Sam Pittman addresses defensive problems, reviews final scoring drive after loss at Ole Miss
Sam Pittman admitted that Arkansas can tackle better and that it’s more than one player, as the coach reviewed the 52-51 loss at Ole Miss.
In a matchup of top 20 teams, Pittman discussed the final scoring drive in the post-game press conference, and said he would 100 percent go for the two-point conversion again. The Hogs piled up 676 yards, but also gave up 611 to Ole Miss.
KJ Jefferson had 326 passing yards, with 3 passing touchdowns, and 3 rushing as he connected with 3 different receivers for passing touchdowns. Treylon Burks led the way with 7 catches for 136 yards and a TD.
Here’s a sampling of what Pittman told the media:
Sam Pittman on Trey Knox, who had 5 grabs for 37 yards and a TD at Ole Miss: He’s earned the right to play. I think he’ll help us at tight end, and I think he’ll be one of the tight ends of our future as well.
— Scottie Bordelon (@NWAScottie) October 9, 2021
Pittman on tackling ” We can tackle better, we form tackle, we tackle on sleds during the week. we gotta figure it out. It’s a lot of people .. we have to look at the film”
— Steve Sullivan (@sully7777) October 9, 2021
Sam Pittman said he knows his team can tackled better than they showed today.
“We’ll adjust it after we look at film and see what the heck is going on and why we aren’t tackling well.”
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 9, 2021
“I wish the results were different. I think I’d do it probably 100% of the time in the situation we were in. Ole Miss was scoring easily and we had to work for ours.”
-Pittman on going for two at the end of the game
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 9, 2021
Sam Pittman said he knows his team can tackled better than they showed today.
“We’ll adjust it after we look at film and see what the heck is going on and why we aren’t tackling well.”
— Mason Choate (@ChoateMason) October 9, 2021
Pittman on final drive ” that was a great drive. It was a well-executed two-minute drive by the offense. I would do what I did 100 percent of the time. Ole Miss was scoring two easily. “
— Steve Sullivan (@sully7777) October 9, 2021
I agree with the decision to go for it. The missed FG and the fumble in the first half, took points off the board. Our defense looked like swiss cheese. Hopefully we can get that fixed for Auburn.
You are absolutely correct, great post and beat Auburn (I despise everything about their athletic dept). I went to Fayetteville for my Master’s and I have been a fan for decades.
In the meantime, I wonder how many Bama fans are going to get shot this weeks after our loss, not even joking.
I think the Hog defenders were thinking too much and trying to make the perfect play. The defense works best when they are flowing to the ball and playing fast.
Arkansas and Ole Miss’s offenses are designed to make defenses wrong. Each of them have several either/or options. If the defensive player does this, then do that. When playing against a team that isn’t stacked with NFL players at every level, that kind of offense can make a defense look silly when the QB’s are reading/executing correctly. Corral and KJ were dealing and the defenses could not keep up. Good job to the Rebs for making one more play than the Hogs.