Linebackers

[MADISONGAVOL]

You can complain about the offense , qb, etc. Defense etc, but our line backers including Henry T are literally atrocious in coverage. Its extremely embarrassing and has been all year. Our defense on 3rd down which is mostly passing down gets abused. I've never seen a worse group of linebackers. Goes back kiffin days with walk ins were better. Coaching for our linebackers is as bad as quarterback coaching.

 

[Hacksaw11]

Don't know Henry's size but he looks small and gets abused. None of the backers can cover the pass. 27 should have remained a RB.

 

[ProudVOLfan]

I'm waiting to see what aspect of football we're actually good at? Oh well! Next year

 

[PandamoniumReigns]

Pretty sure every phase of coaching has sucked this year .

It just depends on what the opposing team wants to attack when they play TN. It's like a kid choosing candy in a candy store. .. . There really isn't a bad option

 

[Smokey Pride]

Maybe it's a bad idea to have two high school running backs as our linebackers! Can't imagine that Pruitt was starting young linebackers at bama who were position change projects.

 

[82Grad]

When Jimmy Johnson took over the Cowboys years ago, one of the first things he did was have the defense run timed sprints. Then he cut the slow ones. He knew there is nothing as important as speed on defense. We have no speed, especially at linebacker.

 

[sechamp2012]

You can complain about the offense , qb, etc. Defense etc, but our line backers including Henry T are literally atrocious in coverage. Its extremely embarrassing and has been all year. Our defense on 3rd down which is mostly passing down gets abused. I've never seen a worse group of linebackers. Goes back kiffin days with walk ins were better. Coaching for our linebackers is as bad as quarterback coaching.

We need to hire Alabama’s DC .,...
Oh wait
Maybe we just need their players

 

[Mccage]

You can complain about the offense , qb, etc. Defense etc, but our line backers including Henry T are literally atrocious in coverage. Its extremely embarrassing and has been all year. Our defense on 3rd down which is mostly passing down gets abused. I've never seen a worse group of linebackers. Goes back kiffin days with walk ins were better. Coaching for our linebackers is as bad as quarterback coaching.

I have to agree

 

[MurphyVol]

Nieds might be the worst LB coach in the country. So bad that they fired the D line coach.

 

[nomads-11]

Generally speaking the middle of the field got abused this year. The drag and crossing patterns in front of and behind the LBs were money for opponents. It may well be because of the personnel there but, that said, I've seen Florida do it to others.

It'd be nice to see some of those freshman LBs we recruited emerge. Move Couch back to the edge. Hard to say how many 3rd down conversions happened in front of the LBs.

 

[VolforFootball]

Yeah it’s been a problem all year and often talked about.

 

[Tnphil]

Not good when you have coaches coaching defensive position groups they've never coached before...Another Pruitt blunder

 

[Cormock Mac]

Maybe it's a bad idea to have two high school running backs as our linebackers! Can't imagine that Pruitt was starting young linebackers at bama who were position change projects.

Think I remember Tennessee doing this idiotic thing back in the 90's. They took a running back and made him a linebacker. He was horrible as a linebacker. Think his last name was Wilson.