I couldn't disagreeing more on Gibbs. Gibbs is the king of turnovers. At UH he turned that program around from terrible to leading the country in turnovers. They were fantastic in that area.
This season he has improved TTU from dead last to 45 in turnover margin. We've likely already played our toughest games and I see us improving.
Our problem has been the same for years:
1. lack of talent
2. lack of depth
3. lack of size
4. terrible gap control/discipline
5. failure, panic, chaos - rinse and repeat
I see a team that is playing really hard. There is less panic when things break down, They stay focused and keep chipping away. For now I wouldn't attempt to draw up all sorts of blitzes. I do not believe that is the answer with these midgets. We are playing children in the secondary.
we need
1. Don't panic
2. confidence
3. experience
4. defensive linemen depth (currently have 7 committed but the solution is long-term)
5. a coordinator that will stay for multiple seasons. can't build a defense with new guy for 7 seasons in a row...let that sink in...
6. Size
If we don't have depth and our DL gets pushed 5 yards back while our LBers get ran over by a RB that weighs more than them you have to find a way to get them to hustle and believe in themselves. That's not a one season process.
