What are your positives & negatives from game #1

[Moogy]

Here’s more: Alabama plays Western Illinois in late November. Every big-time team plays pasties. Some play them at the beginning of the year, the SEC tends to schedule them mid-or late-season.

Pasties? Freudian slip? Freudian nip?

 

[LionJim]

Pasties? Freudian slip? Freudian nip?

Not the first time from me…

 

[troutrus]

Positive = W

Negative = Total lack of entertainment or excitement for fans.

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

Pretty sure Knowles ran a 4-2-5 at OSU too. So while it might help mask a light LB room, I don't think it's the REASON for it.

Exactly! Rather absurd to claim the new DC is making decisions "to mask LB Depth". The 2/5 defenses are a product of the 3 Receiver single back base sets (which in fact can even be run as 4 Receiver sets by lining your TE up in the slot as an H-back). 4-2-5 defenses are typically still strong against the run because you have six in the box and you're effectively playing with two "Strong Safeties" who can be brought up into the box on any down depending upon the set of the offense (for instance, if they line up in a "power formation" - i.e., 2 trueTE set with only 1 or 2 wideouts - they can go to a 7 or even 8 man box). Just beyond silly to imply that the motivation is "to mask LB depth".

 

[cjrugger]

I haven’t followed his career, so I don’t know what scheme he likes. If this is what he runs, it helps to hide our weak LB recruiting but it forces someone in the secondary to come up to support the run defense. That guy is likely undersized unless he is Ed Reid level of good. With OSU having 5 star guys at every position, my guess is you can run no scheme and win most of the games. They just held Texas to 7 points without him. I just hope our talent level works with the system.

4-2-5 or 3-3-5 have essentially become the base defense for teams as everyone spends a significant amount of time in nickel to cover the 3 WR base set that most teams use

 

[DaytonRickster]

I think Donkoh is the best between him, Rucci and Cousins. He is able to play guard but I don't think Rucci can play guard. Not sure how Rucci looked on Saturday but maybe Rucci comes off the bench at RT and we start Donkoh at RT and Cousins at RG.

I think Donkoh should be starting @ RT.

 

[tugrjs]

I think Harrison Wallace had about 120 yards in receiving for Old Miss. on Saturday. Also, against an inferior opponent. Is it going to be another KLS at Auburn year (KLS was Auburns best receiver last year). Only time will tell about these transfer portal receivers. We can speculate all we want, but until they play against Oregon, we will not know what we have. Nevada gave all throws underneath. Our receivers were wide open. You could have put any player in and run a 7 yard down and out and it was open. Let's see how they do against Oregon. If poorly then we need to be concerned. Our last very good wide receiver was Parker Washington. Before him Dotson. Recruiting at wide receiver has been mediocre in recent years. Thats not to say we don't have 1-2 who could develop into great players. Am I concerned- Yes. Hoping for the best.