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I think Bergeron is the most overrated player on the team.

Go watch powderpuff or the lingerie league and leave this to the real men.

No, not at all IMO. I think it's a combination of talent and scheme. Dez Jackson and Chris Whaley simply don't anchor well at all, especially not when stunting and on the move. They tend to "run" instead of maintain leverage.

Well you are entitled to your opinion but I sure don't blame Bergeron when he is called to repeatedly run into the middle of the line where there are always two tacklers waiting for him.

And when you have run the same play basically, over and over, even the dumbest defensive coordinator will figure out eventually what is coming and be be able to defense it.

First drive of 3rd quarter, we stayed on the ground and got inside the red zone before we handed off to Bergeron and he was hit 4 yards in the backfield that killed the drive.
That wasn't Bergeron's fault. It was lack of blocking and non-imaginative play calling. We had run the ball on 1st and 2nd down every play of the series, throwing on 3rd down when forced. Eventually, West Va. knew what was coming and we were not good enough to simply out power them as I suppose we thought we could do.

First and 10 from the 12 yard line and once again, two running plays that never had a chance for more than 2 yards each. and then finally, when we are forced to pass, we blotch the play and end up getting nothing with a long missed FG.

In my books it was not solely the defense that deserved the blame for the loss. the defense was good enough if the offense had executed when they had those two blown opportunities.

You and me both

I'm not concerned about what Bergeron is or isn't. Its been a silly that people tried to make into into something that he never was. What I don't understand is why people are pointing fingers at the defensive tackles when its painfully obvious that the problem is scheme, linebacker play and Jeffcoat. None of our defensive tackles are Suh or McCoy; but neither of those two could have closed the freeway that opposing offenses have been running through in our guard tackle gap on the weak side. Jeffcoat is being ridden 5 yards outside and up the field opening a massive gap that no defensive tackle who is lined up head to head with the guard or on his inside shoulder has a chance to close. It has to be either the WLB or the MLB and neither can be seen, even on replay. I don't know where this meme has come from. I've seen it elsewhere; but its silly. Our problem isn't Bo Davis's group. They aren't great; but they aren't the heart of the problem.

If only there were a place for UT fans to discuss things like player performance..........