[cardcrimson]

I do believe the OP mentioned that the D is giving up a touchdown more a game than it did in Shaw's first year.

Just for fun, one could argue that the play-calling and the lack of sustained drives that were our forte back in the day, is driving said defensive deficiencies, couldn't one?

Exactly, Hulk.  The problem is that defensive deficiencies don't allow the armchair quarterbacks to critique the play-calling.  The offensive efficiency data supports that data.

We are 25th in offensive efficiency; 96th in defensive efficiency. We are 41st in offensive points per drive (2.6 ppd), we are 100th in defensive points per drive (2.81 ppd given up).

Unfortunately, deficiencies at all three levels of the defense don't look set to get significantly better any time soon, and recruiting there, especially, has lagged.

BC

[cardcrimson]

I do believe the OP mentioned that the D is giving up a touchdown more a game than it did in Shaw's first year.

Just for fun, one could argue that the play-calling and the lack of sustained drives that were our forte back in the day, is driving said defensive deficiencies, couldn't one?

Exactly, Hulk.  The problem is that defensive deficiencies don't allow the armchair quarterbacks to critique the play-calling.  The offensive efficiency data supports that data.

We are 25th in offensive efficiency; 96th in defensive efficiency. We are 41st in offensive points per drive (2.6 ppd), we are 100th in defensive points per drive (2.81 ppd given up).

Unfortunately, deficiencies at all three levels of the defense don't look set to get significantly better any time soon, and recruiting there, especially, has lagged.

BC