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Subject: No "D", No "W" Author: Grin and Bear it [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:23:20 11/02/24 Sat This is Perry's 5th year and unless Brown wins out, it will be another disappointing year. Listening to Perry, everything is great, and the players are really coming along. The only problem is, they aren't. And I have very little confidence that they will. Why? Because Perry does not emphasize defense, and when your defense is mediocre, you will never be anything better than mediocre. Today Brown failed to put any pressure on the UPenn QB, and the result was that he played like Tom Brady. But when you do not face any pressure, why shouldn't you play like Tom Brady? Once again Brown blitzed as often as they did last week, i.e. zero times. Where did Perry find Tim Weaver and why does he keep him? Weaver has no imagination and no creativity. It appears to be another disappointing year and Perry needs to own up to it. No more of this nonsense, everything is great. It's not and the natives are getting restless. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: No "D", No "W" Author: Asiasunset [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:36:19 11/02/24 Sat The blocked punt really hurt Brown. Penn ‘s special teams have been really good this year which is somewhat unusual. Can’t say the same about either the offense or the defense.

[> Subject: Re: No "D", No "W" Author: Brown Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:18:28 11/02/24 Sat GBI, I agree that the defense was very bad today after a good first quarter and a half or so. Penn hadn't scored 30 in an Ivy game this year; it scored 38 by early in the 4th quarter today. Losing Isaiah Reed really hurt the defense, and the offense's inability to generate much in the first 45 minutes or so hurt the defense as well, but these explanations only go so far. Cornell, Penn, and Princeton have put up huge Ivy games against Brown's D -- far better than those teams do on average. On the plus side, the offensive line has been better this year than in the past, some of the receivers have stepped up (though none are Walker or Rocket), and the frosh rb is quite good. However, we have had a lead for less than 30 seconds in a total of 4 Ivy games. I don't know what the answers are. We are certainly in a better place than when Perry started, but this season has not been a step forward even with a roster dominated by seniors and 5th years. That being said, I don't see that the HC's job is in any jeopardy given the overall improvement over the last five years. Whether he can take the next step forward remains to be seen, but it would be really helpful to win at least one of the last three games.

[> Subject: Re: No "D", No "W" Author: Grin and Bear it [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 20:31:40 11/02/24 Sat It would be very difficult to send Perry packing. But things are not going to change as long as Weaver is the defensive coordinator. The reason all the teams score so easily on Brown is because Brown has no pass rush. Give a decent, and not so decent, QB time and he will complete the pass. And since Brown never blitzes, and they apparently don't have the horses to break through, things are not going to change. It is as simple or as complex as that. And, "No, Mr. Perry, things are not great".