What is the issue with his defense? Is it scheme or lack of players? Grantham looked like he had a much more attacking scheme.
Pete Surmans?
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This team is not good up the middle on defense, can’t cover anyone, has horrible tackling technique and play with little heart outside of a few guys. Not coached very well either. Other than that they’re ok.
I think it's a little of both however it's really hard to know if it's truly Peters scheme due to these players were recruited for Granthams scheme. I don't tink any of us know what type players he needs for his particular defense.
I’m not sure why everyone’s piling on sirmon - I mean after all, he’s achieving at the same level he has his entire career.
He’s mediocre at best but that should not be a shock. The shock was - and continues to be - how in the hell petrino could hire him.
He’s mediocre at best but that should not be a shock. The shock was - and continues to be - how in the hell petrino could hire him.
In retrospect, It did seem like an “oh ok, I hope this works out, even though I have no real reason to believe it will” moment when they hired him.
Kind of like me ignoring what I see and understand, to think that this team was going to magically get things going today and right the ship.
Homerism got me again.
Sirmon sucks so badly, I can't think of an appropriate adjective. He's, well, Kragthorpian. That mofo needs to get fired. Not tomorrow, not next week, RIGHT FREAKING NOW!
I think the only solution and I'm not sure why nobody is talking about is to demote Sirmon and promote associate HC Ward to D.C. He was the D.C. for South Carolina in their heyday under Spurrier. It's too late in the season to find a replacement coach that's available.
It doesn't matter who's recruits they are. You don't get recruited by a D-1 football school in a power 5 conference and not know how to tackle! I understand one might disagree with a defensive scheme or style, but what I take from this poor showing of a defense is lack of coaching. I've seen better technique and coaching is grade school and youth football leagues! Kids are taught that in both offense and defense "low man wins". Why would try and tackle a 240+ RB high?
The biggest issue we have is NO, zip--nada, defensive line. VERY poor job recruiting there the past 3 years and CBP blew it off last signing day, well, it's reality now and it's biting us in our red and black arses. Then losing Kyle Shortidge for whatever reason and then Chris Williams left our D Line, small and VERY inexperienced. But good news there with the 2018 class, big, huge dudes on the way. I was defensive for Sirmon until he announced he was a "player's coach." Never seen one of those succeeed. Means your soft on players. Either way, I'm already on to 2018!
This season is done...if you can't beat BC at home, then who can you beat. DC should be fired or demoted...don't know how defense can get any worse I think Petrino job should be in trouble. This season sucks.
That’s what you get when you combine running off your DC late in the process with being a guy few people would like to work for.