re: The media and casual fans narrative around the 3-3-5 defense?

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I'm not going into his paywall to see what he claims is unique and innovative

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Here's some free discussion on it.

"It's a very different take on the 3-3-5. The standard Rocky Long 3-3-5 you know uses a single-high safety and then two hybrid wings, then plays 3 and 3 in the box. This 3-3-5 is more of a 3-4 but one of the middle linebackers is a safety-like object in the middle of the safeties.

The idea is to start back and chain reactions of each level to the one in front of it. The big question people always ask is how do you stop the run if you're pulling the free hitter out of the box. The answer is you have the six or five or four guys left in the box (depending on offensive formation) react aggressively to the blocking with the Star making them good. This play against Oklahoma's arc read this year is a good example."

It's not the same link as before. You can read it all here.
Fly over defense

I wasn't referring to McCarthy, I was referring to Michigan getting cute in the Red Zone twice