The last three quarters of defensive football have to be the worst in the country.
what has happened? the LBs have struggled all year which explains the terrible run defense but the pass defense was solid most of the year. i think other teams figured out how to attack our LBs in passing situations. they offset our pass rush with quick passes and our LBs are very slow in open space.
the DL has got manhandled a lot lately
you had it nailed until the last sentence, those huge runs aren't on the dline, you can blame the LBs for that too. The undoing seemed to be when the Baylor coaches figured out that they shouldn't do anything more than three step drop backs. If the pass rushers are the only thing worth respecting then just eliminate them from the equation.
The secondary has been demolished by COVID, injuries, and transfers. No Eko Island today.