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David Santos got killed all night on crossing routes. Bando looked better and Gerry made some plays.

 

The D-Line looked young, gaping holes in the running game. They looked like lineman though, not like too skinny Stienkeuler, not like too small Merideth. RG44 looked good.

 

I believe the D-Line will get better, I am worried about the LB's although we didn't see much of them with so much dime.

 

I do wonder if college football has caught up with Bo's system. I question whether a MLB can cover a RB on a crossing route, which Bo requires his MLB too do in his man 2 man system. In 2009 Phillip Dillard succeeded as an average MLB because nobody had figured out Bo's system, I remember OU running the RB flare over and over and an average MLB can stop that. After that Lavonte David came onto the scene, an above average MLB. This may be the key to Bo's D and I wonder if that MLB is at NU.

I thought Bo runs a "Matchup zone" coverage scheme that is supposed to look like a zone presnap but has man coverage principles. Seems complicated to me, i wonder if that's what causes so many breakdowns over the last four years on our D

Hi all, one of my first posts on the board...been struggling with how bad our D is playin again. I ain't an expert D-coaching mind, but from my understanding of a 2-gapping scheme, the D-linemen have to maintain discipline against two gaps, then after that's done, rush the passer. I think most 2-gapping teams actually run a 3-4 front with big-bodied lineman who don't have the pressure of trying to get to the QB, with fast aggressive pass-rushing QBs. The problem with Bo's scheme is that it's probably really really hard to control both your gaps and then have the strength to throw off your one (or two) blocking OLs, who have latched on to you good during the time it took you to maintain run gap control and figure out that it wasn't a running play....The teams that run a 1-gapping 4-3 scheme have the luxury of having their front D-lineman run like a charging stallion to whatever is in that gap whether it's a RB or QB. My guess is that's why we see talented, athletic D-line recruits come to NU and turn into slow nonfactors----like Avery Moss, Jason Ankrah, Cam Meredith last year, Tobi Okayumi (sp?), Walker Ashburn, etc. Seems to me that this kinda system only works when Bo gets a once in a generation kind of talent in the D-line like Suh or Glenn Dorsey. Also, Bo's scheme seems to feature LBs the most, but our LBs are hardly the strength of this defense!! What are ur thooughts?

Newby! Great to see a much-touted recruit actually turn out to be worth all the hype we've been hearing!