re: Defensive adjustment

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So, defensive back, if you think you're beat, just turn your head around.

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Agree, as that has been the biggest gripe I've had on our DBs. The last couple of DBs we've had that did that pretty consistently were Levi Wallace and Dee Milliner. Wallace had outstanding technique but also he always seemed to know where the ball was. Milliner's junior year was one of the most impressive I've seen from a Bama corner; he only had 2 INTs (his hands weren't that great) but he had something like 22+ passes defended (led the nation).

I also think, if you have the time to implement it (such as bowl/play-off prep), throw a scheme that they haven't seen all year. In the CFPCG game last year, Venables threw a defense at us they hadn't played all (cloud coverage); all the game film we studied was useless. I also think back to the 1993 Sugar Bowl; Brother Oliver's plan was brilliant and their Heisman QB was confused all game. Many times, we had 10 or all 11 men playing up around the LOS; some times, we sent 7 or 8, sometimes we only sent 3. We hadn't done that all season long...

But the rules still heavily favor the offense; until the refs consistently enforce both the ineligible receiver downfield rule (or they change it to the NFL rule) and holding, as well as keeping the flag in their pocket on ticky-tack PI calls, the deck will still be stacked against the D...