Hit hack and keep hitting him . None of this sit back and not give up the big play . If we can't get there with 3 or 4 keep blitzing until we keep hitting hack.
I'll be looking to see if Nelson gets the start at LT for them. He looked pretty banged up in Buffalo game. If not I assume they'll put that JUCO who Temple lit up. If that's the case I want to see stunting and blitzes to his side - confuse him and try to get his confidence shot early in front of his home crowd. We obviously have to hit Hack early and often.Hit hack and keep hitting him . None of this sit back and not give up the big play . If we can't get there with 3 or 4 keep blitzing until we keep hitting hack.
If I was PSU OC the only pass plays I would call would be of the 3 step variety. No need to put my QB in danger. RU has not shown the ability to defend the quick hitters or the under neath routes. This also negates the pass rush off the end. Rossi has not been able to dial up proper stunts nor have they taught the d line how to get off blocks and be disruptive.
I'd assume that your coaches defensive game plan is three fold.... Blitz, Blitz, then Blitz again. Our offensive line hasn't shown any indication that they are able to stop it yet.
I don't have any inside information, but I'm guessing that Nelson will be out for a couple weeks. Also, Lynch
Everybody has written us off. Why not play a little fast and loose occasionally. Play like we have nothing to lose since most people on here seem to think the season is over.
If Hackenberg is lighting the secondary up and Rossi sticks to a vanilla defense that will be very telling about his coaching abilities.
Pass protection excellent from WSU? really? Look at the stats from the previous week. That was a Div1 aa team. May I remind you a not very good 1aa team. Our d line looked like they were blocking their counterparts. They had no idea how to shed a block or to create leverage or space. D line created many of the mismatches in coverage by not getting pressure or at the very least disturbing the passing lanes.In all fairness, we didn't need to show much against Norfolk and playing against wsu is a totally different deal altogether (all those guys do is pass, so their pass protections are going to be excellent). This is the week where we get a better sense of what coach Rossi has cooking.
But we have to be very careful when blitzing... We can't have true frosh corners playing man on blitzes and getting torched. Make pen earn their yards and get tough near the red zone where the defensive backfield shrinks and becomes an advantage for our young DBs.