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  On 9/10/2022 at 8:19 PM, Hank_Hill said:
What about the play up until THAT point? Like, the other 95% of the game. The defense was coached well and played well. Get the fuck over it. This game was lost on inability to press with an injured backup at QB.

Better yet, go back and watch the last drive and tell me how many eligible guys are covered by a a guy 10+ yards off.
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  On 9/10/2022 at 8:19 PM, Hank_Hill said:
What about the play up until THAT point? Like, the other 95% of the game. The defense was coached well and played well. Get the fuck over it. This game was lost on inability to press with an injured backup at QB.

And calling you dumbshit was out of line. Just pissy.
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  On 9/10/2022 at 8:17 PM, longhornmatt said:

Those short side CB blitzes are a Gary Patterson trademark.  GP's fingerprints were all over this game.  I hope that continues.

And, yeah, it's probably predictable and unfair to give GP the credit instead of PK, but I nonetheless absolutely believe that's the case.  We have seen these things from TCU for the last 20 years and saw none of it from PK last year.

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All of this.

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I find it a little funny that GP is the savior all of a sudden.  If Brock was still our starting LB like last year GP would not be able to do anything with that shit pie.   GP is definitely helping but the talent level this year compared to last is significant.  I’m not saying PK deserves all of the credit but I find it ridiculous for anyone to say that it was all GP yesterday.  No one really knows for sure other than Sark.   

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  On 9/11/2022 at 2:00 PM, stork642 said:

No one really knows for sure other than Sark.   

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This is getting dangerously close to "trust the coaches" bullshit.

The defense is better in every imaginable way. The DBs are lining up correctly. The DL is getting pressure, even without blitzing. We're seeing swarm tackling so that missed tackles don't kill us. And we're seeing obvious contributions from Patterson. But it's not just those things.

The talent upgraded, the scheme improved, the teaching improved, and the defense trusts each other now.

It's not any one thing that changed to make it good this year. Just like how last year it was a whole bunch of things that were wrong.

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I really think the answer is both PK and GP have led to defensive improvements. However, GP is more of a special assistant to the head coach versus just a defensive mind. GP helps on both sides of the ball both in practice and in game planning. We're lucky to have him for this year, and we should give our support to PK until proven otherwise. GP is gone after this year, regardless (Nebraska?).

I have been in wait and see mode, but I think we're on the cusp of both Sark and PK haters eating a bit of crow. 

 

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  On 9/11/2022 at 2:36 PM, Shaggyhorn said:

I really think the answer is both PK and GP have led to defensive improvements. However, GP is more of a special assistant to the head coach versus just a defensive mind. GP helps on both sides of the ball both in practice and in game planning. We're lucky to have him for this year, and we should give our support to PK until proven otherwise. GP is gone after this year, regardless (Nebraska?).

I have been in wait and see mode, but I think we're on the cusp of both Sark and PK haters eating a bit of crow. 

 

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This team is still in need of more depth.  Hopefully we avoid anymore significant injuries and continue to add more talent on defense especially at LB, Edge, and DL.

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Bama was attacking the LB coverage, and running at our NB -- teams like okie lite and baylor will do the same.  Was surprised to not see Bama go deep yesterday -- B12 teams with speed will test Texas deep.

Our Defense has to keep improving as this season goes along.

 

Edit:  K-State is also a team that will match up well against Texas Defense.

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  On 9/11/2022 at 2:07 PM, Rimbo said:

This is getting dangerously close to "trust the coaches" bullshit.

The defense is better in every imaginable way. The DBs are lining up correctly. The DL is getting pressure, even without blitzing. We're seeing swarm tackling so that missed tackles don't kill us. And we're seeing obvious contributions from Patterson. But it's not just those things.

The talent upgraded, the scheme improved, the teaching improved, and the defense trusts each other now.

It's not any one thing that changed to make it good this year. Just like how last year it was a whole bunch of things that were wrong.

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The secondary being much improved is why I think it’s a split on GP and PK. PK finally has someone that he trust with the backend which allows him to do his thing with the front dline. Imo Terry Joseph, and maybe Gideon, aren’t being talked about as much when it comes to the failures of the secondary. 

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  On 9/11/2022 at 2:36 PM, Shaggyhorn said:

I really think the answer is both PK and GP have led to defensive improvements. However, GP is more of a special assistant to the head coach versus just a defensive mind. GP helps on both sides of the ball both in practice and in game planning. We're lucky to have him for this year, and we should give our support to PK until proven otherwise. GP is gone after this year, regardless (Nebraska?).

I have been in wait and see mode, but I think we're on the cusp of both Sark and PK haters eating a bit of crow. 

 

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I've been thinking for months about someone's post a while back showing how PKs defenses get significantly more productive in year two. Post-install. Maybe he had Gary showing him how to coach for all his previous stops too though. /s 

Give the guy some credit. Also be glad GP is on the sidelines. What a lucky bounce our way with that 

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Good for PK.  Patterson has been scheming for this game since he was hired.   This is Patterson telling PK his Pac 12 shit won't work here.  Good to see PK learning.

