Welcome to the inaugural Roof Inspection Report, a public service provided by From the Rumble Seat. Each week this season, we’ll take a closer look at the Tech defense to inspect and evaluate each level of the unit—defensive line, linebackers, and secondary—as well as the coaching effort by coordinator Ted Roof. Each will be rated on a scale from Raised to Leaking to Caving In to On Fire. As the season goes along, we’ll make an effort to track progress across the unit and adjustments by the coaching staff to “plug leaks” at all levels.
This edition will take a look at the Monday night opener against Tennessee, in which the Jackets gave up 42 points despite holding the Vols under 400 yards of offense.