Our defense is a “Field of Dreams” according to Bama WR

[OrangeTsar]

I just don't know with this defense. It's has never jelled. I don't know if it was all the injuries to start with or what. It appears we have the talent, but there is always a bust with someone out of position (giving up 3rd and longs like crazy). I am hopeful they that will come together and start playing the way we expected them to at the start of the year. If they do, the bama game is very winnable, but it sure is getting late in the year.

I am getting so tired or every postgame comment from Heupel being „we’ve got some things to clean up“.

Yes; yes you do. The question is „why you haven’t gotten them cleaned up after telling us that they need to get cleaned up.
This defense looks LESS clean each week, not better.

I fear that „get some things cleaned up“ is about as meaningless as Fulmer constantly saying they were going to „work like heck“.

Quit talking about it and just get it done

 

[Matt2496]

I hope this motivates them to play better. I doubt it though.

 

[rocketskates]

Might as well run the yapper. Despite us winning, Washington ran his last week and then proceeded to come out and back his words up. I’d say this should motivate the defense but I dunno, it’s up to the coaches to abandon “bend but don’t break” soft cushion defense.

 

[UTodd01]

Might as well run the yapper. Despite us winning, Washington ran his last week and then proceeded to come out and back his words up. I’d say this should motivate the defense but I dunno.

Except in the 2nd half when their run game was shut down completely.

 

[rocketskates]

Except in the 2nd half when their run game was shut down completely.

That’s great. Dude still rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. He backed his words up.

 

[UTodd01]

That’s great. Dude still rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. He backed his words up.

Yeah, it was great making their run game completely ineffective while building a 34-17 lead.

 

[rocketskates]

Yeah, it was great making their run game completely ineffective while building a 34-17 lead.

And then going conservative to let them claw right back into it. It’s great that we adjusted and I’ve given Banks credit for that. But still, if you want to shut up a loud mouth you give them nothing. Washington was a big reason that Arkansas was even still in the game by the second half.

 

[BradstarVols]

I feel really good about this game for some reason.

Me too

 

[adam.vol]

Except in the 2nd half when their run game was shut down completely.

Stop playing pass defense to shut down the run game? Sure, they scored most of their points in the second half, but we made the pass game so lucrative that they abandoned the run.

 

[GetEmVols]

This is the 2nd week in a row an opponent has made a comment like this.

I mean it's true. We won't be able to keep Alabama off the field and that will give us very limited opportunites to score ourselves.

 

[GetEmVols]

I feel really good about this game for some reason.

Not sure why. They have an amazing passing game and our secondary is our biggest weakness. The only chance we have is if we can score 40+ points and I don't see it since Alabama will be able to control the clock and give us limited chances to score.

 

[CAVPUT]

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[Rememberthelate90s]

I sure wish we could prove him wrong. Unfortunately, Arky's running back backed up his claim pretty well.

They lost.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Some people who went to the Field of Dreams never came back.

 

[kcvols1]

Hah!

This fool’s name is Germie.

 

[kcvols1]

Some people who went to the Field of Dreams never came back.

I mean you couldn’t play on it unless you were dead.

Ray built it FOR DEAD PEOPLE.

Germie obviously never saw the movie.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

Some people who went to the Field of Dreams never came back.

Yeah but some people came at the sight of it

 

[rocytop2624]

But yet we should be undefeated with a chance to beat Bama.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I know I and some others have said this but I think Boo would have been great at Safety but I get why he's playing Star.

Boo has been extremely lazy on the field so far. It was really evident this past week.

 

[MOOOOONEY]

Yeah it’s going to be a field of dreams this Saturday cause they gonna put your azz to sleep.

Maybe not but we will see.

 

[Teeman]

I miss Will Brooks and Jakobe Thomas.

 

[bpalmer28]

Is he wrong? The Arkansas WRs were doing routes vs air for half the game.

No he’s not wrong. That’s the problem. I guess my point is that the fact that opponents are saying things like this probably publicly is evidence that our defense has been laughable. I’ve never been a “fire the coach” kind of guy, as I think it’s stupid and unhelpful for fans to be like that, but we’ll never get where we want to be as a program if the defense doesn’t improve dramatically.

And I know we’ve been without McCoy and Gibson. But the guys we have in the DB should still be at least middle of the pack in the SEC by now. If they aren’t, that’s a problem in itself that needs to be addressed.

 

[SubVet676]

Boo has been extremely lazy on the field so far. It was really evident this past week.

Didn't pay much attention to his play, but take your word.

I'm kinda over Boo. If he was a game-changer, he would have changed a game by now. In a positive way.

So it is what it is. If he wants to hit the portal at the end of the year, someone should hold the door open for him.

'course, I'm wrong a lot, and no fan of Banks either, so...

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Can't blame the man for telling the truth...same thing was said last week and defense went out there and proved them RIGHT..if last week didn't motivate them this won't either, you'd think this would piss them off but doesn't seem like it even has an effect on them

 

[bleedorange1983]

Didn't pay much attention to his play, but take your word.

I'm kinda over Boo. If he was a game-changer, he would have changed a game by now. In a positive way.

So it is what it is. If he wants to hit the portal at the end of the year, someone should hold the door open for him.

'course, I'm wrong a lot, and no fan of Banks either, so...

I am over Boo too.. he will transfer to a lesser conference and excell... he doesnt have the mental fortitude that this team is accustomed to