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Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:37 am
by apaladin
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:45 am
by The Jackal
Gilby has been an excellent player for us. Glad he's getting the recognition.
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:42 am
by AstroDin
I love to watch Gilby play… dude is also a beast on Special Teams.
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:11 am
by Davemeister
Gilby played his usual great game, our Front Seven was outstanding.
I watched a replay of the game last night. If I could give the Game Ball to a unit instead of an individual, it would go to the D Line. Those guys absolutely destroyed Mercer.
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:31 am
by FUBeAR
Davemeister wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:11 am
Gilby played his usual great game, our Front Seven was outstanding.
I watched a replay of the game last night. If I could give the
Game Ball to a unit instead of an individual, it would go to the D Line. Those guys absolutely destroyed Mercer.
You should be a Coach for FU Football - top left pic
Maybe FUBeAR can hide his wee little ‘defense’ of Mercer’s and the Bears O-Line down here below this Tweet…
Mercer’s O-Line has been heavily challenged this year. They lost 2 All SoCon OG’s - 1 to the NFL & 1 to an FBS via the portal. OG’s are the key to the Running game in a Wang-T based O. Then, they lost their Starting LT to injury. So, only the RT (now LT) and Center have any real experience. They have plugged in mostly R-FR & True FR in the OG spots, moved the RT to LT, and have been filling in with a patchwork of early-ish career transfers and other new Players. As has been discussed here many times, experience in the OL might be the most important attribute for an O-Line to be successful. Considering all this, they’ve done a darn good job hiding this liability, but better D fronts - like Chatt & FU are gonna expose them. Hopefully, Samford’s Front 7 talent is not quite up to Paladin & Moc standards AND/OR the lights come on for the Bears young OLmen this week. They definitely had the opportunity to learn some good lessons last week.
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:36 am
by AstroDin
^^^ great insight from FuBear about Mercer.
We must also give some cred to the Furman OLine and Coach Cutch.
We're playing this season minus four scholarship o-line players due to injuries and attrition.
The DINS online are ironmen!!!
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:19 am
by The Jackal
FUBeAR wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:31 am
Davemeister wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:11 am
Gilby played his usual great game, our Front Seven was outstanding.
I watched a replay of the game last night. If I could give the
Game Ball to a unit instead of an individual, it would go to the D Line. Those guys absolutely destroyed Mercer.
You should be a Coach for FU Football - top left pic
Maybe FUBeAR can hide his wee little ‘defense’ of Mercer’s and the Bears O-Line down here below this Tweet…
Mercer’s O-Line has been heavily challenged this year. They lost 2 All SoCon OG’s - 1 to the NFL & 1 to an FBS via the portal. OG’s are the key to the Running game in a Wang-T based O. Then, they lost their Starting LT to injury. So, only the RT (now LT) and Center have any real experience. They have plugged in mostly R-FR & True FR in the OG spots, moved the RT to LT, and have been filling in with a patchwork of early-ish career transfers and other new Players. As has been discussed here many times, experience in the OL might be the most important attribute for an O-Line to be successful. Considering all this, they’ve done a darn good job hiding this liability, but better D fronts - like Chatt & FU are gonna expose them. Hopefully, Samford’s Front 7 talent is not quite up to Paladin & Moc standards AND/OR the lights come on for the Bears young OLmen this week. They definitely had the opportunity to learn some good lessons last week.
Hat tip to them here on their touchdown pass.
Furman brought 7. Mercer blocked them with 6.
Re: Gilby Defensive POW
PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:33 am
by The Jackal
I would be interested to know the snap counts for the defensive front.
We all know Furman rotates heavily on defense, but I think there's a psychological advantage to doing that.
Those linemen look up and constantly see new personnel in front of them all with different skill sets. Trying to block Sochovka, for instance, presents different problems for linemen than trying to block Stansfield or Stephens.
Furman essentially runs a two platoon along the defensive front seven. They keep that rotation all game and, by the fourth quarter, the defensive front is fresher and more rested than the offensive line trying to block them.