Trying to rebuild the fan base.

[Chief00]

LOL you brought it up

What I am saying is next time I don’t answer.

 

[Chief00]

Whaler doesn't claim to be an expert or be plugged in. You revel in it, which is fine, but when you give yourself that status you also invite criticism. Most of the time if I'm PMing you it's "have you heard about..." Not just a blanket "what's going on."

I don’t use the term insider. Where do you get that from? That’s your term not mine. I don’t brag about who I know, as proof of that you can’t name one source I have.

 

[uconnphil2016]

If you guys weren’t so blinded by anger and jealousy you could have a normal and healthy reaction when Chief breaks news - As many of posters did after Chief was proven right on KO. You can learn from these posters.
Chief, Our Prophet, Was Right Again!

It’s my pleasure to be on the front lines for you. As another great prophet of recent times noted, the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice. You may be getting criticized now, but the truth will eventually come to light.

 

[Stainmaster]

It’s my pleasure to be on the front lines for you. As another great prophet of recent times noted, the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice. You may be getting criticized now, but the truth will eventually come to light.

*rolls eyes out of their sockets*

 

[ZooCougar]

Start winning again. Make it a fun experience, score lots of touchdowns.

 

[Chief00]

Give me Don Brown’s attacking D all day. Live or die by the blitz. Bend, bend, break is as frustrating as run, run, pass, punt.

Agree. Randy is going to succeed or fail on being stubborn. I have warned this will be a fail.

 

[uconndogs]

I don’t use the term insider. Where do you get that from? That’s your term not mine. I don’t brag about who I know, as proof of that you can’t name one source I have.

You can’t be serious.

Also, you need to post in the third person, otherwise you come across as a casual fan.

 

[JMick]

Agree. Randy is going to succeed or fail on being stubborn. I have warned this will be a fail.

you realize it is an attacking style defense, right? and that most of the defense wasn't even installed last year because the players couldn't even do the basics?

 

[Chief00]

you realize it is an attacking style defense, right? and that most of the defense wasn't even installed last year because the players couldn't even do the basics?

LOL - Quite frankly, to me an attacking style defense is getting sacks, gang tackling in the vicinity of the line of scrimmage zip code and pressuring everywhere. You are right, if this is suppose to be an attacking defense scheme, it wasn’t installed last year.

So when, in your view, will it be installed? If this season, specifically who will be the difference makers? We lost our two best defensive players by most accounts (Foley, Diggs).

 

[Chief00]

You can’t be serious.

Also, you need to post in the third person, otherwise you come across as a casual fan.

Where did I call myself an insider? Quite frankly, it’s a word I never use unprompted. Give me an example? Most stuff I know never makes this board.

 

[JMick]

LOL - Quite frankly, to me an attacking style defense is getting sacks, gang tackling in the vicinity of the line of scrimmage zip code and pressuring everywhere. You are right, if this is suppose to be an attacking defense scheme, it wasn’t installed last year.

So when, in your view, will it be installed? If this season, specifically what new personnel will be the difference makers? They lost their two or three best defensive players by most accounts (Foley, Diggs and Joseph?).

dude just go read about the 3-3-5 defense and how the scheme works. or go rewatch the entire Villanova game from 2015. It's on huskygames. they said multiple times last year that the defense wasn't fully installed.

Sure, maybe Crocker does end up being a dud, but statistically the defense wasn't that much worse last year than in 2016 and we lost a lot that year, too. The problem right now is players. We have a bunch of young kids who show promise and then a bunch of FCS Caliber athletes. you're confusing scheme with players.

 

[Chief00]

dude just go read about the 3-3-5 defense and how the scheme works. or go rewatch the entire Villanova game from 2015. It's on huskygames. they said multiple times last year that the defense wasn't fully installed.

Sure, maybe Crocker does end up being a dud, but statistically the defense wasn't that much worse last year than in 2016 and we lost a lot that year, too. The problem right now is players. We have a bunch of young kids who show promise and then a bunch of FCS Caliber athletes. you're confusing scheme with players.

So if we need players, who did Crocker recruit for the front 6?

 

[JMick]

So if we need players, who did Crocker recruit for the front 6?

Travis Jones, Dillon Harris, TJ Gardner, Hunter Webb, Jonathan Pace, Lwal Uguak, Kevon Jones, Caleb Thomas

 

[huskymedic]

Travis Jones, Dillon Harris, TJ Gardner, Hunter Webb, Jonathan Pace, Lwal Uguak, Kevon Jones, Caleb Thomas

Plus other 2018 Pierce DeVaughn and Ryan Fines and the PWO's (Wardlow, Pharachesur, Repollet, Bryant)

 

[JMick]

Plus Pierce DeVaughn and Ryan Fines and the PWO's (Wardlow, Pharachesur, Repollet, Bryant)

I figured I missed a few. Thanks for helping me educate the casual fan

 

[History Geek]

Plus 2018 Pierce DeVaughn and Ryan Fines and the PWO's (Wardlow, Pharachesur, Repollet, Bryant)

I'd count Beavers as Edsall/Crocker. Offered by Diaco, committed after the coaching change.

 

[huskyrob1]

Where did I call myself an insider? Quite frankly, it’s a word I never use unprompted. Give me an example? Most stuff I know never makes this board.

Shirley you can't be serious.

 

[huskymedic]

I'd count Beavers as Edsall/Crocker. Offered by Diaco, committed after the coaching change.

Yeah, there are a few more I think based on where staff lands them (OL/DL - DB/LB) but went off my head.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Orsmby last year had the most sacks for any player since 2012.

 

[TheDoggPound]

Travis Jones, Dillon Harris, TJ Gardner, Hunter Webb, Jonathan Pace, Lwal Uguak, Kevon Jones, Caleb Thomas

Eli Thomas as well

 

[Chief00]

Travis Jones, Dillon Harris, TJ Gardner, Hunter Webb, Jonathan Pace, Lwal Uguak, Kevon Jones, Caleb Thomas

Let’s deconstruct:
- I don’t believe he had anything to do with Harris - at any rate he won’t be playing for us in 2018 unless something changes.

Orsmby last year had the most sacks for any player since 2012.

So now that he has all these guys, will his great defensive scheme be implemented in 2018?

- Jones is a player but was an offensive recruit until Crocker’s bread box was bare
- Ormsby was not a Cocker recruit and is gone. Along with Foley and Diggs was there 3 best players. All gone.
- Harris won’t be on campus in 2018, unless something changes

 

[Adios]

Let’s deconstruct:
- I don’t believe he had anything to do with Harris - at any rate he won’t be playing for us in 2018 unless something changes.

So now that he has all these guys, will his great defensive scheme be implemented in 2018?

- Jones is a player but was an offensive recruit until Crocker’s bread box was bare
- Ormsby was not a Cocker recruit and is gone. Along with Foley and Diggs was there 3 best players. All gone.
- Harris won’t be on campus in 2018, unless something changes

Holy cow. A post not about congratulating yourself for "predicting" something (the obvious). Congratulations.

 

[TheDoggPound]

- Ormsby was not a Cocker recruit and is gone.

You missed my point entirely.

 

[TheDoggPound]

You're saying you'd like an aggressive defense, well a player recording the most sacks since 2012 seems to be a little bit of indication what somebody can do in Crocker's scheme, no? 7 sacks in 9 games, previous career-high was 4 sacks in 12 GP's.

 

[huskyrob1]

Orsmby last year had the most sacks for any player since 2012.

I will bet that the UConn record for most sacks by a freshman gets broken this year.