re: Johnson defense???

meansonny, do you think Grantham has earned the right to have another season with the dawgs? Or are you in the camp that says he should be fired immediately and Jefferson Dawg's 8 year old niece can do a better job?

Grantham has another year.

We return all but 1.
We should be very strong at DT and DE.
We will have 2 returning starters at ILB (we haven't had that a lot during Grantham).
And we shouldn't be fielding any freshmen in the secondary.

I don't expect him here in 2015 whether he does a great job or not.

What... nothing else to cut and paste?

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P.S. 1 cut and paste was basically from 3-4 defense for dummies. I believe, even a well rounded Georgia grad can grasp the "Dummies" knowledge.

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You obviously didn't read it. Because it tells you that the weak inside linebacker is NOT the Will in the 3-4.

FWIW, UGA/Grantham doesn't use the terminology from a 3-4 defense for dummies book. As I said... pay attention from the last 4 years and this stuff will make sense.

Well I do coach. But it's obvious that this "click"is far superior to anything in the Defensive world today. We look at how our guys match up agains yours. Period! TG is not a D coordinator and everyone knows this. Let's agree to disagree, so this argument can be muted. All I'm doing is trying to give a basic understanding of a 3-4/Hybrid D. That's it. If you fellas can't understand, that's fine. But the future of our program lies in our fans. understanding the mismatch of our secondary and how this D really works. They deserve to understand how we are supposed to run this D. It's not just the Front 7, which is the entire argument of this topic. It has gone too far. What you see on Sat is not what you know. Sorry guys, but you're dead wrong when it comes to our defense and how KG was our #1NT last year, no matter how you slice it. Our D doesn't work without the big guy and this is the misunderstood point here. It's over, get some rest and Go Dawgs! We own this state and I guess that's all that matters? Cheers to you fellas and the insightful mute arguments laid down by non Defensive minded folks, beside Rig and myself. Once again, do the research, try a few different approaches to the 3-4 system and get back with me. This is something I've instilled, tried to instill in HS programs around the SE, but you can't do it without the right guys, period. No way, no how. You will easily understand why it doesn't work this year with a little do diligence, I promise. Don't hate on a person that does this every single day. GATA!!!

Johnson runs the 4-2-5. Your team has been recruiting for the 3-4 for many years now. There won't be as swift as a transition as y'all would hope. JHC would make a monster Spur though.

Johnson is one of the best DC's in the country. He was a bad HC, but you can't question his DC prowess, looks at his defenses' rankings over the years, he gets the job done at an elite level.

He's as old or older than Spurrier though, he might coach 4-5 more years and then retire. I don't think he'll leave Aub.

When Mayes is playing NT, he is always going to be in the 1 Tech. Depending on how the Offense Lines up, we will use Drew and (now Taylor) in the 4 Techs. If they use a TE, our DE's will be in a 3 Tech and 5 Tech depending on where they line up. This is the one gap defense you are refering to. So, I agree with you that lately Mayes has been more of a true NT. He was early in the season too. The problem is on passing downs or 3rd downs where you talk about us playing Nickel.

Now that I've had some time to rewatch a little more tape, I see where you would think that we are playing "Nickel" on 3rd downs and obvious passing downs. We usually take Chris Mays out and put Drew and Smith as our 2 interior DT's. Then we put Floyd and Jenkins in rush end positions. JHC, plays in the "star" or SS position, closer to the LOS. Herrera will play closer to the LOS and Wilson will play deeper in a cover position. This allows a speed rush on the edge and up the middle if necessary. We put Matthews as our 1 deep safety with Swann and Shaq on the Corners. This gives us a look of 5 cover guys and sometimes we do throw in an extra safety. But we will almost always use this formation on passing downs, unless the Offense lines up otherwise.

Our base defense in early downs is a true 3-4, with 3 true D-Linemen in the 1, 3-5 Techs. We use Jenkins and Floyd on the edge. Herrera and Wilson will control the gaps every single time. Mayes is not "unblockable" and that is what makes the 1 gap 3-4 defense work, so we will often use Drew or another DE in a wider Tech, to create a mismatch with our LB's. Sorry for the confusion, I really didn't understand what the heck you were talking about, coming from a coaching point of view. I have watched every game this season and have them recorded. I will get back with you when I have a chance to watch more tape.