You think everyone in the B12 is running Base D's. Hell, half of Todd Orlando's issues the last 2 seasons is defense was so complex that his young guys spent all their time on defense thinking, instead of playing, especially the guy's who replaced injured starters. While I agree there was no defense in the B12 last season anywhere close to '96 Nebraska, a LOT of the defenses back then would give up 70 to today's offenses...
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Hey, it is not like he sucked. JB generally gave every team he played for a fighting chance.
TCU and Baylor were not his only bad games. He had four games below a 125 rating.
I think that's a low bar compared to the five guys ahead of him.
That's fine. Is this a podcast about Sam in general? What are we dueling over?
If you had to guess the reason why which one are you picking below.
1. He got the snaps he did because of CJs unavailability?
2. The new coaching staff have Epps further down the WR pecking order than the previous staff?
3. Desperation on the D-Line is the primary cause for the DE experiment?
Don't even have to have a debate. We can have a Sam entering his senior year conversation.
That's a deserved shot across the bow to this coaching staff. Even if Mehringer favored him, why didn't Herman overrule his position coach? Worse yet, Epps isn't the best example of glaring player misuse. That honor would go to Ossai playing Will on a team featuring 3 down linemen and zero pass rush, as if the Georgia tape just got thrown out the window until Naviar unearthed it before the Utah game. Again, where was Herman?
No doubt about it. He has a shot at it but we just don;t know which Sam will show up for his senior year - the one who played as a soph and through the LSU game, or the one who reverted as a junior and was slow to pick up receivers and get the ball out of his hands.
mostly 1 and 2 of the options listed below. But, why him over say marcus Washington for most of the season?
Epps had one additional year in the program and was 4” taller? I really don’t know. Washington was the higher rated recruits of the two and we know for sure we had some WR coaching issues last year. Hopefully the new staff can get the best players on the field.
It's a bit surprising that he's not staying there until more than one player has semi-proven to be a better option after not being the better option all season. It speaks to both the thoughts of the new coaches and the help needed elsewhere.
They've potentially rendered a player that viewed as a key cog in the offense only two months ago into a useless option at two different positions.
Somebody should go to prison for Epps playing 2x as much as Jake.
To me that means that the new staff don’t see Epps as a key cog on offense and are kicking that can over to the defense side to try out.
Epps had 20 receptions for 232 yards and 2 TDs on the year. Surely someone else can replicate or beat that production in 2020?
Epps had 20 receptions for 232 yards and 2 TDs on the year. Surely someone else can replicate or beat that production in 2020?
It's also fair to think that a young player that showed promise as a freshman would make improvements over those numbers.
You make the same mistake that some others on here make in regard to Sam. Shitty coaching had more to do with it than anything. Also when your receivers are covered like a blanket as they were against Baylor and TCU then what is a qb supposed to do? Baylor was all over Sam the second he dropped back to pass and of course we had zero running game.
Maybe, but it was close enough the ump called it a strike. The crappy ump who sucked all game.
When faced with an inconsistent crappy ump in that situation, I would prefer to swing and take my chances than hope the crappy ump makes the right call.
Some was on the defense, putting pressure on the offense to score every time and control the clock while doing so.
A healthy more experienced defense should take some of the pressure off.
Speaking of ground game, considering we basically had two healthy bodies back there, they did pretty good. I would say C+ / B- area. With the influx of Bijan I would hope that increases to a B+ \ A- territory.
Good stuff main. So, have Leitao or Epps ever played DE in their lives? I mean, it’s one thing to move Roschon to RB from QB as a Dual Threat guy, but these seem odd.
I loved the Eagles when I was young, but for some reason I’ve lost it. Very strange thing.
I loved the Eagles when I was young, but for some reason I’ve lost it. Very strange thing.
a. Leitao was a all-state defensive end. Maybe that should have been his position from jump street.
b. I jammed the shit out of The Eagles this weekend. That band has been in my life since I was very little. Probably the first group my mom ever forced onto me.
Wow. Somehow I didn’t remember that about Leitao. Epps is completely new to the position?
Man, the same thing happened to me with U2. Loved their stuff when I was young, now I mostly change the song. Not sure what’s up with that phenomenon.
or 55% of the people know where the belt is on the body.In other words, 55% of the people who voted think a belt-high pitch is high
I love the Eagles man. One of the greatest bands of all time. I tell my kids how good we had it back in the day music wise. Especially with all of the garbage out there now. I feel for them.
Epps played a little defense, but not a ton.
I think Boyz II Men is like that for me a little.
