twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Agree that the defense was terrible. Also think BC has little choice but to blitz most of the time. Play cover two and the only difference is that the completion percentage is higher.
I think we need to blitz, but I would like to see it timed and cognizant of game situation.
I again question what we are doing with Don Brown as DC. His scheme (which apparently is unable to be adjusted) requires NFL-level DBs and the ability to consistently get pressure on the QB (specifically with your front 4). However, when you consider that BC historically struggles to land elite DBs and athletic DLinemen, it seems to be a mismatch of scheme and talent. I cannot argue that his system would be effective at FSU, OSU, USC, Bama, LSU, Florida or Clemson. But, at BC, I don't think it is realistic to run a system that highlights our talent deficiencies instead of masking them.
It should be noted that at 60-years-old, this is the highest profile job Don Brown has ever held. His system has proven effective when facing opponents with terrible offensive talent (see his stops at Dartmouth, Yale, Plymouth State, Brown, UMass, Northeastern and Yukon). In his 32-year career, he has only coached for 2 seasons in a Big 5 conference (outside of BC). Very simply... if he is to remain at BC, he needs to find ways to adapt to his talent and opponent. At this level, you cannot solely rely on a QB being confused by your blitz packages.
Further, coaches at this level are better prepared. Donnie's D struggled more in the second half of each game (when the opponent made halftime adjustments... again shades of Spaz). I also think teams (with plenty of film accumulated) were better able to prepare the QB. The evidence was in the piss-poor numbers that are otherwise crucial to Donnie's supposedly opportunistic D. Specifically, on the season, BC's D was dead-last in the ACC for turnovers (11th in INTs and 12th in fumbles) and 11th in passing yards allowed (and only middle-of-the-pack for sacks). As we have been for 2 decades, we were excellent against the run.
All that said, kudos to Donnie for hustling OCs by letting Pitt run all over us. Next to Tyler Murphy, fooling opponents into believing they could run the ball was probably the biggest factor in us making a bowl.