Bama receivers had some inexplicable drops but our DB's were good enough and the DL got pressure.  Ford played well also.  If one obvious holding is called we win.

I really hope the fucking injury bug is over for us.  

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PK gets credit for calling the game with the GP homework.  Well done.

I did notice that the communication between players was constant, especially DB's and LB's.  nothing like last year.  the whole staff should be given credit for that.

Let's shut down UTSA and Tech and get this thing rolling.  We are going to need it if Ewers is out for few weeks.

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  On 9/11/2022 at 3:16 PM, dcar00 said:

PK gets credit for calling the game with the GP homework.  Well done.

I did notice that the communication between players was constant, especially DB's and LB's.  nothing like last year.  the whole staff should be given credit for that.

Let's shut down UTSA and Tech and get this thing rolling.  We are going to need it if Ewers is out for few weeks.

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I saw the Defensive Linemen communicating with each other to line up correctly. Big difference from last year. 

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Idc if the game plan was done by Sark‘A wife and called by CDC’s nephew, it was a phenomenal job and kudos to the staff for having them ready and tackling better and looking competent. Sark is not lost as a head coach

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IMO, they are simply playing fundamental assignment football. Everyone is doing their job. The only time I saw a breakdown was on the 80 yard run when the Rover and LB waited instead of firing into their run fits. The LBs, CBs, and Safeties can tighten up their zone coverages a bit and recognize a little better when they should get in the receivers hip pocket and stay there (Watts should have stayed with the RB instead of letting him go back inside and score the TD).

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Posted
  On 9/11/2022 at 3:20 PM, Rhinotx said:

I saw the Defensive Linemen communicating with each other to line up correctly. Big difference from last year. 

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Remember a play specifically where one interior DL told the other to slide down a gap.  We proceeded to stuff that run in the exact gap the interior DL shifted over to.  It’s so refreshing to see some sense of competence on the defensive side of the ball.

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New looks this week:

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That's a MINT set, which is basically a nickel version of Tite and it plays similarly, but responsibilities are going to be somewhat different.  It should always be a four man front.  A nickel  (Guillbeau) is on the field, so Overshown is in his normal Will position.  In MINT, the Will is usually a spin down safety and has nickel/OLB coverage responsibilities.  So one moves him out over a boundary slot as pictured because (1) the Jack is considered a fulltime DL, and (2) you can keep safeties 2-deep.  Without 2 WR to the boundary it looks like a Tite, but obviously there's a nickel on the field.  MINT is an anagram for Match (player match ups, not match coverage), Inside (Tite), Nickel, Two (Deep).  Like Baptists, some defenses don't follow all the prongs.

 

To compliment the Tite from nickel, we played our Over from base.  It's hard to see numbers here; DMO is at Sam and DTD at Will:

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Posted
  On 9/12/2022 at 5:06 PM, Reynolds Woodcock said:

@Burt Macklin you may have already addressed elsewhere, but curious what you are seeing as the reason(s) for the dramatic change in defensive results through 2 games. Better effort, better execution, changes in scheme, a combination? Or is this just a small sample size and there are red flag warnings?

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The schemes are different both front and secondary, but a lot of it is coming from an improved DL.

There's no voodoo magic on this play, just getting after it:

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Sorrell is better than anyone we had last year, and Ojomo is playing like he's 30 lbs lighter with added strength.

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I can't understand how this chop against Coburn was missed.  That's a really dangerous play.

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I will also give PK credit for the communication and what appears to be players knowing their assignments very well.

Part of instilling a culture is making sure guys do their film study and push for doing beyond the minimum.  We'll never know for sure but I'd bet a pretty good number of guys weren't bought in to that.  I bet Brock and Bush were playing a lot last year because they were doing the work off the field.

I'd like to see us follow the Bama performance with an even more dominating performance against UTSA.

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  On 9/13/2022 at 2:24 AM, JBJ said:

The schemes are different both front and secondary, but a lot of it is coming from an improved DL.

There's no voodoo magic on this play, just getting after it:

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Sorrell is better than anyone we had last year, and Ojomo is playing like he's 30 lbs lighter with added strength.

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I can't understand how this chop against Coburn was missed.  That's a really dangerous play.

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There was a worry by a lot of people that we were basically throwing the same guys out there and it would be dumb to think there will be better results. That worry was justified in a lot of ways. Sorrell didn’t play a ton last year but but the majority of guys that did, have shown improvement. I dunno if we as fans will ever know why or how the switch happened, if it was a second year in the system, GP(or both him and PK), better S&C, etc... 

Whatever happened I’m happy to see it. 

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  On 9/13/2022 at 3:05 AM, DoneWithit said:

There was a worry by a lot of people that we were basically throwing the same guys out there and it would be dumb to think there will be better results. That worry was justified in a lot of ways. Sorrell didn’t play a ton last year but but the majority of guys that did, have shown improvement. I dunno if we as fans will ever know why or how the switch happened, if it was a second year in the system, GP(or both him and PK), better S&C, etc... 

Whatever happened I’m happy to see it. 

