You would do what to the person telling you we would be #1 in Pass Defense w/o Countess

High-five?

It's better than I thought, but the two big reasons are 1. Lack of quality opponent QBs, and 2. Lots of PI calls.

make them a chocolate malt...

You're title is making my brain hurt.

But I would tell that person to tell me what our run defense is, our total defense, rank and are we going to the Rose Bowl?

BIG TENNNN

The Big Ten is terrible.

tell him that stat is over misleading and not to buy into it.

On a side note, I wonder how much time Raymon Taylor would have gotten this year if Countess was still around. Taylor has evolved into the best corner on this defense, at least from Michigan State's point of view (targeting floyd almost exclusively). 

We Still have to play 2 very good throwing teams and after last week I am not sure this ends great  Yes the glass will still be 70% full. No Countess you are right no way we ever sniff this side of 50.

Not to take anything away from are secondary because they have done a tremendous job but lack of quality QB play in the Big Ten is a large reason. Look at these B1G numbers.

Passing Yards By Team D1

26. Indiana

40. Penn State

64. Purdue

73. Michigan State

80. Nebraska

96. Iowa

100(Tied). Michigan

100(Tied). Ohio State

102. Minnesota

108. Illinois

112. Wisconsin

114. Northwestern 

I would probably moderate -1 (trolling).

...when Countess is back and Taylor is a second year starter. Rock solid!

Two of the more significant contributions among all defensive statistics for 2011 are that Countess accounted for 5% of total tackles and 17% of pass breakups, both of which are significant and definitely confirm that he is a presence in the secondary. 

Consider as well the offenses we have seen this year, several of which are not generally known for their effective passing  games. On average, teams last year were 17 of 28 against us, but this year, the average is 14 of 25. They are throwing less, but with a second year in Mattison's defense in progress, when they are throwing, we are giving up 22% fewer yards per game on average, and we are on track  to give up 28% fewer total yards. So, there are the generally anemic passing games, but what there is of a passing game, we are defending it better. 

Mallory deserves a lot of credit for getting the secondary to the level that they are at, but I can't help but think sometimes how much better these already stellar pass defense stats would be with Countess out there....

That's great but if you watch the games you can tell that our pass defense isn't that great. So many B1G QBs have missed huge opportunities to make big plays in the passing game. Our secondary has gotten beat repeatedly but the QBs are just missing.

So what would I say? I would say thank you to the B1G QBs for being absolutely terrible at hitting wide open WR.

#1...Blake Countess...does Braylon know?

I would have told him to shut his fucking face, Uncle fucker.

Been over this, all of the teams we've played do not have good passing offenses.  Now, that's not to discredit a good defense, but it is to be realistic.

EDIT:  BIG TENNNNN!  [had to]

I'm not sure.  But to be honest, our pass D looked pretty shaky last week.  

#1 in opponent passer rating and YPA?

Is the person telling me Mattison?

I had forgotten about him being out.  If he fully recovers, he will give us a huge boost in the secondary. 

Tattoo "BIG TEHNNNNN!!!!" to their foreheads because they obviously think Big Ten QBs and receivers are going to Suuuuuuck.