The Official #17 Tennessee @ Kentucky Game Thread, 7:45 PM ET, SEC Network

[jacksonvol24]

You can’t make this sh__ up. We suck on defense. 3rd and whatever, we are in trouble.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Red zone defense is almost a guaranteed touchdown waiting to happen.

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Banks has now supplanted Sunseri in worst 3rd down D

 

[MeanOrange]

Absolutely no lead is safe with this defense!

 

[LLcoolDave]

There's got to be a change in the Defense staff

true, but I think Heupel is too soft to fire anyone. Maybe he'll surprise me one day soon

 

[Switch 625]

I have never seen a team this bad at 2nd and long and 3rd and long. It’s wild.

It’s like our coaches are incapable of learning what works and what doesn’t.

 

[adam.vol]

They run up to the house and just fall over on the sidewalk.

Falling up the stairs like Biden..

 

[Proud Army Wife]

This defense is a far cry from last year’s.

 

[LieutenantNeyland]

Are we allowed to say that we’re straight garbage and we should fire Martinez and/or banks?

 

[patrick]

To slow

And horrible angles. Heupel’s operation is lacking so many areas that it’s amazing bud teams have done so well. But it’s starting to crumble. Hiring friends gets a coach fired.

 

[wmcovol]

If Banks is here next year then Heup is in trouble

Heupel has to make some tough decisions this off season.

 

[vols 30]

I’m starting to really hate watching this team.

It should be more enjoyable.

It's hard watching a defense give up play after play. Look slow. Miss tackles. Over and over again.

 

[VOLinAL]

Player development by this defensive staff is horrid. I’ve given banks the benefit of the doubt but at this point something has to happen. There’s no way we have 4 star talent out there just looking lost. Constantly out of position. I attributed much of it to McCoy and Gibson being out but that has nothing to do with the massive holes in the middle of our defense.

 

[vol_sec]

I read this week UT is next to last in defense allowing TDs in the red zone. I’m not sure how they went from last year to this year, just crazy.

 

[BreatheUT]

Kentucky about to cap off a 92 yard drive, gotta love it.

They could hold the ball for almost the last 10 minutes. They have out gained us by almost 100 yards.

 

[bpalmer28]

guys our safeties are terrible

 

[njvols]

I have never seen a team this bad at 2nd and long and 3rd and long. It’s wild.

Except for JH teams his first couple years. We’ve clearly regressed

 

[Memphisvol87]

I truly can’t stand watching our defense. Why are our dbs always 10-12 yards off?? They just give up easy completions and the miss the tackle. Time after time. It’s madness.

It’s called bend and then bend over

 

[Voltopia]

There's got to be a change in the Defense staff

... there's a defensive staff?

 

[84Volfan]

2nd and 21 and they pass

2nd 17 we run for 1 yard gain.

Defense needs a complete overhaul, constantly out of position, can't tackle for crap, and play 10 yards off the ball.

 

[orangerush]

about to give up another TD to lowly KY offense

 

[mackievol]

Looks like DW needs to send his lieutenant to talk to Josh and relieve some people of their duties.

 

[BP4Prez]

Is arion carter playing?

No

 

[tnvols72]

Tn is not a playoff team and they will get embarrassed if they were to make it.

 

[mpfvol]

How can this Defense be this bad in year 5 ?