DC fail?

Submitted by petered0518 on
From my perspective in the stands, it looked like a lot of the long pass plays from PSU happened because they were able to isolate a receiver or fast tight end(quarless) on our linebackers. Does anyone have any analysis as to why this happened? It looked like we may have adjusted because I didn't see it happen as much in the second half. We had other problems after that. Still, I am wondering if this is a schematic problem with our defense. Not that they should get beat every time, but I don't want to see obi ezeh trying to cover quarless or stevie brown trying to cover whoever is number 5 for PSU. Also, I think the title of my thread may be misleading. I am not trying to suggest that Robinson is a failure, just wondering about this specific problem.
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cpt20

October 24th, 2009 at 7:19 PM ^

Um no its not all Robinson's fault. We just need more talent everywhere, which we will next year. The linebackers have to get better otherwise Hopson may be gone.

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BlueinLansing

October 24th, 2009 at 7:20 PM ^

LB's can't run with WR's........every team attacks Michigan using the slot receivers and TE's covered by LB's. It has been this way for several years now, it is a perssonel issue not a scheme issue. Our LB's are slow, and worse yet slow to react, and lets face it our safeties have just blown for years now.

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Rbigdog222

October 24th, 2009 at 7:21 PM ^

All that can be said is even though a walkon gets 17 tackles in a game he's still a walkon. If you ask me it's a bad sign he got so many against MSU. Should be our LB's getting them.

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NJWolverine

October 24th, 2009 at 7:22 PM ^

These are not Robinson's players. He was dealt a very shoddy hand with Ezeh so the fact that Ezeh can't cover anyone is not Robinson's fault. Continuing to play Ezeh, however, should be counted against Robinson. You can't get any worse than Ezeh. Brown was also exposed today. Shades of last year. Expect 2 TE and 4 wide with 2 inside WR sets the rest of the year.

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Rbigdog222

October 24th, 2009 at 7:25 PM ^

What I would like to know is where are all the confusing zone's that all the pro DC's run. It's a zone surely even our lackluster back 7 can pull them off.

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maizenbluedevil

October 24th, 2009 at 7:29 PM ^

Seriously?? Yeah, it could be that, *OR* the fact that we have almost no talent on defense. Furthermore, can we stop using the word "fail", ASAP? It's not trendy and cool, it's trite and cliche.

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KBLOW

October 24th, 2009 at 7:38 PM ^

Not so much today, but this season as a whole has seen much better tackling than in the past 3 or 4 years. GERG has had to spend tons of valuable time teaching these basics rather than slightly more complicated things.

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steve sharik

October 24th, 2009 at 10:55 PM ^

...when a TE hits a seam route for a TD against Cover 2. Okay, it was a good mis-match on Ezeh. But how in the *$&@ does a TE run untouched for a score up the hash mark with a deep half safety back there? And when said TE was the only vertical route on that half of the field? Answer: walk-on safety. Oh, and Angry-Michigan-Safety-Hating-God, of course. As for Stevie Brown, Penn State is one of the nation's premiere programs, and their coaches get paid, too. Sometimes the other guys get you.

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