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Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:31 am to skirpnasty
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:31 am to skirpnasty
Evans doesn't have it between the ears. Neither did Cox. Our next scheme has to be more fair to that FS spot. The last 2 schemes have asked it to be too multiple/read too much. Collins' scheme wasn't like that last year, but morphed into a more talented version of Chris Wilson's D this year. Think that's why people are questioning Mullen's input on that side.
When you've had a number of guys over a number of years that are out of position as much as that spot has been since early 2011, you've got to start calling the scheme itself to question. Unless you want to blame Tony Hughes, which I don't at this point.
We badly need 2 of those listed to step up...
When you've had a number of guys over a number of years that are out of position as much as that spot has been since early 2011, you've got to start calling the scheme itself to question. Unless you want to blame Tony Hughes, which I don't at this point.
We badly need 2 of those listed to step up...
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 9:34 am
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Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:51 am to engie
Some of the plays, like Cooper in the Bama game, coverage was fine and he made a great catch. Those aren't the ones in question. The problem is, like you said, when guys are out of position. The other thing I don't like, is in certain sets, our strong side LB has to cover that post route, which pretty much guarantees a catch for a big game and if the Safety misses or isn't there, it's a TD. On the first big Engram play against OM, the only defense on the pass was McKinney diving and missing batting it down by about an inch. Nobody had picked up the route at all.
I don't understand it, the switch we get caught in is there in every zone coverage on the planet. It shouldn't be that hard to pick up the transition.
I don't understand it, the switch we get caught in is there in every zone coverage on the planet. It shouldn't be that hard to pick up the transition.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 3:57 pm to engie
Part of our safety problem is personnel and part is scheme. I've never seen so many one on one coverages with safeties against the opposing WRs as we run. That's a lot to ask of that position and would be tough to handle with really good coverage safeties and ours are average at best. Now its anybody's guess how much direct input Mullen has in defensive scheming. Hopefully very little since, as far as I know, he's never had any experience coaching defense.
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