Take the Defense to the Next Level!

by mccauley24 on Nov 11, 2007 2:33 PM CST Comment 1 comment

Like a lot of you, I am tired of seeing our defense get absolutley killed. I am also a little irratated that Leach continues to pay no attention to the defensive unit at all. If he is the HEAD COACH, why does he not bother "coaching" the defense. Well, it's not like these questions have not been asked before, this is the same Tech scenario year after year.
I like Ruffin McNeil and I like the motivation he brings, but we need a coordinator with pedrigree. Someone who can come in, make the appropriate changes and build teams DESIGNED TO STOP OU AND TEXAS. If we can stop OU and Texas, then we should be able to stop any other team in the country! I am tired of seeing us finish 2nd and 3rd or even worse (this year) in the Big 12 South.
I would love to take credibility for this idea, but what about proactively going after Mr. Stoops? Not the OU coach, but his brother at Arizona as defensive coordinator? Yes, the position is a step down from where he is now, but he could become a head coach anywhere in the country if he makes the Tech defense a bunch of winners.
Like most of you, I am extremely disappointed in the year we had this year. The Colorado loss and the dissapointing defensive performance against Texas just make me want to cry. But I am changing gears and already thinking about how good we could be next year! Harrell as a senior, Crabtree with collegiate experience, mostly our whole offense back, I AM JUST WANTING TO SEE IMPROVEMENT FROM THE DEFENSIVE SIDE.

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So right...

Our offense is great, no doubt about it. I would like to see more running game, maybe with 2 more games and an offseason Crawford will have enough experience and prove to Leach that he can handle 20-25 carries a game. There is no reason why this team should not average over 100 yards rushing per game. We have the O-line to do it, we just don't give our running backs the opportunity. The passing game doesn't need anything. As for the defense, there are so many talented young players, but they are learning to play a soft style of defense. We have some real playmakers in Brandon Williams, Ra'jon Henley, Marlon Williams, Brian Duncan, Darcel McBath, and Jamar Wall. Now we need to bring in somebody who will teach them to play tough and NEVER let someone push them around. It's a mindset. Look at what Kansas has done this year. They are undefeated this season after winning no more than 6 games each of the past 5 years. They aren't letting people push them around. Their defense is pretty solid. They don't have many big names (other than their CB Talib) but they are smacking people in the mouth and not letting anyone run over them. Everyone knows about Tech's offense, and now it is time for our defense to start making some headlines. We have a great defensive recruiting class coming in. Some talented DE's and some help at DT. This is the time to make a much needed change as we go into next season. I am proud of what our team has done this season, being so young, but I am very excited about what these guys will do next year!

liquidsmoke

by liquidsmoke on Nov 11, 2007 4:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs