Diaco and tackling

[rdwoodpecker]

If we supposedly did not know how to tackle prior to his arrival, what has he done to correct it? How many times have we seen our corners and safeties just try to knock bigger receivers down without wrapping them up? Any ball caught in our secondary can go all the way with the style of tackling we use. Josh Kalu may be the best/worst example of this. I never see him wrap anyone up. We seem to lack so many of the obvious elements to a good defense. Hate to see the guy gone in 1 year. You can say lack of talent when he arrived but even lesser talent can learn to wrap people up when their is contact.

[BoNeyard]

It's going to take him 2-3 years to get his scheme into place and teach these techniques, but as of now they are where he expected them to be and they will be the best defense in the country when everything is in place.

[BoNeyard]

Sorry, that was a very sarcastic post to your question, it's just this guy is a con artist and I am tired of hearing him in headlines.

[gobiggergoredder]

2 hours ago, rdwoodpecker said:

If we supposedly did not know how to tackle prior to his arrival, what has he done to correct it? How many times have we seen our corners and safeties just try to knock bigger receivers down without wrapping them up? Any ball caught in our secondary can go all the way with the style of tackling we use. Josh Kalu may be the best/worst example of this. I never see him wrap anyone up. We seem to lack so many of the obvious elements to a good defense. Hate to see the guy gone in 1 year. You can say lack of talent when he arrived but even lesser talent can learn to wrap people up when their is contact.

Kalu played as a true freshman if I remember right.  He was pretty small.

 

I just remember how this little dude was squaring up running backs and laying the wood.  He missed a lot of tackles, but he was bringing it.

 

There is no question he has regressed like so many others on this team.  None of them wrap up.

Edited November 19, 2017 by gobiggergoredder

[GBRFAN]

3 hours ago, rdwoodpecker said:

If we supposedly did not know how to tackle prior to his arrival, what has he done to correct it? How many times have we seen our corners and safeties just try to knock bigger receivers down without wrapping them up? Any ball caught in our secondary can go all the way with the style of tackling we use. Josh Kalu may be the best/worst example of this. I never see him wrap anyone up. We seem to lack so many of the obvious elements to a good defense. Hate to see the guy gone in 1 year. You can say lack of talent when he arrived but even lesser talent can learn to wrap people up when their is contact.

this a 1000 times - it used to drive me crazy watching A. Reed act like the arms aren't allowed for defense.  As the year went on the other players seemed to copy his lead.  Maybe that is why Diaco calls them defenders and not defense.

[knapplc]

This is horrifying, but symptomatic to why we lost eight games this year.

 

 

[4skers89]

13 minutes ago, knapplc said:

This is horrifying, but symptomatic to why we lost eight games this year.

 

 

I'm starting to see the strain.

[Scarlet Overkill]

And, if i am to believe comments S&B made awhile back, Diaco was touted by Eichorst as the very best coach (any sport) we had on campus.

[secretasianman]

7 hours ago, FlipPhone said:

And, if i am to believe comments S&B made awhile back, Diaco was touted by Eichorst as the very best coach (any sport) we had on campus.

Yes, it’s true .   No other coach has the ability to see or identify the strain.  And once you see it, you’ll never see the same again. 

[In the Deed the Glory]

3 minutes ago, secretasianman said:

Yes, it’s true .   No other coach has the ability to see or identify the strain.  And once you see it, you’ll never see the same again. 

[ColoradoHusk]

7 hours ago, FlipPhone said:

And, if i am to believe comments S&B made awhile back, Diaco was touted by Eichorst as the very best coach (any sport) we had on campus.

Eichorst was planning on having Diaco take over for Riley after Mike coached a few more years. 

[In the Deed the Glory]

1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Eichorst was planning on having Diaco take over for Riley after Mike coached a few more years. 

 

This Eichorst guy has an eye for coaching talent, I'll tell ya...

[Scarlet Overkill]

14 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Eichorst was planning on having Diaco take over for Riley after Mike coached a few more years. 

 

Thank GOD someone stepped in and intervened on his Diaco-bolical scheme.

[Toe]

Hey, at least we didn't give anything away in the spring game!

[grandpasknee]

25 minutes ago, Toe said:

Hey, at least we didn't give anything away in the spring game!

He didn't want to give anything away until next Spring's game.