Worst Defense since Ferentz's first year.

[Hawkize1]

This is a poor display of how to play defense...No pressure on the QB, the secondary got lit up like a 2 dollar #####. I don't want to call out any player, this defense did not come prepared!
I hope to God they get it together quick or Pitt will take us to the woodshed.

 

[greenspade21]

yeah the d line is the issue, I thought Binns played ok but not much else besides him

 

[Hawkchop]

I don't know anyone who can cover receivers for 10 seconds

 

[acgclone]

I would disagree. They are probably a little better than 2005. Your DLine won't single handedly win games for you this year. You lost 3 to the NFL, so you can't expect them to not take a hit.

 

[hawkfaninTX]

horrible, horrible, horrible, and disgusting defense.

 

[ssckelley]

It all points to the defensive line. I knew coming into this season after losing Ballard & Clayborn to the NFL the D-Line was going to struggle. But everyone kept tell me how this D-Line was going to be ok. That D-Line got 1 sack against a bad FCS school and they got owned by Iowa States offensive line today.

 

[Hawkize1]

3rd and 20, 3rd and 16. c'mon that should never happen if you expect to compete for anything. Brutal!

 

[ryno]

how did a supposedly quicker defense go to a slow looking defense in 1 week?