In other words, Lovie is not able to lure in a solid DC.
And/Or too stubborn to at least allow a DC to add more wrinkles into his scheme.In other words, Lovie is not able to lure in a solid DC.
I would rather Lovie take the DC spot personally. He has to be the most qualified candidate. Considering the current results, I want to see what this team can do under his system. If he cannot put a solid cover 2 defense on the field, I don't think anyone can at this point. With Rod taking all the offensive responsibilities, I would hope Lovie could give his full attention to the D.Well its trending that way. Lovie will be more hands on and is ultimately putting it all on his shoulder if the defense does not improve. Also they are sticking with the scheme and there isn't anyone more familiar with it than Lovie.
I would rather Lovie take the DC spot personally. He has to be the most qualified candidate. Considering the current results, I want to see what this team can do under his system. If he cannot put a solid cover 2 defense on the field, I don't think anyone can at this point. With Rod taking all the offensive responsibilities, I would hope Lovie could give his full attention to the D.
Lovie called the D against Iowa, but we had injuries and alot of blown assignments in the secondary. Plus the O didn't help at all. It was the Perfect Storm, it seems. What can this defense achieve if we can stop playing true FR, especially at safety? (I believe a superstar CB is totally fine....)
i can’t believe that a DC with some defensive tweaks isn’t on the horizon. has anybody reported officially that Lovie will handle the defense personally? we’ve seen that it just won’t work. i would be as disappointed in a decision as i ever had re: illini football. oh, wait maybe not that disappointed!
As far as I have seen it is only speculation from this threadi can’t believe that a DC with some defensive tweaks isn’t on the horizon. has anybody reported officially that Lovie will handle the defense personally? we’ve seen that it just won’t work. i would be as disappointed in a decision as i ever had re: illini football. oh, wait maybe not that disappointed!
Nevermind just heard it discussed on the Werner showAs far as I have seen it is only speculation from this thread
We have not seen that in "just wont work". We have seen that a team full of under developed athletes will get trucked by older dudes. That is it. If Lovie running the defense the entire year does not show improvement with older players, then your comment has merit.i can’t believe that a DC with some defensive tweaks isn’t on the horizon. has anybody reported officially that Lovie will handle the defense personally? we’ve seen that it just won’t work. i would be as disappointed in a decision as i ever had re: illini football. oh, wait maybe not that disappointed!
FTFY .If Lovie running the defense the entire year does not show improvement with older players, then he should be fired.
Cuse ranked 90th in total def.Can we stop claiming that the scheme is outdated please? Syracuse is running the Tampa 2 and it has been pretty successful. It can work here too.
Cuse ranked 90th in total def.
ILL 127th
Giving up 44, 42, 41, 37, 36, and about a half a dozen 21+ point games doesn’t seem efficient to me.Syracuse also runs a fast-paced offense. They are going to give up more yards in today's offensively-driven game. They were 100th in plays allowed per game. The more important stat is arguably defensive efficiency, where there is a greater disparity.
Cuse ranked 36th in defensive efficiency, Illinois ranked 125th.
Not sure what you are basing this on ... our D over the last few years has not been good and he's the guy at the top. This is not the NFL.I would rather Lovie take the DC spot personally. He has to be the most qualified candidate. Considering the current results, I want to see what this team can do under his system. If he cannot put a solid cover 2 defense on the field, I don't think anyone can at this point. With Rod taking all the offensive responsibilities, I would hope Lovie could give his full attention to the D.
Giving up 44, 42, 41, 37, 36, and about a half a dozen 21+ point games doesn’t seem efficient to me.
Cuse should be credited more for its offensive prowess than defensive efficiency.
If we had an opportunity to hire a defensive coordinator that has been in charge of three dominating NFL defenses, regularly had winning seasons as a NFL head coach and took a team quarterbacked by Rex Grossman to the Super bowl, we would all be excited. Honestly if we hired Wade Phillips, everyone would be stoked about his defensive expertise. We wouldn't tell him to run a different defenses. Does anyone think there is a big discrepancy between Wade and Lovie? I don't.Not sure what you are basing this on ... our D over the last few years has not been good and he's the guy at the top. This is not the NFL.
Let me ask this question to everyone who feels this way. What if Lovie takes over the D full on and uses those open coaching spots to bring in top notch recruiters? Honest questionTupper made the comment on WAND News that he is hearing the new DC is already on staff. I didn't particularly like hearing that possibility.
When Lovie took over play calling the defense he was all in. Most days he was putting in 17 hours with film study and scheming and game planning.If we had an opportunity to hire a defensive coordinator that has been in charge of three dominating NFL defenses, regularly had winning seasons as a NFL head coach and took a team quarterbacked by Rex Grossman to the Super bowl, we would all be excited. Honestly if we hired Wade Phillips, everyone would be stoked about his defensive expertise. We wouldn't tell him to run a different defenses. Does anyone think there is a big discrepancy between Wade and Lovie? I don't.
Lovie was trying to be figure head of the team while working with the defense. I am assuming he was not doing all the duties a DC does within their job, like film study for example. I am assuming he was allowing Hardy the opportunity to succeed or fail. I would much rather Lovie Smith be the titled defensive coordinator to answer the most important question about his coaching tenure at Illinois, "Can the Tampa 2 work in college". He is the most qualified candidate to run his defense.
But regardless of the coach, in the end, "its not about Xs and Os, its about the Jimmies and the Joes".
Seems to me the goal should be crystal clear this year. 6 wins and a bowl game or Lovie hits the bricks. Period. There are no more excuses. If Lovie feels he's the DC to make that goal, great. If he thinks Miles Smith should be the DC, whatever. He needs to do whatever he thinks will get this team to a bowl game and he should be aware of the consequence if he doesn''t.Let me ask this question to everyone who feels this way. What if Lovie takes over the D full on and uses those open coaching spots to bring in top notch recruiters? Honest question
This is absolutely the plan as of right now.Let me ask this question to everyone who feels this way. What if Lovie takes over the D full on and uses those open coaching spots to bring in top notch recruiters? Honest question