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Post by TOPPDOGG on Oct 1, 2006 17:40:33 GMT -5
For some reason we left our corners alone, man to man, against Norfolks receivers and they destroyed us. Pearl Harbor didn't get bombed as bad as we did against the Spartans Saturday. Note to Fobbs, Adams, Oliver and whoever else is coaching the defense: We have got to start running a two-deep zone in passing situations. We do not possess a shut-down corner anywhere on our roster. Plus, I don't recall us bringing a blitz package ONCE against Norfolk. The reason their QB was able to pick us apart and connect on those long passes time and time again (there were about five passes over 40 yards) was because he was almost never under diress. Suprisingly, the A&T front seven had their best effort of the season and were really physical against NSU's rushing attack. I was more than satisfied with our tackling in this game, our toughness and the overall play of our defensive line. Our front line was getting a solid push on about every running play. At linebacker, Hemphill was a beast in the middle before he got ejected for a flagrant foul (slapped some NSU defender in the helmet right in front of the official). He is going to be a great one by the time he is a senior. However, it can't be said enough just how abysmal our secondary was in this game. I hate to single out college players ... but J. J. Yates is a liability back there. He couldn't cover a queen-sized bed with a king-sized comforter. J.J. Yates is #4. I thought he played admirably. He almost picked off a pass. The real culprits were Chris Caesar #9 and #26. We're damned either way. If you add another safety for coverage then that makes the run defense even weaker. Truthfully, the entire Defense needs help. We just don't have the personnel yet. I do think that Wayne Campbell is our QB. He's poised in the pocket. He throws well too.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Oct 1, 2006 17:51:17 GMT -5
The main dude that I saw who kept getting burned was wearing single digits. So it could have been #9 but I could have sworn it was #4. I do recall #26 getting burned on a couple of long passes as well. However, at some point Adams and Oliver have to got desiginate a safety back there who's only job is to "get deeper than the deepest" receiver to help these corners out.
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Post by Aggie One on Oct 2, 2006 8:03:11 GMT -5
BT is on point on the coverage package. Billingsley is #26 and a senior, Ceasar is #9 and another senior. Both are good kids and leaders and what not but are just too plain slow in a genuine one on one foot race with thoroughbred receivers like those of NSU or BCC.
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Post by Aggie E on Oct 2, 2006 8:13:36 GMT -5
It was good seeing you at the game BT!
I agree with you guys. Our DB's just aren't fast enough for us to leave them on an island like that. I know that we were committed to stopping the run, but we need to have at least one safety back there to prevent the long ball! Those long throws were just too easy for Hanson to make.
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Post by aggiejazz on Oct 2, 2006 10:10:36 GMT -5
In the Norfolk-A&T game I think our coaches did the best they could to adjust the defense. There are so many weak areas on this defense that if you shored up one area you become very vulnerable in another area.
A&T defenders had a hard time stopping the Spartan’s fullback, all 5’10” and 265 lbs of him. There were about three good defensive series for the Aggies. Every time I thought A&T would put together two defensive series stops in a row, Norfolk State would find a weakness. There was some pressure on the NSU QB but way too little. Our pass defense got beat short and long. Our defense in the second half got beat long for a TD on a post pass pattern but the receiver dropped the ball. About three plays later the same receiver ran the same route and this time he caught the ball for the TD. Both times the QB had so much time to throw that you thought he was playing streetball with the opponents counting to 5 seconds before they rushed. In the fourth quarter Norfolk State’s TE did a crossing pattern, caught the ball about 8 yards down across the middle and ran down Norfolk State side for about 40 yards.
NSU and the Aggie defense gave the Aggie offense a few chances but they could not take advantage of them. Our receiver pushoff cancelled a TD. A 27-yard field goal missed. Aggies could not move the ball after getting it on the Spartan’s 47 -yard line from a defensive interception.
NSU football team is learning a new system also. This is only the second year for this NSU coaching staff for a program that was dead in the water two seasons ago and their only win that season was against A&T. I will say that the Tidewater/ Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, VA Beach, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk) is football talent rich. This helps out Norfolk State a lot.
The young Aggies are just learning on the 'fly' how to be a college football team. Last Saturday’s result was no surprise.
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