DC Jim Knowles (Official Thread)

[1926Buckeyes]

I do find it funny that Saban says this when he always had the talent advantage, was a defensive HC, and still had to rely on his offenses to win anything post-2017. Doesn't really matter because they won NCs, but his defenses were always good for giving up 40+ a couple times a season.

 

[GuiFMRS]

Both LJ and Knowles need to go IMO, sure the DL play has been pretty lacking in the pass rush department ever since Chase Left, but the defensive struggles can't be all summed up to DLine problems which undoubtedly exist. I still don't trust what Knowles is trying to do here, we need those 4-3 tough as nails keep everyone in front of you defenses that characterize Buckeye football. That bend but don't break yet you can't help but to break that Knowles presents is infuriating. It would be a mistake to keep Knowles and fire LJ, only for next year's results to be the same, to me they both need to go. Also if LJ doesn't want to send pressure then Knowles needs to either tell him to fuck off or make changes to the scheme to account for that. Coach Day really needs to talk to them ASAP this high school drama bullshit can't fester any longer.

 

[Mike80]

Both LJ and Knowles need to go IMO, sure the DL play has been pretty lacking in the pass rush department ever since Chase Left, but the defensive struggles can't be all summed up to DLine problems which undoubtedly exist. I still don't trust what Knowles is trying to do here, we need those 4-3 tough as nails keep everyone in front of you defenses that characterize Buckeye football. That bend but don't break yet you can't help but to break that Knowles presents is infuriating. It would be a mistake to keep Knowles and fire LJ, only for next year's results to be the same, to me they both need to go. Also if LJ doesn't want to send pressure then Knowles needs to either tell him to fuck off or make changes to the scheme to account for that. Coach Day really needs to talk to them ASAP this high school drama bullshit can't fester any longer.

The days of seeing a straight up 4-3 defense are over unless you're playing a service academy or someone dumb enough to be under center around 80% of the time (Iowa). I didn't read the rest because unless you come to grips with that, none of the rest of it matters.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

The days of seeing a straight up 4-3 defense are over unless you're playing a service academy or someone dumb enough to be under center around 80% of the time (Iowa). I didn't read the rest because unless you come to grips with that, none of the rest of it matters.

I'm just asking for curiosity sake, where do you come down on Knowles & LJSr?

 

[Mike80]

I'm just asking for curiosity sake, where do you come down on Knowles & LJSr?

The last 3 dysfunctional or at least flawed Ohio State defenses all had a similar theme going on like I posted earlier - and LJSr was on all 3 of the defensive staffs.

 

[GuiFMRS]

The days of seeing a straight up 4-3 defense are over unless you're playing a service academy or someone dumb enough to be under center around 80% of the time (Iowa). I didn't read the rest because unless you come to grips with that, none of the rest of it matters.

The gist of the rest they're all grown ups earning millions of dollars to make decisions, and while I think that there are people who are more responsible for the defense's current predicament than others, the truth is they (JK, LJ, RD) are all to blame. And yes I know that what I say here has no bearing in what happens in real life, whether I accept the situation or not, I came to terms with that a long time ago xD.

 

[Poe McKnoe]

What the hell does Nick Saban know???

And is he bored in retirement?

Asking for someone else.

 

[RuGettinIt]

The days of seeing a straight up 4-3 defense are over unless you're playing a service academy or someone dumb enough to be under center around 80% of the time (Iowa). I didn't read the rest because unless you come to grips with that, none of the rest of it matters.

Michigan

 

[RuGettinIt]

The last 3 dysfunctional or at least flawed Ohio State defenses all had a similar theme going on like I posted earlier - and LJSr was on all 3 of the defensive staffs.

Bye Bye Bye to LJ. Knowles gets 1 more year without Larry to prove his worth.

Not that you were asking me

 

[osuvictory1]

What the hell does Nick Saban know???

And is he bored in retirement?

Asking for someone else.

Saban was a DC at MSU and the Browns, and his teams as HC usually had stellar defense.

He does know some stuff.

 

[osuvictory1]

Michigan

Why doesn't OSU just play this scheme against run heavy teams? Mix it up?

 

[RuGettinIt]

Why doesn't OSU just play this scheme against run heavy teams? Mix it up?

Makes sense to me and something I thought we would see against scUM last year.

 

[osuvictory1]

I am gonna get scorched for this, don't care. I do admit to listening to the much maligned Buckeye Scoop podcast. I realize Nevadabuck is a controversial figure, however, recently he has been on target many times.

Apparently, there was a come to Jesus last Sunday, and there are scheme changes coming.

 

[RuGettinIt]

I am gonna get scorched for this, don't care. I do admit to listening to the much maligned Buckeye Scoop podcast. I realize Nevadabuck is a controversial figure, however, recently he has been on target many times.

Apparently, there was a come to Jesus last Sunday, and there are scheme changes coming.

Seeing is believing…. Tendencies are tendencies…I feel Day reverts to his tendencies more often than nought

 

[Poe McKnoe]

Saban was a DC at MSU and the Browns, and his teams as HC usually had stellar defense.

He does know some stuff.

I forgot to turn on my sarcasm font. I meant “is he bored in retirement” like do you want to come be the head coach at The OSU.