Defense Concerns 2022 - Poll

Which Assistant D coach do you have the most confidence in?

  • Fischer - DBs

    Votes: 25 44.6%

  • Dawson - Outside LB

    Votes: 3 5.4%

  • Ruud - Inside LB

    Votes: 10 17.9%

  • Tuioti - Defensive Line

    Votes: 18 32.1%
  • Total voters
    56
TGHusker

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As we all know, the defense under Chin has improved each of his 4 years and has proven to be the strength of the team- the strongest leg on the 3 legged stool of D, O, ST. 

We are losing our super seniors, CTB, and Daniels - all huge losses.  Hopefully we gain back Will Honas back to the linebacking crew - which will figure to be the strength of the D - again. 

With these losses, it is imperative that Frost fix ST and that the O improve red zone scoring.

So, what concerns do you the most going into next season with our D.

I have listed the following:

Lack of a Rush End producing sacks/QB hurries

Interior Line Play: Loss of Daniels at Defensive Tackle

Linebacker play

DB Play - replacing multi-year starters

Overall Run Game

Overall Passing Game

 
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I'm a little worried about the run defense because we lose key players at each level - Daniels gummed things up inside, Jojo was incredibly reliable on the edge, and Deontai was underrated cleaning things up. But biggest concern has to be pass rusher.

Is there anywhere that tracks hurries for college football? I thought Tannor played the run well and the coaches said he was doing a better job rushing the passer than his sack numbers indicate, but either way I don't think he makes a huge leap at this point. Nelson can overpower guys at times but isn't going to be a constant threat. 

An issue that have been more bad luck than anything coachable is just dropping the INTs we should've had. We missed 3 easy INTs against Iowa and they got points each time. Get the entire back 8 on the jugs machines for a while, particularly Reimer - he should've had 4 or 5 picks.

 
I said I was most worried about run defense because that encompasses all of the front 7.  We lose some key players here and it will be interesting to see how they are replaced.  If we don't have a strong run D, it doesn't matter if we are strong against the pass.

I'm perfectly fine with the 3-4.

Most confident in Tuioti.  

 
I know many don’t agree but I see Dawson and Fisher as our best by a good margin.  Chin is good as well.  Tuioti is Ok and Rudd is getting better with experience.  I don’t think I’d get rid of any without a top 5 nationally guy.  
 

Defense is losing some guys so depth could be a ? In ‘22 but stay the course.  If we get offense and ST fixed, we will be ok.  I don’t see the D being quite as solid this fall but will get us 8 wins with a comparable offense and kicking units.  

 
Husker in WI said:
I'm a little worried about the run defense because we lose key players at each level - Daniels gummed things up inside, Jojo was incredibly reliable on the edge, and Deontai was underrated cleaning things up. But biggest concern has to be pass rusher.

Is there anywhere that tracks hurries for college football? I thought Tannor played the run well and the coaches said he was doing a better job rushing the passer than his sack numbers indicate, but either way I don't think he makes a huge leap at this point. Nelson can overpower guys at times but isn't going to be a constant threat. 

An issue that have been more bad luck than anything coachable is just dropping the INTs we should've had. We missed 3 easy INTs against Iowa and they got points each time. Get the entire back 8 on the jugs machines for a while, particularly Reimer - he should've had 4 or 5 picks.
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I think he had a pretty good year.  He was around the qb a lot more than he was last year.  If he can make a jump he has the potential to be a lot more productive.  Gunnerson didn't look terrible but he needs to put on weight and stay healthy.  Robinson and Rodgers played really well this year as well.  Just need to stay healthy.  Then you have Riley if he can continue to get reps he could probably do pretty well inside.  He's huge.

 
84HuskerLaw said:
I know many don’t agree but I see Dawson and Fisher as our best by a good margin.  Chin is good as well.  Tuioti is Ok and Rudd is getting better with experience.  I don’t think I’d get rid of any without a top 5 nationally guy.  
 

Defense is losing some guys so depth could be a ? In ‘22 but stay the course.  If we get offense and ST fixed, we will be ok.  I don’t see the D being quite as solid this fall but will get us 8 wins with a comparable offense and kicking units.  
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I think the LB group as a whole played the most consistently and were the strength of the team.  Actually, I feel good about all 3 levels in regards to coaching.  My biggest concern is the lack of a true pass rusher upfront.  So, I don't know if Tuioti didn't have the players to work with or if the 3-4 just makes it difficult to be consistently good at that task.  

 
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I am worried about the defense as a whole. Depended a lot on the 6th yr super seniors, and was still just above average. The curse of a bend but don't break defense.

By the end of year I think they were just burned up, banged up, and tired, and i can see the same thing happening this year breaking in a new offense. Will they be able to hold up?

New starters on every level... a lot to ask.

 
JoseyWales said:
I am worried about the defense as a whole. Depended a lot on the 6th yr super seniors, and was still just above average. The curse of a bend but don't break defense.

By the end of year I think they were just burned up, banged up, and tired, and i can see the same thing happening this year breaking in a new offense. Will they be able to hold up?

New starters on every level... a lot to ask.
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Just about average.  :laughpound

 
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