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re: With two seasons under his belt at A&M, what's the verdict on Chavis?
Posted on 8/3/17 at 1:45 pm to Scoob
Posted on 8/3/17 at 1:45 pm to Scoob
I find the thread premise interesting, because I'm old enough to remember A&M having memorable defenses. You might not have been quite elite overall as a team, but your defenses would beat the snot out of even top-ranked teams, physically. John Roper, Dat Nguyen, the Wrecking Crew, etc.
Call me old if you like, but it's just... weird to see an A&M program consistently get pushed in on defense.
Call me old if you like, but it's just... weird to see an A&M program consistently get pushed in on defense.
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Posted on 8/3/17 at 1:51 pm to Scoob
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Do you Aggies find he's doing the same thing over there- 220 lb linebackers, etc?
Some guys have eaten and grown out of their position but in general? No.
from Ourlads May Depth Chart
OLB - Alaka, 6'3" 240
MLB - Dodson, 6'2" 242
OLB - Hines, 6'3" 220 (just a freshman)
SS - Watts, 5'11" 205
FS - WIlson, 6'1" 200
Some of the guys that changed positions.
Madubuike DE to DT after his RS year is 6'3" 292
Dunning S to LB after his FR year is 6'4" 235
Posted on 8/3/17 at 2:10 pm to nitwit
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If someone else on the staff will make a priority of recruiting the top defensive players, Chavis can scheme them.
We tried to tell y'all Chavis doesn't recruit worth a frick, but y'all knew better. And Chavis' defenses have serious weaknesses. Against spread teams, he's great, maybe even the best in the business. Against a power run team?
Good luck. I think Guice just scored another TD on Chavis' vaunted rush D. Posted on 8/3/17 at 3:18 pm to Farmer1906
quote:Good info, thanks.
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Do you Aggies find he's doing the same thing over there- 220 lb linebackers, etc?
Some guys have eaten and grown out of their position but in general? No.
from Ourlads May Depth Chart
OLB - Alaka, 6'3" 240
MLB - Dodson, 6'2" 242
OLB - Hines, 6'3" 220 (just a freshman)
SS - Watts, 5'11" 205
FS - WIlson, 6'1" 200
Some of the guys that changed positions.
Madubuike DE to DT after his RS year is 6'3" 292
Dunning S to LB after his FR year is 6'4" 235
What I recall from Chavis is still sort of what I see in your post- 300 lb DL is ONLY in the middle, DT/NT. drops to somewhere around 250s-260's at DE. MLB is going to be ok, 240s or so, but you drop to 230's or 220s on the outside. Safeties stay under 210.
I don't know Alaka, but unless he's really fast in space or a Sr, I'd watch to see if he either moves to the edge, or over to MLB. Chavis seems to like to use a pyramid model for size (drops considerably as you go away from the middle), and a V for speed (emphasizes speed as you go away from the middle).
As you've already noticed by now, this fits his preference to blitz on early downs, and go soft zone/prevent on 3rd and long.
Again, fine and dandy for defending fast offenses, including options etc, but when the other team has RBs bigger than your LBs and TEs bigger than your DEs, can become a nightmare.
Posted on 8/3/17 at 3:23 pm to Scoob
I remember a quote from him " I will never sacrifice speed for size". He had both for his first few years at LSU. Also when he doesn't have a thumper in the Middle like Minter or Beckwith his scheme suffers. That is when he gets gashed.
This post was edited on 8/3/17 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 8/3/17 at 3:43 pm to TigerFanNKaty
Still can't believe he played DJ Welter at MLB over Beckwith, Louis, Barrow, Debo, Kwon, and Duke.
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