Taylor needed at least 4 jocks yesterday (& other defensive observations)

[PirateVOL]

Kept leaving them on the field taking egregiously bad angles at their QB

When Bituli returns I'd play he and To'o To'o at the inside spots
The kid was out of position a few times but played a goodish game overall - best LB on the field IMO.  I think he led the team in tackles - will be a damn good player.

Speaking of true FR starters I thought Burrell played well early but tailed off considerably, perhaps got tired?  Also, he always played on the side of the Tennessee sideline
Difficult to tell on TV (much prefer judging the secondary in person) but they were typically placing he and Taylor in press coverage, often with one deep safety (too often Warrior).  Shamburger played Star and was typically 10-12 yards off the LOS at the snap
The biggest problem I had with the secondary was a lack of awareness in the run game - They were the missing ingredient in stopping the run game (other than poor alignment of the front 7).  IMO I would have swapped Warrior and Flowers in the scheme as Warrior is much better in the run game.
ZERO (0) backside support all freaking day.  There was one play where one guy (a LB but couldn't get the #) stayed home (vs 3 blockers) but NOBODY in the secondary apparently saw the play or gave a fizzle to support the backside!
Total lack of awareness and/or communication

I'd write about the DL play but didn't observe any
Very passive, got their asses pushed all over the field

Speaking of passive, that describes the entire defense.  Ansley/Pruitt called a LOT of blitzes but for the most part VERY ineffective and also I think we were tipping them off as all too often in the 2nd half they checked into plays that exploited the blitz - yet nothing changed in the scheme, NOTHING