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Message: [QUOTE="Chin Diesel, post: 5335316, member: 34"] Matt Brock, Jimmy/Joe's, X's/O's. The 3-3-5 has a finite window of opportunity to work well. There's a reason why almost all base defenses are a 3-4 or 4-3. If the standard 3-3-5 lineup were more versatile, more teams would try it. For the 3-3-5 to be successful, the coordinator has to call the right set for the play (X's and O's) and the players have to execute it well (Jimmy's and Joe's). Right now both ends are failing. The D Line started the game off looking like they were gassed. The same linemen who stuffed Syracuse's running game for 60 minutes were getting steamrolled from the first snap of the game. Delaware's linemen dominated the trenches all game. The DB's weren't much better. When Brock dials up pressure on the QB, it leaves at least one DB one on one with a receiver. If the QB identifies that match up the DB has to make the play. That didn't happen yesterday. Duplessis was better than everyone one of the Husky DB's and beat them consistently no matter where he was lined up. And then there were missed tackles which led to big gains and penalties throughout the game. And they're not creating turnovers either. Kinda tough to fix personnel issues mid-season. If this is really the best those D Linemen can play, UConn is in for a very long season. Because Delaware figured out how to run when Syracuse couldn't figure it out, and now every UConn opponent has it on tape. [/QUOTE]