re: UGA Board won't let me in.

But my logo shows "UVA" bro

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so can you kinda clarify for me what exactly it is youre wanting to know about his system?

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Ran 3-4 at Bama -> 4-3 at FSU but with huge DL and haven't followed him too much since he arrived at UGA.

Is your defense still a 3-4 with 4-3 looks?

What type of responsibility does your DL have? Do you have a bunch of two gap guys or 1 gap penetration?

How often do you go into nickel packages?

How does Pruitt like generating pass rush?

What other unique things does Pruitt do?

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Ran 3-4 at Bama -> 4-3 at FSU but with huge DL and haven't followed him too much since he arrived at UGA.

Is your defense still a 3-4 with 4-3 looks?

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Yeah it's mostly 3-4. Similar to grantham, often times we'll walk up 1 or 2 folks on the ends too so it's not like we ONLY have 3 people along the LOS, but we typically will operate with 3 DL per play.

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What type of responsibility does your DL have? Do you have a bunch of two gap guys or 1 gap penetration?

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I don't really know, I don't watch the DL closely enough to say which kind of assignment we prefer during games. I do know that we have gone away from the John Jenkins/T.Cody type behemoths to clog the lanes and are going towards sleeker and quicker guys. So just based on that knowledge alone I would guess we're more 2 gap since our guys are quick enough to make a a read instead of just being told which way to go.

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How often do you go into nickel packages?

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A ton. We have also gotten creative against certain spread type teams (last year against AU was I believe the first time we did) and put leonard floyd at the Star position and had great success. I'd say we're in nickel the majority of the time.

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How does Pruitt like generating pass rush?

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Our OLBs primarily, much like we did with grantham. We have Jordan Jenkins, Leonard Floyd, and Lorenzo Carter at OLB so one of those guys is typically rushing the QB on every play. We don't have a good enough DL to create adquate pressure by themselves, although that will change very soon with the recruits we brought in last yeaer and are getting this year.

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What other unique things does Pruitt do?

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Unique? I mean it's essentially teh same defense bama runs just with not as much talent..there really isn't much "unique" about it. Althoguh as mentioned you won't see many other teams put an OLB like leonard floyd at nickel and matchup with a receiver.

we'll see

Got it.

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So just based on that knowledge alone I would guess we're more 2 gap since our guys are quick enough to make a a read instead of just being told which way to go.

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I'll start by saying I am fascinated with DL play/scheme and I am an enthusiast trying to be informative not a dbag.

In very simple terms, there are essentially two strategies for DL run defense 1or2 gap responsibility. Both have weaknesses and advantages and complex schemes (Patriots/Seahawks) will have it vary by position on DL


1Gap/Penetration -
This strategy essentially tells the DL to pin their ears back, shoot in your gap, get past blocker and make a play. Success comes from either tackles or redirecting/disrupting ball carrier. Simple enough Reuben Foster could understand. "See Football Hit Football."

Traditional 4-3s run this and most good pass rush DTs come from this (Warren Sapp, Nick Fairley @AU, Aaron Donald)


2 Gap DL Play

Defensive lineman are typically asked to take on the blocker, read the developing play and redirect blocker/shed block into gap the ball is going. For example, Terrence Cody was a 2 gap guy and if it was 1on1, he takes on the C and if he reads a run to he left he tries to then clog the A gap.

Traditional 3-4s typically run 2gap and think guys like Terrance Cody


How it affects everything a defense does

Basically in a 1 gap scheme, players are trying to get in the backfield in disrupt/make a play. The issue with this is that it opens your team up to being trapped by pulling OL OR if they fail to make a play, OL can move to 2nd level + huge lanes open up if LBs aren't where they are supposed to be.


In a 2 gap scheme, DL is really trying to create a brick wall and let the LBs clean up. Your DL need to have good play recognition and be big enough to not be pushed back & move blockers laterally (Mt Cody). If they get doubled, it opens a gap for your ILB to be unblocked. The issue is that you do not get good pass rush from your DL as they aren't going forward at the snap (Think Warren Snap's 'meh' years in Oakland)

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Never has had to worry about Auburn

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In a football season far far away, Pruitt was torched for 30 minutes. Then Auburn choked and haven't played well against him since.

I'll give him 2014 he owned us hard but real talk I'm calling shenanigans on his Natty defense stopping Auburn talk. That is a load of garbage.


That 2013 Florida State defense will probably end up having 15+ players who played snaps get DRAFTED. Auburn's offense only had 4 players from that team get drafted.Despite this massive talent gap exists and FSU still gave up 450 yards + 31 points including missed FG.

I realize "he made adjustments" etc but he still gave up 10 points in the 4th quarter. If Jake Holland could make a tackle on a 4QTR bubble screen nobody would have thought the defense performed well