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Bringing the storm clouds: Defense against the run
I'd like to zoom in on our defense's execution of Diaz's mantra of "Stop the run, hit the quarterback" in game 1. At first glance, it would appear that we failed miserably but given that we allowed only 9 points, we need to evaluate the performance more carefully than "they ran the ball and we...
The Utah Run Defense of 2011: We will stop you!
The Utah defense has been the focal point of discussions leading up to the bowl game and with good reason. They've held every team they faced in 2011's rushing offense in check. Only Washington improved their season average rushing yards per game against the Utes but every other team including...
A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Is The Run Defense Cooked?
On Sunday, we watched the Falcons get shredded by Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas of the Saints. This was particularly worrisome given that the Falcons will soon face three potent rushing offenses in Tampa Bay (Cadillac Williams, ex-Falcon Warrick Dunn) , Minnesota (Adrian Peterson) and St. Louis...
Can John Parker Wilson beat the Dawgs?
Gamecock Man has already given you a comprehensive look at this weekend's SEC matchups. As part of a preview of the new "project" I keep talking about, a look at some numbers on Alabama vs. Georgia, the biggest conference game of the weekend. Hypothesis: The game between Alabama and Georgia this...
More thoughts on the Defense
GCobb has a couple of notes up today about the Bird's defense. In one, he reminds us that the Eagles were last in the league in turnovers last year. In the other, he takes a look at the defensive assistants. I've spent some time considering the defense recently myself and noticed some things...
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