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2019 tOSU Defense (Official Thread)

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What's clear to me is that the defensive staff last season was stealing money. A quantum fucking leap over what I saw in 2018 against what's probably going to be a Top 20 offense. Even the back ups, while clearly a step down, looked more fundamentally sound than the starters did pretty much all last season. Very, very encouraged by what I saw.
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It's funny, my wife was watching the game with me and my son. I was constantly pointing out to both of them to look how there was an umbrella of defenders in front of the ball carrier on almost every play.

It was like Tom Hanks character in Cast Away being back in the hotel room and turning the light on and off. Things I once took for granted are highly appreciated again.

A gap sound defense with OSU's athleticism is going to be at least a top 25 type unit. At least. Probably higher because there are some dreadful offenses on the schedule.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
It's funny, my wife was watching the game with me and my son. I was constantly pointing out to both of them to look how there was an umbrella of defenders in front of the ball carrier on almost every play.

It was like Tom Hanks character in Cast Away being back in the hotel room and turning the light on and off. Things I once took for granted are highly appreciated again.

A gap sound defense with OSU's athleticism is going to be at least a top 25 type unit. At least. Probably higher because there are some dreadful offenses on the schedule.
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What was great was that, even on some of the more successful throws FAU completed, there were at least two or three defenders around to make the tackle.

It's early so far, but I don't have that sinking feeling I got last year when the Oregon State game was over.
 
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LANE KIFFIN'S TAKE ON SATURDAY'S GAME

Ohio State didn't play any complicated defenses, Kiffin said. But based on the pure talent on the field, consider him a believer in the Buckeyes' new-look defense.

"They didn't do a whole lot of different things," Kiffin said. "They basically played Cover 3 and some Cover 1. Rarely did they pressure. I'm sure they look at it and said they didn't need to, and they give you problems. That's a great front, especially at defensive end. They were really fast. Perimeter plays. Then when you play guys like this, you're going to struggle inside and you're going to get the ball outside. We were having negative play after negative play in the first half."

"They looked fresh. They looked fast," Kiffin said. "To me, they look a lot better than they did a year ago on defense."

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-lane-kiffins-take-josh-myers-discusses-first
 
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FAU began the game with 8 straight punts and one first down. That’s 7 3-and-outs, and one 6 play drive that netted 2 total yards due to a Jashon Cornell sack/forced fumble. FAU managed a FG on their last possession, their best series of the first half, which went 6 plays for 15 yards, off a fumble recovery that was already in FG range.

The defense played their base cover 3 zone with a lot of backups in the entire second half since the coaches knew FAU couldn’t beat them. There is nothing on film for Cincinnati other than 12 minutes of proof our 1s are better than their 1s.
 
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Dryden said:
FAU began the game with 8 straight punts and one first down. That’s 7 3-and-outs, and one 6 play drive that netted 2 total yards due to a Jashon Cornell sack/forced fumble. FAU managed a FG on their last possession, their best series of the first half, which went 6 plays for 15 yards, off a fumble recovery that was already in FG range.

The defense played their base cover 3 zone with a lot of backups in the entire second half since the coaches knew FAU couldn’t beat them. There is nothing on film for Cincinnati other than 12 minutes of proof our 1s are better than their 1s.
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This 1000%
 
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