It was 3rd and 1. That is what they are supposed to do.

Dec 1, 2021
7:50:56am

sidsie716 All-American

You dive, clog up every running lane and blocker, and allow your linebackers to come up and make a play. The linebackers failed the line on that one.

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Rewatching the USC highlights. How did all of our D linemen end up on the ground

SausageKing

12/1/21 12:39am

Looks like they were trying to take out blocks for the linebacks to make a play

FT487

12/1/21 12:51am

So why did all the lbers just stand there ?

Cougarclaw

12/1/21 8:23am

Poor coaching...dont tell the tuiaki fans. They will claim its a talent issue.

CarolinaCoug

12/1/21 8:32am

Idk, but that is what the dline was doing.

FT487

12/1/21 8:43am

Guys they have gap responsibility and pass assignments too and you can't clearly through 2,000 lb mass of humanity. It'

ThugMormon

12/1/21 9:06am

all the lineman are on the ground. what gaps are you referring to?

Cougarclaw

12/1/21 9:25am

That is to destroy blocks and make it harder to charge in there with full head of steam. If the back tries running throu

ThugMormon

12/1/21 9:30am

more important is how well one tripped up Tooley in the middle of his tackle, rather than reaching out and assisting.

ChinaFan

12/1/21 12:57am

Watch that one again...

GoCougahs

12/1/21 7:21am

that is on the RB TD run, we are talking about the Dart run, where Tooley basically hits Dart, stops his motion, but

ChinaFan

12/1/21 5:08pm

Cut blocked the blocks

Rat

12/1/21 12:58am

RE: Rewatching the USC highlights. How did all of our D linemen end up on the

TucsonCatMan

12/1/21 1:07am

Absolutely. Especially that last part

Goliath

12/1/21 3:52am

I will say our d is relentless in not giving up the deep ball

kiyoshige

12/1/21 4:13am

I remember that being a problem with past defenses. I was always scared on 3rd

civilcoug

12/1/21 9:16am

I’ve watched BYU football for 50 years. We were always getting beat deep. But no

TrueBlue58

12/1/21 10:18am

Good to hear that someone who knows what they’re talking about

BYU '80

12/1/21 6:21am

Good to hear you're still concluding those who agree with you are still the ones

basman

12/1/21 7:44am

You don’t have to believe me. Look at the numbers and analytics

BYU '80

12/1/21 9:34am

They cut block voraciously all night long

Elvis

12/1/21 6:42am

On a situation like this when there is a chance of a run up the gut for a TD

MacroCougar

12/1/21 7:30am

It was 3rd and 1. That is what they are supposed to do.

sidsie716

12/1/21 7:50am

Lbers are suppose to not be 5 yards deep and waiting after snap.

CarolinaCoug

12/1/21 8:38am

I agree. The D-Line did their job, the linebackers did not.

sidsie716

12/1/21 11:46am

3rd and 1 with torpedo dl call means the lbers should step up and fill.

CarolinaCoug

12/1/21 7:33pm

Im not disagreeing with this. I said the linebackers messed up.

sidsie716

12/1/21 8:42pm

I know .it shows bad coaching.

CarolinaCoug

12/1/21 9:52pm

The key was our LDE #58. I mean WTHeck? Looks like the second half at Baylor.

Horacio Caine

12/1/21 7:54am

Wasn't he injured earlier in the game?

NewMexiCoug

12/1/21 10:49am

Our linemen were using the Bull Rush technique

shakarocks

12/1/21 10:21am

The line all played the stop a dive play and the LBs were horribly out of

mudpupper

12/1/21 10:23am

Because we don’t have a good d line

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