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 Maybe having some continuity. Coburn, Ojomo, Sweat have seen a revolving door of coaches and schemes.

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  On 9/13/2022 at 3:13 AM, LebongJames said:

 Maybe having some continuity. Coburn, Ojomo, Sweat have seen a revolving door of coaches and schemes.

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It’s like a lot of people who weren’t calling for PK’s head after year 1 said exactly this. Continuity in scheme and coaching is big. Starting all over wasn’t going to fix what was broken 

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Posted
  On 9/13/2022 at 3:35 AM, OU Sucks said:
Not having Foster and Bush/Brock on the field is like having 2 more players on defense than last year.

No kidding. BJ went to texas state or similar I think. Way to lazy to look up but I wonder if he is even playing.
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Ya him dropping inside there did not make sense. But the positive thing is it didn’t happen again and again and again. Last year they could have run that play 4 or 5 more times all goin for over 40 yards.

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I thought stunt at first glance as well, but it just doesn't look like one.  Collins is straight downhill then tracking with his block. Sorrell doesn't loop inside, he's just pinned.

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IT-Coach Venables        Bama Game

That was the closest thing to the old UT defense’s in a long time. It was like the old saying—we got there because everybody wanted to get there. Even the guys on the bench wanted a shot at old number one. Once again injury knocked out a starter. D’Shawn Jamison (5) went down with a foot injury after almost picking off a curl route.

Let’s talk DT. We rotated six big guys and they all had penetration advancements to help force Bama out of their ground game. The best accomplishment (my opinion) was the push upfield to bust the pocket and force the QB into an early decision. Keondre Coburn (99), Moro Ojomo (98), T’Vondre Sweat (93), Byron Murphy (90), Vernon Broughton (45), and Alfred Collins (95) gave better than they took. Thank you indeed.

Let’s talk DE/Edge, and various assignments. Barryn Sorrell (88) had one horrible play where as a 9 technique he got reached by an OT. This is a cardinal sin for a DE. The end result was a 80 yard TD. It’s not all his fault mind you but he started a chain reaction that led to a poor angle and a miscommunication of who forces and who contains. Just one different reaction by any of them and it’s a ten yard gain. Stuff happens.

We need to talk about pass rush from the edge. We are still running too far upfield. Ovie Oghoufo (18) hasn’t learned from last year nor has he been effectively coached to brake when he gets even with the QB and find the best path to the ball. He got credit for a sack despite going too deep once the QB fell leaving the pocket. Coverage sack all the way. He got beat bad in coverage by the RB on the last drive. Both Edges (88) and (18) also fall victim at times to ducking inside when the OT invites them in. Losing contain is not acceptable especially when you have a QB that has run ability and smart like the Bama QB. I didn’t see any of the young guys, Justice Finkley (1), J’Mond Tapp (17), or Jaray Bledsoe (94) get any worthwhile snaps.

The LB’s played better than last week but still have warts in their game. Jaylan Ford (41) had a terrific sack and ten tackles. That’s ten more than last week. Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey (2) and David Gbenda (33) got some snaps but can’t seem to find the ball very often. DeMarvion Overshown (0) had a bunch of good hustle plays but still overshoots his gap or undercuts his pursuit too often. I will say this group pursued the ball with reckless abandon. Want-to makes everyone better.

The secondary played extremely well with two exceptions. The 80 yard TD was careless and unnecessary. The corner blitz and miss was the key in their last drive. I found no fault in Ryan Watts’ (6) blitz technique. Young is a great QB for a ton of reasons. Avoiding a bullet blitz was one athlete winning that particular play over another. Anthony Cook (11) had another good game except for the long td run. Jerrin Thompson (28) played well with some big hit tackles leading the charge. Jamier Johnson (31) played well except for giving too much cushion on one completion. Jaylon Guilbeau (13) had a poor angle attempt on a tackle and was replaced. Jahdae Barron (23) played well with two good tackles. Austin Jordan (4) had a nice game. All in all, this bunch flew to the ball better than I have seen in a long time. Their tackling has improved—not perfect but getting better.

I have to mention Daniel Trejo (35) punting—one 60 yarder with zero return and another killed on the one foot line. Bert Auburn (45) hit a pressure FG (45) in the last two minutes but we still had one loser (fault??) right before half.

I hope you had as much fun watching UT play the game like it was meant to be played as I did. Let’s get well, keep developing, and load up on fun again this week. It will be UTSA’s Super Bowl—another little brother to discipline

https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/coach-v-texas-longhorns-football-is-fun-again/

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Young player presumably doing dumb things. Still have a few bad habits. It happens.

At least it is less frequent this year. I know I am preaching to the choir here. That level of defending was all too common last year.

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Dunlap's deep dive (yes, he spends a lot of it sucking off GP, but I'm gonna assume the guy with a headset on gameday also played a role)

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It was interesting to see how much we shortened the rotation at edge and LB. I remember seeing Bush out there for 2 plays late in the first drive of the game and then never saw him again. Ditto with DTD, I remember him playing in the first quarter some and then he mostly disappeared.

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