A Question For Serious LSU and Tenn Football Fans About Chavis

Chavis' D struggles with average players but with above average talent his D shines

He is a good coach but not a great one

He is a great DC until critical last drives when he seemingly goes into prevent mode.

DBs need to be very very good. When he can put them on islands his defense is much much better.

As does interior DL because he prefers smaller LBs.

He's a heavy db and de kinda guy. His best years at LSU were when that was the defenses strength. I think he would sturggle the most with average Defensive Backs. I think most of his packages and blitzs involve the understanding that a db has to lock up and play man to man most of the game on a wr.

His defenses dont revolve around getting pressure and are more of a bend but not break style. It's at its best when the DE's are capable of good pass rush without a complicated blitz and the Dbs are able to lock up on their guy. I think he also likes the linebackers undersized and his safetys hard hitting.

edit: oh and how could I forget, if you happen to be up by a score with 2 mins or less on defense, expect him to abandon everything that worked and go into a prevent defense.

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If Chavis was given a team of all average talent-all three stars- what positions would need to be upgraded first in order for Chavis's system to have a positive effect?

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CB --> DE --> DT

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If that team could NEVER upgrade a position-like one position was always going to be three star level-what position's stagnation would hurt Chavis's system the most? Hurt it the least?

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CB

The weak point on a Chavis defense is always the defensive backs. IMHO

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he is very conservative with few blitzes. The defense is a 4-3 bend but don't break.

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which can work provided they don't leave the opposing offense on the field all day (like Notre Dame).

as poster on here have said, Chavis is a good DC. to be really good tho, he has to have damn good DB's and a damn good DL.

if Chavis stays at A&M long enough you are going to discover what both UT and LSU fans did. he depends on other members of the staff to recruit and he has some glaring tendencies. his D's are EXTREMELY vulnerable to running QB's and he never adjusts to that. also, his D's play real soft late in games and give the O the short passes to the outside. he's playing that the opposing OC fricks up by throwing over the middle (like y'all did this year). a patient O like bama, notre dame and Clemson took advantage and won the game.

He needs DB's first, then LB's, then DL. Give him even average DB's and you'll get shredded through the air.

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The weak point on a Chavis defense is always the defensive backs. IMHO

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Since 2011, the weak point for LSU has been the interior.