Coach JH Says Our "D" is Fixable. (POLL)

[TAF]

It’s as fixable as my hairline

 

[FranklinVFL]

If it were fixable it would have been fixed.

Exactly. He just waiting to fix it???

 

[VolForLife83]

This could be or might not be all that feasible, so what say you Vol Nation? Yay or Nay?

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With new coaches maybe. If it was, he would have fixed it by now cause it's trash

 

[OrangeInKy]

That didnt work out well for Jaylen Brown

 

[OrangeInKy]

If it's fixable wth hasn't it been fixed?

It’s a 13 phase plan. They’re on phase 7 now, which is killing offenses into a false sense of security by letting them think your defense is trash. Phase 7 is a smashing success, btw. Just be patient and trust the process.

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Let's see which position group usually plays like ****.....not just this year but for years now....Secondary...Martinez is the common denominator we were terrible when he was here with Butch and here we are still..I know we lost some key guys this year but even still they can't cover anybody regardless of talent..they leave guys wide open and they don't even try to make tackles ..all just my opinion of course

 

[vol94]

Let's see which position group usually plays like ****.....not just this year but for years now....Secondary...Martinez is the common denominator we were terrible when he was here with Butch and here we are still..I know we lost some key guys this year but even still they can't cover anybody regardless of talent..they leave guys wide open and they don't even try to make tackles ..all just my opinion of course

This. Needs to go. I still despise how he coaches DBs Not to turn their heads.

 

[Alto1]

Sounds like coach speak to me.
Then fix it already!

 

[molsen81]

Delusional as the buyout

 

[cgrish]

If it were fixable it would have been fixed.

Only way it is fixable is get a good dc

 

[deatojl]

The defense does some things good - I know that those of you who want to find fault don't see it. But they do create turnovers and have some sacks in the games.

They are just not consistent the entire game.

The back to back stops to start the third quarter against Kentucky lead to the game going from a potential back and forth shootout to a comfortable win. A lot of it depends on how you view things such in game adjustments and improvements. We likely won't see any sort of complete turnaround this season but there have been some incremental improvements during games. When the offense is clicking, which is typically the case, it doesn't take much to give us separation in the game. I saw the same thing in the Arkansas game until we took our foot of the gas too early in the fourth quarter and gave up a couple late scores.

 

[TikiVol]

The defense does some things good - I know that those of you who want to find fault don't see it. But they do create turnovers and have some sacks in the games.

They are just not consistent the entire game.

If they weren’t getting a few turnovers, they would be giving up 700+ yards a game!

 

[PEPPERJAX]

The defense can be somewhat fixable if defenders can make some got dayum tackles.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I dont think it would completely fix everything but it would be interesting to see how different the defense would look if McCoy and Gibson were both 100% and Boo had no attitude issues and was flying around making plays.

 

[Baseball25]

I voted yes specifically in regard to the tackling issue. That can be improved from one game to the next. Some of the other issues just are what they are.

If you don't know the fundamentals of tackling as a high school senior you shouldn't be playing football in college.

 

[Tnphil]

If it were fixable it would have been fixed.

Week 9....Should have been fixed weeks ago. Getting beat is one thing....showing sorry effort and no want to is another.

 

[Blackburn]

Maybe if we pay everyone on defense more they will tackle better. lol

 

[Tnphil]

It's fixable if the Head Coach is willing to do what it takes to fix it.

Bingo.

 

[zeppelin128]

It is fixable during the offseason. We are who we are at this point, nothing significant will change during the season.

 

[livefaith]

I'll tell you what's not fixable ... DLs lining up in the neutral zone. That's been alive and well every game for 4 years. Pretty sure that we have NZ grad assistant who trains DLs to make sure to line up there at least 1-2 times per game.

 

[rdk4121]

McCoy coming back fixes a lot of issues, Arion Carter coming back helps a lot, particularly if we play Spillman over Telander the majority of the time. Safety is an issue, and not one that is going to be fixed this year. Can we mask it at least? That remains to be seen.

 

[BreatheUT]

We are 8 games in. 2/3 of the regular season.

 

[Volador]

So, gonna give the coach some leeway here and if the D holds OK to less than 35 points, then I will fully support our coaches assertion that our beloved D can be fixed!!

 

[Volizona]

Well, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. By Heupel saying it’s ‘fixable’ means he acknowledges it needs to be fixed. The denial phase has ended.

 

[Rocky Top T]

If it were fixable it would have been fixed.

Exactly