Correction: we need big, strong dbacks, preferably over 6' tall, but we need to COACH THEM TO COVER. We could have Deion Sanders Clones at every position, and about the only difference we would have with our current scheme is we might tackle the reciever with a few less YAC's.
It is like coaching O-line men nuances....the DB's HAVE to knock recievers off their routes and muscle them as much as the referees will let them depending on the game and the particular referreeing crew. Smash them up under the chin at the line of scrimmage....its football, not volleyball. I get so sick of watching other teams like OU and NU do this to us year after year.....of course, they get the advantage of subliminal referee bias's.
Nate at Noseguard gave an admirable effort, but I watched him at the end of too many games not even be able to raise his arms up. He could have won the Colorado game with just an ounce more juice and energy...he was in position to make sacks and plays, just couldn't.
I refuse to believe it is all talent though....yes maybe against Mizzou(presently) and Okie state, but all those other teams could have been certainly played more solidly against by our men. We all know that.
After one year as head coach, you knew what Stoops was. I can't remember Ferentz's second year, but you knew things were changing. Lord, I think I have typed this exact same bulletin board message about 4 times during MacCarney's tenure.