This has been one of the most puzzling areas of this team. Who is used and why others aren't.
Just considering what we have and what we have seen through the games so far there are bona fide issues and it does not appear many have been asked at press conferences or focused on. To start the season, Allison 41 and Morris 10 were thought by the D staff to be the best to put out there. Week 1 was disastrous and a review shows 41 completely pushed out of plays opening holes, missing tackles and being either ineffective or causing harm. 10 was slow and ineffective. Pop Watson's success resulted in large part from this duo.
First half of BC more of the same. In the second half, 41 largely sits and the D improves. Walker is inserted and has an effect. Since then Wright has come back from injury and played, and 10 has showed some improvement, but still slow for B10 level and largely ineffective. Inexplicably, we still see 41 out there getting lost in piles of larger players. At a loss to understand what Johansen sees there and why he is in any rotation other than special teams.
What we have---2 highly rated recruits in McClary and Archie who have hardly seen the filed. They have both been in the program a number of years. By not using them when the lbs have struggled so much is that not indicating no future with the program? Just on the raw athleticism alone that garnered these two 4 star ratings, wouldnt they make some plays, especially ones 10 and 41 could not? Again, this non usage is a head scratcher. Appears to signal that this staff believes it is portal or bust next year for lbs given the years of those getting snaps.
Just a little bit better lb play could have turned the tide in the first two games and perhaps SC, and definitely going forward. Not sure we would get it but would love to hear if there is too much deference to TJ by GS, whether GS feels 41 is playable and why near no snaps for the two highly rated lbs who have been in the program a few years.
Just considering what we have and what we have seen through the games so far there are bona fide issues and it does not appear many have been asked at press conferences or focused on. To start the season, Allison 41 and Morris 10 were thought by the D staff to be the best to put out there. Week 1 was disastrous and a review shows 41 completely pushed out of plays opening holes, missing tackles and being either ineffective or causing harm. 10 was slow and ineffective. Pop Watson's success resulted in large part from this duo.
First half of BC more of the same. In the second half, 41 largely sits and the D improves. Walker is inserted and has an effect. Since then Wright has come back from injury and played, and 10 has showed some improvement, but still slow for B10 level and largely ineffective. Inexplicably, we still see 41 out there getting lost in piles of larger players. At a loss to understand what Johansen sees there and why he is in any rotation other than special teams.
What we have---2 highly rated recruits in McClary and Archie who have hardly seen the filed. They have both been in the program a number of years. By not using them when the lbs have struggled so much is that not indicating no future with the program? Just on the raw athleticism alone that garnered these two 4 star ratings, wouldnt they make some plays, especially ones 10 and 41 could not? Again, this non usage is a head scratcher. Appears to signal that this staff believes it is portal or bust next year for lbs given the years of those getting snaps.
Just a little bit better lb play could have turned the tide in the first two games and perhaps SC, and definitely going forward. Not sure we would get it but would love to hear if there is too much deference to TJ by GS, whether GS feels 41 is playable and why near no snaps for the two highly rated lbs who have been in the program a few years.
