Bad Rap for our Secondary?

by platnumkid on Nov 21, 2007 4:27 PM EST

Just looked at some of the stats for the season and found some interesting stuff that shifts some of the blame for our losses from the Secondary to the DLine.

In the 4 losses we had a total of 4 sacks, we never got fewer than 4 in any of the wins.

181.75 ypg and 4.01 ypc allowed rushing in the losses, 41 ypg and 1.43 ypc rushing in the wins

the secondary also got 6 of their 10 pick for the year in those 4 loses.

Maybe guys were so open that the DLine didn't have time to put on pressure...but i do also recall a number of plays where the QB had all day.

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I think...

the secondary deserves more of the blame. They got all the hype, and they havn't delivered against the best receivers in the Big 10. If you look at the losses (and Indiana) they were against teams with guys like Hardy, Robiske, Thomas, and that guy from Ill. whose name escapes me at the moment. King and Scirotto are two year starters. The D-Line is much younger, so I think more responsibility needs to be given to the secondary to play well, even when the D-Line isn't having a great day.

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by fugimaster24 on Nov 21, 2007 4:56 PM EST 0 recs

Ugh

I think you mean Arrelius (Spelling?) Benn. That was some AWFUL tackling on the touchdown play. AWFUL.

by MarkoMancuso on Nov 21, 2007 5:19 PM EST up 0 recs

I agree with you.

Just pointing out that it wasn't just the secondary that screwed up in those games. A strong pass rush would have gone a long way against Freshman start Mallet.

by platnumkid on Nov 21, 2007 5:30 PM EST up 0 recs

It also

would have helped if we wouldn't have had the corners so far off the ball and if we would have blitzed an inexperienced FRESHMAN quarterback. I'm still angry!

by MarkoMancuso on Nov 21, 2007 6:00 PM EST up 0 recs

10 picks.......

That's tied for 75th in the country...FWIW.

Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.

by ech2os on Nov 21, 2007 11:29 PM EST 0 recs

Excellent Point

I didn't look into that at all. I'm going to stop looking for redeeming qualities in this team and just hope they can some how win their bowl game.

That and build a stalker-esque shrine to Jeremy Boone.

by platnumkid on Nov 22, 2007 2:17 AM EST up 0 recs

Another way to Look at this

The wideouts were in fact open and the QB went to them initially, your DBs have to cover at least initially for the QB to go through a progression and allow the DL to put some pressure on.

by PSUinTN on Nov 22, 2007 12:52 PM EST 0 recs

Simple

Injuries and disciplinary problems killed our Defense this year. Look at the losses as the season progressed.

Michigan: Hart had something like 45 carries for 150+ yards, but they only scored like 13 points. The Defense played well enough to win that game. The offense just couldn't make Michigan stop giving the ball to Hart and force Mallet to make plays. In retrospect, PSU should have thrown the ball 60 times to make the game longer, and force Mich. to score points.

Illinois: The Defense got run ragged because of turnovers, and bad special teams play. Also, you can't blitz Williams as much because he runs well. Keep in mind that the D really turned it up in the second half, and actually played very well.

Ohio State: The Injury related carnage is starting to takes its toll on the Defensive line at this point. Not only can't they get pressure with four guys (because OSU's O-line is good), now because of lack of depth, they are getting run on too. If you can't get any pressure, and can't stop the run, you are going to get beat deep (and often) no matter who your corners are. Also, Ohio State played awesome that day, if they played that way against Illinois they would have beaten them by three scores too.

Purdue: Penn State should have lost to Purdue who played really a really inspired brand of stupid that you don't see every day. FWIW, however, Morelli played well, so did the offensive line and Evan Royster. But this is game where the defensive injuries really became apparent.

Michigan State: Same deal as Ohio State and Purdue except with more players out on the Defensive Line, and more lost depth in the secondary. The team was a MASH unit by the end of the second half, and the guys ran out of gas. I am using copious amounts of booze to block out everything after the fake field goal.

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by jesse. on Nov 26, 2007 5:18 PM EST 0 recs