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I agree 100%. Name him DC.

In addition, Martinez' secondary last year was louded as being really good.

Someone to blame get rid of coach.... Like always.

I think the bigger problem was no push from the DTs. DEs are great, but we've lacked a push from up the middle most of the year. THAT would help the DBs out tremendously!!!

Damn, I thought this was going to be a headline followed by a link.

Stoops will the DC Ohio State and Urban Meyer will be the new head coach.

Remember the A&M and OSU games in 2002? It was bombs away and our secondary was torched. Be careful what you wish for.

i'll take the over all top 10 defensive rankings that we attained under mike stoops any day of the week what we had then was a sure tackling hard hitting agressive defense football team what we have now is a gary gibbs like read and react no wrapping up on tackles type of defense. we continue to slide down in defensive rankings but the man love of Brent Venerables is so strong for some that they just can't see how bad we play defense.

Big 12 really a much better passing conf. than SEC.

We need serious difference makers in the middle of our DL. We need guys who are monsters down there. If our DL can go out and get pressure immediately and help stop the run then our LBs and Secondary can make the plays.

I believe the scheme we run plays into that. But our DTs up the middle are good, not great. Once we get that I don't think there will be as many problems with our defense. We need terrors down low at the point of attack, people who require double teams freeing up the LBs to make tackles and our secondary won't have to defend against the pass for such a long period of time.

Often times this year we've seen opposing QBs have as much time as they want to throw the ball. Our DL has to get penetration and get in the QBs face.

I really think that's the major difference between us and "really good" defenses.

I think our DEs are as good as any tandem we've had. I also feel King and Washington have given us depth that make the DE position as strong as we could hope for.

No there isn't a Gerald McCoy, Tommie Harris or even Dusty Dvoracek. I do think Dan Noble would have been big time and just the guy we need.

Nonetheless, we aren't weak at DT we are serviceable. The blame simply falls on play calling. The strategy in the 1st qtr was obviously stout and worked. But as usual, we outsmart ourselves and fear they will successfully counter it.

If our guys got too tired to maintain that pressure, then the rotating of fresh bodies should have started sooner.

I saw multiple plays of 3 man and 4 man rush and most everytime Griffin enjoyed the time to burn us. This year, Griffin has shown to be the most accurate passer who doesn't throw picks. You are playing with fire if you give him time to look around or even run around. Once he got comfortable, he had a Heisman night.

Mike Stoops never wanted the QB to feel comfortable.

I watched Arizona's DBs get torched for 4+ years wondering how they could be so poorly coached each game? Then I would remember all the bombs that O.U. gave up when Mike coached here. Not a coincidence.