How do we fix our defense?

[Swamp Donkey]

The only other "big" DTs we have that didn't play is Jalen Lee & Jaelin Humphries (not sure what's up w/ him).

Has either of those guys actually made a tackle in a game?i is that our pumper theory? that we're missing two backups therefore the defense sucks?

As for LB, Burney is listed as the starter. he played like a safety playing linebacker, as always.

 

[BMF]

Those guys arent going to get the job done.

I agree, but I'd still like to see them play - get some experience and help w/ future depth. There's too many problems to count w/ this defense.

 

[ShelbyGator]

Besides firing Grantham.

Name and town if you wish to opine.

Fire Grantham. Fixed

 

[Oklahoma Gator]

Grantham rotated a ton of players - non starters who played significant downs; Dexter, Chatfield, Brunson, Reese, Torrance, Dunlap, Hill, Kimbrough, Bogle, Diabate.

At least 20 players recorded a defensive stat:

2020 Football Cumulative Statistics - Florida Gators

I would say that was out of necessity. And btw I am in no way saying this to defend that putrid performance. My guess is that more Stewart and less stiner will help. Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t remember seeing hopper or humphries, two guys I was excited about and we already knew we were gonna be down wingo Stuart and the DT. Then you lose Shawn Davis so early and it looked to me like a recipe for disaster. I obviously see there are holes in the roster especially on D, like at LB and DT but I also believe that the specter of Covid and what sounds like absurd contact tracing measures are going to exasperate any roster deficiencies and will probably result in some crazy outcomes. We’re lucky to have survived ours today. Also, our side of a couple highlight kill shots, it looked like we haven’t tackled anything since the orange bowl

 

[aka]

Plan to spend more on alcohol this season.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

. My guess is that more Stewart and less stiner will help.

What about Grantham and English make you think you are going to see less Stiner this year or next?

Wingo wasnt playing this year, period. You cant play ILB as a freshman. He doesnt even know the playbook. Hopper, whatever dude.

I wasn't even aware Grantham had relatives in Oklahoma.

 

[Bar None Gator]

Need some beef up front and a pash rusher. There simply was not enough pressure on the QB today. The safety being kicked out did not help. Linebackers need experience. Miss David Reese. He was not the greatest. But he was a wall. Definitely not DBU today.

 

[t-gator]

Sadly, that's likely not an option w/ him being the most overpaid coordinator in the SEC. He's not giving up $1.8 million unless it's a P5 head coaching job or NFL DC, which very likely isn't an option for him. But staying at UF, making nearly $2 million/year IS an option for him....and we all know how Mullen is about firing under performing coaches.

Didn't mullen fire sirmon? I see our defense having that type of year. This is just the optimist in me dreaming here.

 

[G8trwood]

We have tackled bad for how many years.. D line has been arse save a saving grace transfer last year. Greenard was a much more complete player than Z (ymmv). Lot of hype. It is coaching and recruiting.

My take is they try and draft guys that can run and the put weight on them. But then they can’t run because they grew and now don’t have technique to support that weight gain and a new position. Throw in scheme, coaching laziness and a dawg choker and you have my rant tonight. I admit to being a pessimist.

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Go Gators

 

[Gatorbait25]

I’ll watch again to get a better understanding but our secondary was obviously in disarray for
Much of the day . I liked seeing Marco at nickel and think starting Hill for now is the right move . The safety play is atrocious gentlemen . Just no way around it . Pass rush was also poor all things
Considered . Miller made a couple of key tackles
On third down.

Where do we go from here ? Well obviously getting Campbell back can slide Zach to end and Cox to buck . Obviously that will help . Our guys did okay playing inside out today in the front . You just gotta have backers that can scrape , shed and make the play . Outside of Miller we just don’t have guys that have done it over and over again . We will improve as the season goes on, but my biggest concern moving forward is getting pressure with just four with this bunch . Getting Shawn and Brad back should
help us on the back end . But Moon isn’t a difference maker . What we saw today was our pass rush, and it wasn’t pretty .

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I liked seeing Marco at nickel and think starting Hill for now is the right move .

Well obviously getting Campbell back can slide Zach to end and Cox to buck .

What we saw today was our pass rush, and it wasn’t pretty .

Im not sure why Marco moved back.

I guess we need to get the seniors on the field?
the best five defensive backs in my mind includes Hill.

Stiner isnt one of the top 25, but maybe he screws English's fat daughter or something.

Campbell..... meh. ok, I guess. What about Jaelin Humphries? Some pumpers have been waving his name around as savior.

 

[divits]

Hire this rabbit to teach the fundamentals....

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Im not sure why Marco moved back.

I guess we need to get the seniors on the field?
the best five defensive backs in my mind includes Hill.

Stiner isnt one of the top 25, but maybe he screws English's fat daughter or something.

Campbell..... meh. ok, I guess. What about Jaelin Humphries? Some pumpers have been waving his name around as savior.

Our pass defense is atrocious without doubt but ignoring the lack of talent there is no excuse for the LBer's lack of instinct and positioning....opposing QB's don't have to throw into any windows across the middle because our windows are wide open there. The other killer with that is if the QB wants to step up between our exotic gaps he can walk to a 1st down(no spy)...when was the last time anyone has seen one of our LBer's "sit down" 4-6 yards behind the LOS?

 

[TN G8tr]

Losing David early dang sure didn't help the situation and they went after it.

We need mo' beef up front, better rush, and this week, perhaps we need some tackling drills. This may be what we have to deal with this year.

 

[williston_gator]

 

[gatormandan]

Hire this rabbit to teach the fundamentals....

Targeting.

 

[williston_gator]

@Year2: Florida’s defense fell from 3rd to 17th. Explosiveness is the largest component of SP+, and, well, *gestures at Elijah Moore and backup DBs*

 

[FireFoley]

Make granthem's death look like an accident?

I know of a couple who is quite adept at this feat. But it would have to moved to the political forum.

 

[NOLAGATOR]

we could have recruited linebackers two and three years ago.

not rush backers, inside linebackers.

and safeties.

and fired the graduate assistant who's pretending to be the linebacker coach and the old ass drunk that coaches safeties.

I would fire English today and let Torian take over. sometimes firing an employee motivates others to work a little harder.

You always reach back on what we should HAVE DONE. The question is what do we do now.

Sure fire a coach is always your answer. The problem was not speed or even talent. The main problem was basic "Pop Warner" tackling.
How many of these defenders were there but would not wrap up? How many of the defenders over pursued? How many DB let receivers get past them?

Oh, and Mullen is an offensive guy...any complaints there?