Encouraging Signs for 2024 Season

Over the last several years, I've seen very few, if any, videos of live tackling drills going on at practices. Most of the time, it's been a player jumping on some rolling donut. Now, I realize I'm not seeing an entire practice and live tackling drills may be taking place. However, whatever is being practiced is just not getting it done. To me, tackling is an attitude. You want to bring that attitude to whomever is carrying the ball. Not everything has to be a kill shot but our guys shouldn't be the ones absorbing the hit. They should be the ones initiating contact and taking the offensive player to the ground immediately.

 

Bad angles and lack of discipline in assignments will affect tackling. It's not as if guys aren't trying to tackle. Some of that may be fundamental tackling skills as well but what happens before contact matters as well. Reggie nelson was a hard hitter and a sure tackler because his instincts and reads put him in a great position early on to make the plays with confidence and no hesitation.

 

I have played 0.000 seconds of organized football in my life, so feel free to poke holes in what I say about football. I have played hundreds hours of organized basketball. Not sure if this is similar between the two sports, but good defense in basketball is 10% knowledge of fundamentals, 10% intelligence, and 80% effort. Yes I just made that up and it’s subjective… but my point is that even if you fluctuate the percentages… effort is the most important factor.

 

It's encouraging to me that we have a proven experienced QB1, and, a true freshmen QB2 with an extremely high ceiling who is ready to learn from QB1.

 

SOS predicts 8-4 and a bowl win.

 

I'd take that in a heart beat!

 

I have played organized football. You are almost correct. For a defensive back or linebacker making tackles it is 10% math (geometry), 10% science (physics), 10% knowledge of fundamentals, 10% intelligence, and 80% effort. It takes 120% total effort.

 

playing the scheme correctly and being in the right place at the right time. Also makes the tackles easier to make.

 

This and a top 10 recruiting class would officially take Napier off the hot seat, especially considering our schedule.

 

There’s no need to have played this sport to validate your opinion. There are football coaches that never played a down also.

 

My Dad used to say it differently but simpler. He said that a good LB was mobile, agile, and, hostile (all pronounced with a short - i of course )

 

Kick a field goal versus Arky and stop a 4th and 17 pass play versus Missouri and we enter this year thinking differently. A few plays away.

 

I'm hearing Tank is the real deal. And Graham.

And that Mertz has taken it to the next level. I think he could be right in there with our best ever QBs if he has protection.

The defense will remain in prove it mode until they start proving it.
Fix the defense!

 

Tanks.