Pete Kwiatkowski Finds a New Gig

[CJ Vogel]

The Arizona Cardinals have hired former Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski to be their next defensive line coach.

Best of luck to PK.

[ccarreon]

Feels like a great fit. No need to recruit...............he can simply just coach. Best of luck PK!

[Tuco Ramirez]

Glad he landed on his feet and we don’t have to play against his defense.

[General Grant]

Tell him to poop in Kyler's helmet.

[CJ Vogel]

18 minutes ago, ccarreon said:

Feels like a great fit. No need to recruit...............he can simply just coach. Best of luck PK!

Yep! Think it's a great fit for him.

[tsip92]

Glad he found a good spot.  He did well for the University.  

[Big Tex]

Good luck to him. I've never been a fan of the "bend but don't break" defensive style but the numbers don't lie, we were one of the best defenses in the country when he was DC.

[Bunk Moreland]

I’m grateful to PK. At his best, he has fielded some of the nastiest defenses in the country and among the best Texas has had this century. The advanced metrics suggest that the 2024 defense—especially against the pass—was historically good. I was not always a fan of his passive/conservative approach in situational football moments, but there is no doubt that he helped make Texas an attractive destination for elite defensive players once again.

[Alex Butler]

1 hour ago, CJ Vogel said:

The Arizona Cardinals have hired former Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski to be their next defensive line coach.

Best of luck to PK.

This is fantastic for him!! Great outcome for a great coach! 

[Alex Butler]

21 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

I’m grateful to PK. At his best, he has fielded some of the nastiest defenses in the country and among the best Texas has had this century. The advanced metrics suggest that the 2024 defense—especially against the pass—was historically good. I was not always a fan of his passive/conservative approach in situational football moments, but there is no doubt that he helped make Texas an attractive destination for elite defensive players once again.

I was really hoping in the OSU and Florida game specifically that PK would’ve dialed up some blitzes/pass rush with ant hill and Simmons on the same side to really get after the QB and get them off their spot. We didn’t and ultimately like the guys have said that’s why Sark moved on to Muschamp. 

[Shane]

Good luck to PK ! 

[Here for the Wins]

1 hour ago, Alex Butler said:

I was really hoping in the OSU and Florida game specifically that PK would’ve dialed up some blitzes/pass rush with ant hill and Simmons on the same side to really get after the QB and get them off their spot. We didn’t and ultimately like the guys have said that’s why Sark moved on to Muschamp. 

If I annoy you with my commentary, I apologize for my tendencies to take different stances than most.

The UF game.  We blitzed at slightly over 40% of dropbacks.  LSU blitzed UF 45% of dropbacks.  Now Lagway had a PFF grade 40 points higher versus LSU when Blitzed than when he was not blitzed.  All 6 turnover worthy plays were on non-blitzed plays.  Let’s keep in mind UF had a very capable C, a very capable T.  Against Texas Lagway threw the ball on average at 2.05 seconds when blitzed.  Against LSU that was 2.42.  The depth of target versus Texas was 10.4 versus 4.8 against LSU.  The website is bogging down so can’t get specifics, but our blitz rate was similar to the season average against UF.

I have read complaints about our gameplan because we didn’t mimic LSUs pressure.  A couple of things - UF had two weeks to prepare for us, and they were at home as compared to on the road versus LSU.  Those are two significant factors.

Now the numbers.  You aren’t getting home a ton in 2.05 seconds.  I’m not sure whether we blitzed, but the 55 yard TD was on press coverage.  The other TD pass had no safety help over the top.  There were maybe two other conversions on 3rd down in which we blitzed.  The long completion to Brown also may have been a blitz.  Lagway only threw 10 passes beyond 10 yards.  We pressured on half, got 1 pick but gave up 2 TDs.  Let’s not forget D Wilson was not available versus LSU.

My point is that game was not conducive to being more aggressive because when we were it was often ineffective.  There were factors present in this game that made it different than other UF played as well.

OSU scored 14.  One score was because a penalty extended the drive then we whiffed on 4th and goal from the 1.  One can argue they played conservatively so they didn’t show us all they had.  Maybe, but still only 14 and 200 yards.

 

 

[NothinButDaHorns34]

What happened to the stanford defensive coordinator gig?

Edited 1 hour ago by NothinButDaHorns34

[justwinbaby]

Good for PK

[FootLaw]

No recruiting duties. That's a win for him.