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<blockquote data-quote="GalloppingGost" data-source="post: 1552853" data-attributes="member: 747641"><p>I am not sure which is worse: the offense or the defense.</p><p>I have watched only half of the first game (I just couldn’t take the Madden like score just before the half) and all of this game.</p><p>Let’s start with the defense. I know the late scratches of some players certainly affected the offense so I will cut them a little slack.</p><p>The defense:</p><p>The safety (#30 Brown).really needs to go to the bottom of the depth chart. The safety is the last line of defense. And whether he is staring in the backfield, taking bad angles, or is just to slow. He is outmatched and honestly shouldn’t remotely be starting in the big ten. Giving up 21 points before half in the first game in a matter of a few plays should have been enough, somehow it wasn’t. So yesterday we watched more of the same. Grade F-(again)</p><p>The DB’s were also pretty bad. Missed tackles and not turning around to atleast see the ball coming is fairly basic. But the ease of which completions are made is troubling.</p><p>The linebacker play was, not great but not as bad as the secondary. The secondary is terrible. Defensive line had a few bright spots, but they cannot stop the run.</p><p>The offense: </p><p>Given it was a fourth string qb the expectations need to be tempered, but it looks like there is something to work with there. The offensive line just can not block. The run game was terrible for the most part. The wide receivers seem to not fight to get open. Run a route and stop. Even with eight in the box they couldn’t shake one on one.</p><p>The made it closer than I thought, but this team is bad. Really bad. I had legitimate hope before the season started. A big ten team should have some “next man,” up players chomping at the bit to get out there. This team severely drops off from starter to backup. I am not sure this season will produce more than a win or two with no cream puff non conference games to pad the stats. The confidence level will be hard to bring up if the losing continues. I am baffled why Illinois can not attract talent or groom talent like other programs. My only hope this year is that get one upset and keep things close. This is a weird year with COVID-19. I am just keeping hope alive for a season in the future that Illinois can have a great season. After two games and what I have seen, realistically, (and this is not me poo-pooing them) they just aren’t a good team. Fact is fact. I would love for them to be, but they just aren’t. I will continue to watch as I do every year. But it’s just embarrassing after awhile. Northwestern has won more games this last decade than Illinois! I mean, come on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GalloppingGost, post: 1552853, member: 747641"] I am not sure which is worse: the offense or the defense. I have watched only half of the first game (I just couldn’t take the Madden like score just before the half) and all of this game. Let’s start with the defense. I know the late scratches of some players certainly affected the offense so I will cut them a little slack. The defense: The safety (#30 Brown).really needs to go to the bottom of the depth chart. The safety is the last line of defense. And whether he is staring in the backfield, taking bad angles, or is just to slow. He is outmatched and honestly shouldn’t remotely be starting in the big ten. Giving up 21 points before half in the first game in a matter of a few plays should have been enough, somehow it wasn’t. So yesterday we watched more of the same. Grade F-(again) The DB’s were also pretty bad. Missed tackles and not turning around to atleast see the ball coming is fairly basic. But the ease of which completions are made is troubling. The linebacker play was, not great but not as bad as the secondary. The secondary is terrible. Defensive line had a few bright spots, but they cannot stop the run. The offense: Given it was a fourth string qb the expectations need to be tempered, but it looks like there is something to work with there. The offensive line just can not block. The run game was terrible for the most part. The wide receivers seem to not fight to get open. Run a route and stop. Even with eight in the box they couldn’t shake one on one. The made it closer than I thought, but this team is bad. Really bad. I had legitimate hope before the season started. A big ten team should have some “next man,” up players chomping at the bit to get out there. This team severely drops off from starter to backup. I am not sure this season will produce more than a win or two with no cream puff non conference games to pad the stats. The confidence level will be hard to bring up if the losing continues. I am baffled why Illinois can not attract talent or groom talent like other programs. My only hope this year is that get one upset and keep things close. This is a weird year with COVID-19. I am just keeping hope alive for a season in the future that Illinois can have a great season. After two games and what I have seen, realistically, (and this is not me poo-pooing them) they just aren’t a good team. Fact is fact. I would love for them to be, but they just aren’t. I will continue to watch as I do every year. But it’s just embarrassing after awhile. Northwestern has won more games this last decade than Illinois! I mean, come on. [/QUOTE]
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