How could I best describe the 2017 UCLA Football LB group in two words? Hesitant and undisciplined. While that might be a harsh description, this group was far from a strength in the Bruin defense. Banged up, spread thin and, if I’m being honest, poorly coached, last year’s group should have made you long for the days of guys like Sean Westgate never mind the even more stellar units. Yes I said Sean Westgate.
It often seemed as though the LBs as a whole were being told to wait till ball carriers ran right into them instead of attacking downhill.