Skip's biography: https://www.amazon.com/How-Lose-Batt.../dp/0060760249 (great book btw)
The Defensive players are not the problem, the calls that are made is where the problem is. Skip makes out like he lets BB make his own defensive calls, not sure, but if BB is making that same prevent call every game on his own, maybe he does need to go. A good DC would have some decent talent to work with if he came in now.
Last edited by BhadDawg; 11-05-2017 at 05:52 PM.
Overall the defense has played well. But, yeah, at times the coaches mess things up. That closing 39 seconds of the 1st half is a good example. UNT, their QB Fine, was not handling our pressure very well. But, when we only rushed three Fine did fine. Should have blitzed every play. Not all-out wreckless blitzes, but ones with purpose, and mixing it up with different kinds of blitzes. But, we dropped back and gave them 3 points. And even after we missed the long FG...with 2:30 left, we had no choice at that point but to bring it! We needed to stuff them for a quick 3 and out, and if they burned us for a TD...well then, it's 31-23 still a one-possession game and we have a chance. Instead we played soft and they ran that same damn play off left tackle...
Every chance you get, look directly into the face of J'Mar, he has that deer in the headlight, lights are on-nobody home look, it is scary. I saw that several weeks ago and said I was very afraid J'Mar was going to be a mental case, I did not want him to be but that was my fears.
Some guys do great in practice, but when the game is on, some overthink things, some panic and cannot think at all, And game-time is just too much for some. One of the key things that you noticed and many others have noticed is his tendency to lock on his receiver, usually that gets better as a QB matures, He has gotten worse. The locking on is even drawing comments from outside people.
I would like to see J'Mar turned loose for one quarter, tell him to call his own plays, does not matter if he throws interceptions, fumbles, or runs like a running back, nothing matters. That would tell us a lot and I think Rattay could give him some guidance on that, J'mar would either shine or we could then move on.