Perry has a lot on his plate to learn the Star, so probably not enough time to learn safety also.
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***OFFICIAL 2019 CU FOOTBALL FALL CAMP THREAD***
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But they are solid in the top 5 there. Not special, probably not great anywhere, but solid. They have true stars at the other two levels, so as long as they remain healthy in the Secondary, I don't see why they can't be 6th or better in the conference.
You gotta have at least one playmaker in the secondary to reach that level of defense.
To be mediocre or above average in this conference? Last year CU ranked 5th in the Pac 12 in yards/game and 9th in points/game. To put that in perspective, USC and Oregon were tied for 7th and 8th in points against with 27 ppg, while CU gave up 27.3. Effectively, CU's defense was T-7th in the Pac 12 in PPG and in the upper half in yards against, with DJ Eliot calling plays and a 7 game meltdown. ASU was 6th in the conference at 25.1/game which ranked 49th nationally.
Or even better perspective: in conference only stats, the defense ranked 10th in scoring defense.
Ok, but the 3 OOC games matter and count toward bowl eligibility, and it's not like they had Oregon's OOC schedule to inflate their national stats
The played a FCS team and two other teams who finished 7-17.
Need to add a few interceptions by DBs. Last year we had 4 (WTF?)
I think that's what it comes down to. This secondary will give up yards and some big plays. What we need it to do is not have breakdowns (guys are in position and make the tackle), to hold up in coverage long enough to force a QB to a 2nd or 3rd read on most plays to give the pass rush a chance, and to force turnovers by being aggressive tacklers and going for INTs instead of being satisfied with knocking balls away.
I don't expect to see a corner lock down 1/3 of the field. I don't expect to see a safety covering ground that neutralizes pass plays that were well designed and executed with time to throw. But I think we can get to the point where they make the tackles they're supposed to, force the offense to earn it, and gain us extra possessions with momentum plays. Hell, if they can just be aggressive and physical then that makes them light years better than 2018 even if they are still getting beat on a regular basis.
Strength of this defense is almost certainly going to be the linebackers. The secondary holding up long enough to allow them to get a deeper drop and also bring edge pressure on the QB is probably the main thing.
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Yikes, forgot that stat.
Yeah, we can compare the other P12 teams' OOC schedules and I would imagine CU's is somewhere in the middle. Not hard, but certainly not as easy as others.
I guess I'll rephrase it... Assuming there's another guy on the DL/OLB who can get after the QB and the Secondary stays healthy, I don't see why they can't have a middling defensive unit across all 12 games.
68buffs
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F*ck that only CU should be on that hat, let them have a little a on the back. I hope this is a joke
The way I look at it CU's defense last year ranked 50-60 in the advanced stats that I looked at last year while the offense ranked 85-95. I think we can all agree the offense should be the strong suit this year. If we can keep the defense equivalent to what it was last year and make a big jump on the offensive side like we should be able to we go bowling.
Rob DeVere
Well-Known Member
Recall too, that of those four INTs, two were by Landman!
Last year's senior, experienced safeties were persona non grata during virtually every game. Still wondering what happened there?
Trufflesauce
Well-Known Member
I think Mekhi is a ball hawk who will have a few interceptions this year.
DeNiro
My Dixie Wrecked
I also think he'll get out muscled/positioned by bigger recivers as well. He'll be a boom and bust guy.
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I'm surprised given that fall camp has wrapped up there hasn't been any mention of Walk-Ons earning a scholarship. Figure at minimum Jack Shutack would have earned one.
CULifer
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So you're saying there's a chance.... that we pass the ball over the middle of the field?
This is why I'm hoping we have somebody that can get to the damn QB, pressure creates mistakes, always has.
Glenbuff95
Full grown idot
So Arizona had three flags on a field goal and their kicker made one from 52 instead of 38 lol. and then they made it down to the 1 yard line on the final play and lost to Hawaii. Looks bad for the PAC12. Looks good for another Buffs W. Can't really talk when we couldn't get up to the line thanks to the refs and lost there as well.
To be fair, one of those teams was the best 4 win team in the nation, and feared by all.
Zapata
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It's been an SOB finding a replacement for Jimmy Gilbert, In '16, Jimmy led the team with 10.5 sacks, 36 total for the team that season. in 2018 the team had just 29 sacks, with Mustafa leading the way @ 7.5. With no edge rusher of Jimmy's caliber, they're going to need to get their sacks done by committee. I could see a group of Landman, Taylor, Wells, and a Mustafa and Tschangam reaching 30+ between them. They're going to need to take some chances, bring a ton a pressure if these DBs are going to have a chance this season.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/stats/_/id/38/season/2016
Well, if they get pressure from somebody, doesn't matter who. It could be Mustafa, dude is pretty good. I'd love to have an edge rusher, somebody that can flat rush and cause some havoc. When you have that, the secondary can play loose, gamble a bit on plays, because you know they won't have much time.
I am thinking/hoping Alex Tchangam will be this guy in 2019
Me too, we need someone to do it.
I wasn’t referring to anyone in particular you narcissistic peckerwood!
I believe that was the old geezer’s point