Coach PK & the Texas D—#1 Defense in the Nation

[horninchicago]

Chop,

I respect you, but come on, quoting the Daily Texan? Can those people find Memorial Stadium?

Statistics? Comical! It was Arkansas & Kentucky, not Oregon & Ohio State. With the exception of Georgia, this year's schedule would make Westlake jealous.

The kids have played well, taken a few plays off here and there, but they have played well. They can't help who is on the schedule, and like I said, when K didn't get his call in Saturday, the leaders lined their teammates up, moved them into position, and made the plays. The "good coaching" shows up in their ability to do that, not on a stat sheet.

You misspelled Deadly Toxin.

 

[HalRex]

Our D is awesome this year. One of the best most well rounded we’ve had in the 50+ years I’ve been watching. I don’t try to directly compare the defense of today against the Ds of yesteryear when offenses were in large part three yards and a cloud of dust. It’s a completely different game and offenses we face are sooo much more complex.

 

[Chop]

1. We tackle well, including in the open field.
2. We very rarely blow coverages.

Those 2 alone put us in the top 10% of defenses.
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3. We usually can get pressure on the QB, even without blitzing.

Those 3 alone put us in the top 5% of defenses.

And we have elite secondary ball skills leading to an abnormally high number of interceptions and pass breakups. Our schemes are fluid and not too predictable. There is good team chemistry and leadership on the field. Add it all together, and that puts us into the top 1-2% of defenses.

 

[Chop]

 

[Chop]

And the know-it-alls said our defense would be worse this year because of the loss of our very stout 2-techniques from last year.

We don't rebuild.
We reload.

 

[Pomspoms]

And the know-it-alls said our defense would be worse this year because of the loss of our very stout 2-techniques from last year.

We don't rebuild.
We reload.

I have to admit, i thought our defense was going to be weaker this year.
So happy to say, BOY I WAS WRONG!

 

[X Misn Tx]

You're a really stubborn holdout on this one, Sabre.

He's not wrong about the late play calling.

It's just a small factor in the big picture

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

I'll say this...

The long anticipated emergence of Trey Moore as an effective edge rusher has really put the icing on our defensive cake.

And yes, PK has been baking this cake for four years.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

He's not wrong about the late play calling.

It's just a small factor in the big picture

I agree he's not wrong.

However, let's ask ourselves why late calls haven't hurt us this year. I'd say a very large factor is that we have guys who have played in the same scheme for so long that they can function as defensive playcallers. We don't NEED to be told by the sideline what to do and how to line up.

Isn't that kind of the holy grail for defensive coaches? To teach your scheme to the players so consistently and so well that they no longer need you every single play?

 

[Chop]

I'll say this...

The long anticipated emergence of Trey Moore as an effective edge rusher has really put the icing on our defensive cake.

And yes, PK has been baking this cake for four years.

I think over his time here, Simmons may end up the best of the bunch. Another Kiki DeAyala by the time he's an upperclassman.