4. Front 7? when was the last time Texas ran a defensive alignment with a front 7? They are not going to regularly get pressure with only three down linemen; therefore, as a consequence, they have to bring one or two backs (LB or DB) to try and sneak into the backfield - this isnt working - and all it does is open up the second level to exploitation in the passing attack and open field for running.
1. If you are going to only have a 3, 5 or 6 defensive front and all or part of that front is to rush the QB, then, yeah, your DBs will make the majority of tackles and will invariably have the most injuries, esp if they use bad technique. If your base D is nickle and dime with an 8 DB set sprinkled in, then of course they will get the most tackles.
How can they have 6 or 8 DBs and such wide open receivers? they could have man-on-man underneath and STILL have cover 2 or 3 over the top. Who is teaching these DBs to NOT look for the ball? they could have had several interceptions yesterday if all they did was look for the ball that was thrown short. Who is teaching these guys to look down and leave their feet leading with the forearm and shoulder?
I generally dont even look at polls or stats until after the 6th game of the season because they are skewed by the OOC schedule, however, by the 8th game (after the 7th) I think we are able to identify real trends; Texas is 119th in total defense, which is horrible, but passing yards allowed is 126th out of 130 teams and that is simply unacceptable - something HAS to change.
3. The OL run blocking is not adequate and it should be against every team in this conference except 0U and that is surprising. This offense needs a real dual threat TE; some of the best runs come when Cosmi is an unbalanced line in the TE position. That should not have to be the case with an experienced line in this conference.
2. ST play is absolutely mind-boggling. Some (most?) of these players have been holding a football since they were in diapers and, yet, they make some of the most boneheaded mistakes - I dont get it. And, some of the worst offenders are not even the freshmen; last week the seniors were screwing up.