The Lions' Pride

You are right. But for the past few years we have heard that a more agressive defense is what we need to play with the USC's and Houstons and Wisconsins of the world. Well being in the backfield helps with pressuring QB's into bad decsions, Turnovers, and helps your DB's s if they all alone on an island playing man-to-man. His stats as a scoring Defense were not that good... But most would argue that Offenses and Offensive skill players in the SEC might be a little better than the Big Ten at this moment. The reason our numbers have been so good is because we have been facing pretty weak offenses for a while now.

This whole coaching change is about new direction... I am not adverse to a Ted Roof led defense with Vandy and LJ coaching up the front 7.

Thanks, trock.

Thanks, Trock. I'm with 12 - would be nice to have a guy who is either a really good coach, really good recruiter, or both. Just from comments made around here, seems like he's below average in both.

But as others said, I'm willing to give him a chance with two of the best position coaches around.

what better options are out there for us to fill in relatively short time? No one is saying Roof is perfect, far from it. However, he has had success in the past and has had some good defenses. Let's not act like that Auburn team was built to be a defensive team in the first place, they sold out for an offensive team and filled the defense in with young guys and JUCO's. I'm willing to give the guy a chance and hope he reverts back to old form. Hopefully he gets after it a little hard recruiting though.

I have to admit I really didn't recall what Roof looked like. So I decided to do a search. Is it just me, or does this guy really resemble a younger Graham Spanier? Or Ernie Els, but for our purposes Graham.

HELLOOOO yielding 5.5 ypc to opposing backs!

Sack up gentlemen

LJ and Vandy will be turning out stud players Roof will let those hunting dogs out....

Word is Braxton Miller was found in the fetal position once it was announced those 2 were staying.

Kevin Gilbride from the New York Giants agree was probably sad to see him go. Woops... there goes Hakeem Nicks catching an underneath crossing pattern and taking it to the house through the middle of that defense.

My bad...maybe we should have gone after O Leary's DC then.

Look through Auburn's 2010 to 2011 stats and you will find that the defense played very similar to the previous year after losing one of the best DT's in the country while the offense collapsed post Newton. Auburn's offense had 2600 fewer yards, 15.5 fewer points per game and 18% lower 3rd down conversion rate. When your offense is inept your defense is going to be on the field a lot more and look worse than it is (remind you of the season we just finished up?). Their defense only gave up 4 more points per game this last season.

That being said, while I would like a more aggressive defense I don't like that this guy has jumped from place to place as DC. Lasted 1 day at Louisville and 28 at UCF and 1 season at Minnesota (he helped them a lot it seems)? LJ and Vandy should feel slighted by this hire.