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Hugh Freeze has not seen the pass rush defense he has wanted so far this season.
He believes his team has a long way to go in terms of putting pressure on the quarterback without having to bring in his secondary, and that starts with getting his entire defensive front healthy before some big games down the road.
“We’ve been probably average at best at truthfully getting after the quarterback without having to bring extra guys,” Freeze said during the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday. “Hopefully we can get a little healthier and improve that with just our front because these guys have weapons that you certainly would love to have some guys in coverage and not having to always add to the box to bring pressure.”
It will be extremely important for Freeze to get pressure on the quarterback without having to sacrifice any coverage this weekend as Auburn takes on Texas A&M, who has an elite quarterback in Conner Weigman.
“But (Conner Weigman) is really talented,” Freeze said. “He’s throwing it at a really high level now and using his feet very well when he needs to also and it’d be nice to get some pressure on him with just our front and hopefully we can do that.”
The Tigers and Aggies kickoff at noon ET on Saturday.
