Defense could use new blood, also

#27
#27
Rasputin_Vol said:
Since we are already going to essentially be rebuilding our entire offensive staff, it would be in Fulmer's best interest to take a SERIOUS look at what we are doing on defense and make some significant changes there.

Starting with Chavis...
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i was never much of a chavis fan until spending some time going through defensive stats here

NCAA Division I Football Statistics

vols defenses have usually ranked pretty high nationally under chavis.

pass D has traditionally been weak. maybe ditching slade could fix that?
 
#28
#28
rexvol said:
how can you not love a guy that cleans house while the the previous coach is in the other room packing boxes??? That was pretty funny, I'll give you credit for that. :)
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Knowing Rodriguez just a little bit, that action comes as absolutely no surprise to me.
 
#32
#32
arkyvol said:
what does the 1500+ yards and the gazillion points given up in the three season losses do for you?
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He only gave up 31 to Cal, too many, but the offense did not pull their weight.

Gave up 45 to UF, out matched talent wise.

Gave up 15 when the title was on the line...while the offense did their normal disappearing act.
 
#34
#34
hatvol96 said:
Michigan will win a minimum of 9 games next year, probably 10 or 11.
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So you don't think that the WV offense he uses will fail somewhat in the Big 10?? I can see it in the Big East, but not against the Big 10.

I could see them losing to Utah, Illinois, Penn St., Michigan St., Wisconsin, and tOSU. Granted they may do better, but with no Mike Hart, Chad Henne, or possibly Mario Manningham for playmakers it could make for a long first season for RR. I like Michigan and hope they do well, but I just don't see them winning 9-10 games. I can see 8, but that's my limit.
 
#35
#35
Other than Ohio St., there's not another team in the Big10 that can match athletes with Michigan. They'll win plenty of games, and they'll be in the conference championship chase late in the season.

The program isn't on top of the world right now, but Carr left Rodriguez with plenty of talent.
 
#37
#37
allvol123 said:
He only gave up 31 to Cal, too many, but the offense did not pull their weight.

Gave up 45 to UF, out matched talent wise.

Gave up 15 when the title was on the line...while the offense did their normal disappearing act.
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He's servicable, but I think a lot of his success comes from the great defensive lines UT has fielded. When our four linemen aren't good, usually neither are the other 7 guys. I'd have a lot less problem with him if he were able to figure out how to slow down DJ Hall, a tight end, or a scrambling quarterback.
 
#38
#38
g8terh8ter_eric said:
So you don't think that the WV offense he uses will fail somewhat in the Big 10?? I can see it in the Big East, but not against the Big 10.

I could see them losing to Utah, Illinois, Penn St., Michigan St., Wisconsin, and tOSU. Granted they may do better, but with no Mike Hart, Chad Henne, or possibly Mario Manningham for playmakers it could make for a long first season for RR. I like Michigan and hope they do well, but I just don't see them winning 9-10 games. I can see 8, but that's my limit.
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The Big East had more good teams in it this season than the Big 10 did. Michigan will beat Utah within an inch of their lives. Penn State, Illinois, and Michigan State beat the Wolverines with the frequency of a Haley's Comet appearance and Wisconsin is wildly overrated. I won't be one bit surprised if they go into the Ohio State game undefeated.
 
#39
#39
kptvol said:
He's servicable, but I think a lot of his success comes from the great defensive lines UT has fielded. When our four linemen aren't good, usually neither are the other 7 guys. I'd have a lot less problem with him if he were able to figure out how to slow down DJ Hall, a tight end, or a scrambling quarterback.
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That is where judging coaches is tricky. They all look good when they have great players and most don't look good with average talent. The defense improved in my eyes from the beginning of the year to the end. Our front 4 was not that good this year and McCoy and Mayo were playing great towards the end. And I'll keep ragging on the 1 touchdown they gave up in the SECCG game, his D was ready to play, offense well...
 
#41
#41
g8terh8ter_eric said:
So you don't think that the WV offense he uses will fail somewhat in the Big 10?? I can see it in the Big East, but not against the Big 10.

