The defense starts 9 juniors & seniors (the only non-junior or senior is Elam & Cox), several younger players get on the field but most of them were here at least last season. There is NO EXCUSE whatsoever for the clusterfck we've seen this year. Campbell running off the field mad AF last week was very telling - he's a senior and this is year 3 for him in this defense. WTF is going on? It's like they're wearing the wrong wrist bands or something!
Again, it isnt that they don't know the place, usually. it is that the plays suck.
all these cutesy cornerback blitzes which we think were hiding, and try to have a safety run to cover the X or Z just doesn't work. it's too far to run unless they cheat by lining up outside which tells everyone it's a corner blitz. this bull**** is playing off man or soft his own is mind-numbing. it's the exact opposite of what you would play with a blitz coming because you know the quarterback's going to be throwing some sort of hot read short stop, slant quick out whatever. instead we just give up the world's easiest passes with our defensive backs standing 10-12 yards deep. Ornstanding 10-12 yards deep while they run a fly, fade, post, flaf, whatever.
Safety play... I don't even want to talk about it. I'm not even sure exactly what Steiner is supposed to be doing most plays. Robber? But away from everyone? just stepping up two steps for run support? not really in the box, not really playing safety. is he just slow to react? Mindnumbing.