We're a young defense
We have new coaches
We have suffered injuries
Northwestern is better than their record
T.O. lost plenty of games
We are still 7-2
We would be worse if Billy C was still the coach
Did I cover all the things to come from the "voices of reason" or "true fans"?
You forgot a few:
1) Compton doesn't suck.
2) Our D-Line can actually get pressure with that stand up scheme they played today. Hey, if we have to have the ends curl around our tackles in order to get pressure... DO IT.
3) E-Mart is a physical man and needs to see the field in passing situations.
4) Andrew Green played a damn good game, aside from the pass interference call. A split second sooner on that shovel from Cousins to MSU back and that play is 6 points for us.
5) Fonzie played coverage tighter than a straight jacket today.
6) Our safeties seem to be growing comfortable and totally trusted the scheme today. Looked much much better and really helped blanket receivers on the deep throws (kudos to Bo and Carl for keeping 2 deep... right announcers?). Only complaint was the boneheaded hold by Cassidy, but he played a good game.
7) We knew exactly what they were going to do when they sent a tight end in motion. The corner on that side became the safety and the safety moved down into the box. Well schemed.
Just amazed by how good the D looked today. Complete 180 from what we've seen prior to this.
*This was from last week. Same coach-same team. The only difference was that we won.