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re: Am I the only one who thinks Eddie Jackson is not a safety?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:49 pm to Tide or Die87
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:49 pm to Tide or Die87
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The younger guys probably didn't know the defense
And therein lies the problem.
If a younger DB can't learn the defense, its probably too complicated.
Those complicated schemes are always a liability against the quick strike spreads, HUNH, etc.
Time to adjust.
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Posted on 4/15/15 at 9:42 am to stomp
First: EJ does not have elite speed or CB speed, Bradley is much faster than him and a better corner. His first showing was against a guy who may be a 1st round draft pick in White. I don't hold that against Bradley.
Second: EJ may be a nice fit for safety where that speed isn't the end all, Eddie had that killer instinct to hit which Bradley lacks.
Third: We had a huge problem at coaching on the defense. I think some of that is sorted out now. We shall see. Worst or almost worst case scenario, put the most athletic guys on the field and dumb the defense.
Second: EJ may be a nice fit for safety where that speed isn't the end all, Eddie had that killer instinct to hit which Bradley lacks.
Third: We had a huge problem at coaching on the defense. I think some of that is sorted out now. We shall see. Worst or almost worst case scenario, put the most athletic guys on the field and dumb the defense.
This post was edited on 4/15/15 at 9:44 am
Posted on 4/15/15 at 2:51 pm to stomp
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And therein lies the problem.
If a younger DB can't learn the defense, its probably too complicated.
Those complicated schemes are always a liability against the quick strike spreads, HUNH, etc.
Time to adjust.
Exactly. When 5-star corners walk onto the field as freshmen and dominate at places like FSU and UF, but they take 2-3 years to learn the defense at Bama, something is wrong. I'm all for a complex NFL defense if we have time to develop young DBs...but when we need them to come in and play we need to adjust things and let their talent take over as we have seen young DBs do many times at other schools. Against the HUNH teams the more complex our scheme is the less effective it is anyway as there isn't time for alot of adjustments, stunts, disguises, etc. Just line our best cover guys on their best WR's and tell them not to let their guy catch the ball if need be.
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