I could see them losing to Utah, Illinois, Penn St., Michigan St., Wisconsin, and tOSU. Granted they may do better, but with no Mike Hart, Chad Henne, or possibly Mario Manningham for playmakers it could make for a long first season for RR. I like Michigan and hope they do well, but I just don't see them winning 9-10 games. I can see 8, but that's my limit.
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Florida showed exactly how good the spread is against the best team in the Big 10leven last year. You beat the Big Ten with speed. The WVU offense was based on speed. Put that together and I think you have a recipe for success in the Big Ten.
 
#42
#42
hatvol96 said:
The Big East had more good teams in it this season than the Big 10 did. Michigan will beat Utah within an inch of their lives. Penn State, Illinois, and Michigan State beat the Wolverines with the frequency of a Haley's Comet appearance and Wisconsin is wildly overrated. I won't be one bit surprised if they go into the Ohio State game undefeated.
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If you watched Utah play last night, you'd be crazy not to bet on Michigan. I don't think Michigan will be very good next year, but Rodriguez will have them good enough to get to Ohio State with no more than one loss. I'd say two losses would mean something disastrous happened. Anyway, I'd expect Tressel to dispatch Michigan as usual, at least for the next couple of years.
 
#43
#43
allvol123 said:
That is where judging coaches is tricky. They all look good when they have great players and most don't look good with average talent. The defense improved in my eyes from the beginning of the year to the end. Our front 4 was not that good this year and McCoy and Mayo were playing great towards the end. And I'll keep ragging on the 1 touchdown they gave up in the SECCG game, his D was ready to play, offense well...
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I still feel that if Matt Flynn were playing, they'd have given up a heck of a lot more. Anyway, I'm not so sure the defense improved that much. They didn't look too hot against UK. If they come out and don't want to tackle Wisconsin's running back Tony Hunt-style, I'll be pretty fed up.
 
#44
#44
volfanbill said:
Florida showed exactly how good the spread is against the best team in the Big 10leven last year. You beat the Big Ten with speed. The WVU offense was based on speed. Put that together and I think you have a recipe for success in the Big Ten.
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I agree with you, I just don't see that happening for at least 2 years.
 
#45
#45
Chavis is a good linebackers coach, a poor defensive coordinator, give me Henderson, Haynesworth, Overstreet, Mahelona, Harrell, McBride, Harelson, Jason Allen, talent...not to mention the wealth we've had at lienbacker anyone could field a good D.

I love how people point to 3 good performances out of our D out of 13 games and think that's somehow acceptable.
 
#46
#46
kptvol said:
I still feel that if Matt Flynn were playing, they'd have given up a heck of a lot more. Anyway, I'm not so sure the defense improved that much. They didn't look too hot against UK. If they come out and don't want to tackle Wisconsin's running back Tony Hunt-style, I'll be pretty fed up.
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They did a pretty good job on Arky, a team LSU couldn't figure out.
 
#47
#47
hatvol96 said:
The Big East had more good teams in it this season than the Big 10 did. Michigan will beat Utah within an inch of their lives. Penn State, Illinois, and Michigan State beat the Wolverines with the frequency of a Haley's Comet appearance and Wisconsin is wildly overrated. I won't be one bit surprised if they go into the Ohio State game undefeated.
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Even with a first year coach and and offense that doesn't have the personnel to run it. Plus RR like to run a 3-3-5 which is fast, but with a conference with better players than the Big East I think that could get exposed. I think undefeated is a little far fetched, but hey you never know.
 
#48
#48
g8terh8ter_eric said:
I agree with you, I just don't see that happening for at least 2 years.
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that may be, but like Tennessee, Michigan fans are actually patient enough to wait on Rod to get his players. I also think Rod can implement a good enough system to be successful in the Big Tenleven. It has been said on here already, but i'll reiterate. The big ten isn't very good. Zooker may have something going at Illinois, but the only other major player is Mr. Sweatervest's Buckeyes.
 
#49
#49
allvol123 said:
They did a pretty good job on Arky, a team LSU couldn't figure out.
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That's one thing I find even more troubling. We've got the athletes to totally shut down a one-dimensional offense. I guess we lack the discipline, scheme, or knowledge to shut down a more balanced attack.
 
#50
#50
g8terh8ter_eric said:
Even with a first year coach and and offense that doesn't have the personnel to run it. Plus RR like to run a 3-3-5 which is fast, but with a conference with better players than the Big East I think that could get exposed. I think undefeated is a little far fetched, but hey you never know.
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I'd say Rich will make the transition to a 4-3.
 
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