last time we hired a head coach that was fired from his last college coaching position couldn't have worked out worse - just saying.
 
Husky68 said:
Last time we hired a head coach that was fired from his last college coaching position couldn't have worked out worse - just saying.
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When was the last time we hired a coach with NFL head coaching experience?
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Right. Even though I don't know the context of @businesslawyer post about we never knew, the follow on context is either the coaches didn't scheme for it or the player's never showed the ability to perform the schemes. Or, as I think is the case, the coaches didn't scheme and the players weren't good enough to draw up that scheme. It's been a decade since UConn has had a fast DE who could beat tackles and get to QB. And it's been just as long since UConn has a LB or DB who was fast enough to get to QB and still skilled enough to drop in coverage to disguise blitzes.

TL;DR??? UConn's coaches have been bland and UConn's talent level for getting to the QB has been just as sub par.
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Since Luke C, I don't think we've recruited a WSDE who we even thought might develop into someone who could rush the passer. Where have the Osundes, and the Cody Browns, and the Trevardo Williams and the Lindsay Wittens and even a Marcus Campbell been?
 
businesslawyer said:
Since Luke C, I don't think we've recruited a WSDE who we even thought might develop into someone who could rush the passer. Where have the Osundes, and the Cody Browns, and the Trevardo Williams and the Lindsay Wittens and even a Marcus Campbell been?
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Graham Stewart was solid
 
Husky68 said:
Last time we hired a head coach that was fired from his last college coaching position couldn't have worked out worse - just saying.
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What coach Mora has done in 3 weeks is unbelievable. I feel like our staff and how the program was run under Edsall was extremely incompetent. Much like a low division 2 team is run. Coach Mora has totally upgraded the staff and for the first time ever I feel like we are operating like a top P5 program. I know our schedule next season is incredibly difficult but I really think he is going to turn us around much quicker then anyone dreams is possible.
 
From 2015 through 2021, UConn has had one OC that had previous OC experience, Lashlee.

UConn's OCs:
2015: Frank Verducci
2016: Verducci and then Corley for last 3 games
2017: Lashlee
2018: John Dunn
2019: Frank Guifre
2021: Guifre

When offense seems to be your biggest problem, why did UConn constantly hire OCs with no experience? And, why hire a DC to switch to a 3-3-5 when Diaco's players were not capable of playing it? I think the biggest mistake that RE 2.0 made was the selection of OCs and DCs. I'm more optimistic about Mora's coaching selections.
 
to be fair.. offense wasn't the biggest problem until the defense stopped being historically terrible. (and actually I don't think Dunn did a terrible job, as evidenced by his movement to the NFL (the Jets still count))
 
Banta55 said:
Exactly, Billy is a good coach.
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Here is the thing. If another coach came in would it have been better? Sometimes, it is scheme, sometimes it is philosophy. Most of the times it was talent. That team had no players on defense
 
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JohnFSilver said:
Here is the thing. If another coach came in would it have been better? Sometimes, it is scheme, sometimes it is philosophy. Most of the times it was talent. That team had no players on defense
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Obviously, coaching does matter. But it matters far, far less than talent. It's not the X's and the O's, it's the Jimmies and the Joes.
 
businesslawyer said:
Obviously, coaching does matter. But it matters far, far less than talent. It's not the X's and the O's, it's the Jimmies and the Joes.
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The "Jimmie and Joes" is a catchy phrase, but the difference in the offense when Mazzone had a few weeks as an advisor tells me that poor coaching and an unsuccessful system can be turned around quickly. Good coaching brings out the best in the available talent. The young coaching minds (Charlton, Diabate, Sammis, Marinelli, Polizzi? ect) with Mora's experience will hopefully get the program on an upward trajectory. Mora's hiring focus on young guys that are building coaching careers is refreshing. If successful they may move to greener pastures, but success is what this team and fan base need.
 
Coach J said:
Well I happened to click the 55 minute mark in the video to see the defense. Don't watch from that point if you want to be impressed.
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You're joking right? This is a playoff game... something we haven't sniffed since when we were FCS (or D1-AA.. take your pick)... You're comparing stuff that happened in a playoff game at the 55:00 mark and beyond versus what we've had the past decade or so... You gotta be kidding me... seriously....
 
UConnJim said:
From 2015 through 2021, UConn has had one OC that had previous OC experience, Lashlee.

UConn's OCs:
2015: Frank Verducci
2016: Verducci and then Corley for last 3 games
2017: Lashlee
2018: John Dunn
2019: Frank Guifre
2021: Guifre

When offense seems to be your biggest problem, why did UConn constantly hire OCs with no experience? And, why hire a DC to switch to a 3-3-5 when Diaco's players were not capable of playing it? I think the biggest mistake that RE 2.0 made was the selection of OCs and DCs. I'm more optimistic about Mora's coaching selections.
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I am sure you remember this better than me, but the expanation at the time was that the defense had more backers than bigs ready to play at FBS level. The result, as you will remember, was cringe worthy. The only game that we stayed for the entire second half that year was Rhode Island. That game was entertaining even though you shuddered with embarrassment every time the Rams had the ball.
 
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