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MustafaSTL

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Gotta give DC Jim Knowles mad props. I was hella critical of him late last season. But dude has really improved the defense this season. Just gotta close out those cheaters.
Yeah it’s night and day from 2021. 2022 was an improvement in his first year but he was too aggressive and it cost us too many times with big plays. He’s now realized he doesn’t need to be so aggressive with more talent as opposed to his OK St days and is really in a groove. We are essentially back to the 2019 level defense. Really impressive.
 

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Gotta give DC Jim Knowles mad props. I was hella critical of him late last season. But dude has really improved the defense this season. Just gotta close out those cheaters.

Been waiting on em to slip all season lowkey and allow a cpl explosive plays [even to the bad teams], but the discipline has been on another level this year on that side of the ball. They're familiar with the scheme now and Knowles doesn't rely on his fastball as a crutch anymore so dem boys able to play loose as hell out there. This is exactly what I was looking for when he came over after having OklahomaSt of all places like #5 in def. Like u said tho, job not done. They gotta get after against scum (and in the playoffs) too. Gettin' Tommy back on that field gonna be huge.
 

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Yeah it’s night and day from 2021. 2022 was an improvement in his first year but he was too aggressive and it cost us too many times with big plays. He’s now realized he doesn’t need to be so aggressive with more talent as opposed to his OK St days and is really in a groove. We are essentially back to the 2019 level defense. Really impressive.
Great analysis on Knowles :ehh:
 

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You think Day will call enough run plays to keep the defense honest? That’s been his issue in the past, right?
You haven’t watched since Tre been back. Day even says in interviews he had to learn if teams are gonna bracket our receivers he just gonna run it all the way down the field.
 
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