When the game was on the line multiple times last year we only brought 3 guys sometime we rushed an undersized hybrid linebacker. Usually easy to figure out where it was coming from.
In my opinion a blitz should be bringing 6-7 guys, when teams go empty back field. I’d like D 7-8, and yes 9 D-players on the line. Make the quarterback try to figure out, in a split second whose coming and who is dropping. So, with our lack of talent, I’d like to see 4 of those players being bigger bodies. On obvious run situations I definitely want at least 4 bigger bodies on the line.
Since joining the big ten speed hasn’t been the issue, it’s been size. We simply get pushed around against the run and against the pass QBs have all day to throw.
Putting more safety-hybrid -linebackers isn’t the answer. If it were OSU, PSU, MINN, MSU, MICH, NW would be doing it.
I guess Chinander’s just smarter than them.