I'll be interested to see what Furman does with two quality DEs.FUBeAR wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:38 amTaking away a VERY short field (24 yards) after a blocked punt, APSU’s Offense scored the same number of TD’s (2) on Mercer’s Starting Defense as they did on ETSU’s.The Jackal wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:35 amETSU's defense is better than Mercer's. Of course, the Mercer offense is better than ETSU's, and Furman held that group to 10 points.gman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:37 amGreat? As good as the Mercer defense? Oh no, I’m scared. Seriously, Furman by 30.gofurman wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:41 pmhttps://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/ ... 433554001/
mentions a lot of our LBs and DBs by name - article starts by saying we are better at 'all three levels of D' so I thought "there is your three points of the article" ... then they don't mention any DL by name which is a little odd though I did notice they say more depth on DL
ETSU has 2 outstanding DE’s...when they are playing hard (watch the VMI video...you’ll see what I mean - on 66 pass attempts, between them, they had 1.5 sacks & 1 QB Hurry). Against APSU, one of those DE’s Stat Line was “1 QB Hurry” - that’s all of it...0 tackles, 0 assists, 0 sacks, 0 TFL’s...and the other one did not play.
They also have 2 outstanding players in their secondary. Against, VMI (66 pass attempts), they had 0 INT’s & 5 pass breakups.
Their other 7 Defensive Players are ‘just guys.’
Mercer’s Offense scored 4 TD’s on APSU’s D. ETSU’s Offense scored 2.
There was no ‘garbage time’ in either APSU @ Mercer or APSU @ ETSU. Teams played mostly starters, with typical rotations, throughout the game.
Furman 54 - ETSU 12
We run a lot of boots and don't block the backside DE. Sometimes it gives us numbers. Sometimes I think it its a risky play.
Maybe one day we'll see a reverse off that set, because we don't seem to keep the backside defenders honest. They don't get blocked and chase Grainger at full speed.