Originally Posted by
NWportland
It seems like the sec has terrible pass defense. Good pass rushers, good athletes at defensive backs position, retarded coaching and scheme. 2 games stick out in my head, and will give me pause whenever looking at an sec team vs certain types of spread offense. Last nights game, even though somehow Auburn won, and S.Carolina vs A&M a few weeks ago. Simply put its just garbage.
Does the sec not have the best athletes? or just best lineman? the "skill" guys have to be good too right? Nothing but Auburn defensive backs getting beat on scramble plays, getting turned in circles, getting beat when a guy runs a 10 yd hitch thirty times a game. I get it, Auburn bend but dont break, but it looked sloppy. Just cover those guys, a 5'9" white guy is better than the whole Auburn Defense? or just smarter? or both? S.Carolina getting humiliated a few weeks ago vs T A&M another example of teams in the SEC getting owned by throwing spread teams.. Not auburn "run" based spread, garbage that looks like and pretends to be the spread, but has basically a dumb running qb in, who only throws when told and usually off play action. Don't get me wrong Auburn should have covered if #1 just catches the ball better than 2 out of 10 times. (do they practice? or just trench drill at auburn?) Despite the drops K-state still could not get it done.
Both these teams suck. Do I have a real point? No, other than it is painful to watch that auburn team try and stop a concept based rout system of even the simplest kind like K-State. They look like they are taught to play defense like its 1979. Now that =defensive holding. SEC has the athletes, once they get to the NFL they can cover i guess. Cant blame them I guess, all they get is looks from the SEC's own $hitty QB's in practice. Auburn looked like they have never played a team that threw the ball other than play action....
Not many pac-12 offenses would get stopped by Auburn or S.Carolina. Not any that throw from spread and are "actually" running the run/shoot concepts.... not just lining up in the formations and running option.