5 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

We shall see. The game may be decided by it. 

This game needs multiple defenders meeting RBs at the LB level when the RBs get there. Jelani / Kobe game if they are our safeties

Nansen yikes.

https://x.com/davideckert98/status/2103252349640991085?s=20

 

That's the kind of job an aggie degree gets you.

As long as the pilots aren't Aggies....I am not sure how safe I would feel if they were Ags. 

Good morning from Knoxville.  Weather is gorgeous.   59 degrees currently. 

14 hours ago, hookemrj13 said:

Are our linebackers good enough on run defense for this game? 

A good DL makes the LB’s job a lot easier by keeping them clean. If you watch their game vs Kennesaw, that DL is tiny. I think our defensive tackles will give them problems in the interior which will free up the LBs. 

14 minutes ago, tmataya said:

A good DL makes the LB’s job a lot easier by keeping them clean. If you watch their game vs Kennesaw, that DL is tiny. I think our defensive tackles will give them problems in the interior which will free up the LBs. 

Very true.  It’s always interesting to me that most people view their team as a one sided coin.  The LBs are only going to struggle from a physicality standpoint if our guys upfront are not winning battles or eating up two blocks.  But the flip side of the coin of LB versus Olineman is that the Olineman should win way more often because they have the size/strength advantage.  That doesn’t really change if a LB is 220 or 240.

If you have a Guard that consistently loses a physical battle with a LB, you have a backup Guard.  And that is certainly something a fanbase would bemoan.

The front has to make enough plays, win enough battles so the olinemen don’t get quick and free releases to the next level.  An oline has to win versus the first level before the second level matters.  That’ll be the case here.