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<blockquote data-quote="illinoistradition" data-source="post: 1417978" data-attributes="member: 8560"><p>I totally understand where you are coming from and agree for the most part. Case in point: the 2007 Illini Defense. It really was not very good, and it operated under the bend but don't break philosophy. That worked for that season (sans USC), but in 2008 with a defense that should have been pretty solid, they were not good. Same for 2009. Thus a demotion for Disch and Mallory moving on. Koenning had an aggressive D that forced turnovers but also vastly improved the yardage sacrificed per game. Having said all of that, this year's defense is on pace to be a record setter for the program with turnovers, and turnovers ultimately set the offense up for success while demoralizing the other team. </p><p></p><p>One could argue that Lovieball lives on the premise of forcing the QB to make no poor decisions. Blough will be tough to stop. It all starts with the DLine. I know it has been said previously, but they have not been able to get much of a pass rush. Watch them in a game on passing downs. They run straight at the linemen with little to no moves to get around. The DL coach should be feeling some pressure to perform, because this group overachieved under Phair and is underachieving right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="illinoistradition, post: 1417978, member: 8560"] I totally understand where you are coming from and agree for the most part. Case in point: the 2007 Illini Defense. It really was not very good, and it operated under the bend but don't break philosophy. That worked for that season (sans USC), but in 2008 with a defense that should have been pretty solid, they were not good. Same for 2009. Thus a demotion for Disch and Mallory moving on. Koenning had an aggressive D that forced turnovers but also vastly improved the yardage sacrificed per game. Having said all of that, this year's defense is on pace to be a record setter for the program with turnovers, and turnovers ultimately set the offense up for success while demoralizing the other team. One could argue that Lovieball lives on the premise of forcing the QB to make no poor decisions. Blough will be tough to stop. It all starts with the DLine. I know it has been said previously, but they have not been able to get much of a pass rush. Watch them in a game on passing downs. They run straight at the linemen with little to no moves to get around. The DL coach should be feeling some pressure to perform, because this group overachieved under Phair and is underachieving right now. [/QUOTE]
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