I understand that your post is seething with sarcasm, good job!
The problem is not that he runs the base 4-3, it is the way he sets the scheme. He actually has made a new d-line position…the “strong side defensive end.” When McBride was the D-coordinator, we had a Right Rush end and a Left Rush end. That way sometimes the guy on the right was double teamed and sometimes the guy on the left was double teamed. In Coz’s system, Adam Carriker is purposely lined up so that he is always double teamed. That is just plain stupid. But in the words of Forest Gump, “my momma always said, stupid is as stupid does.” I think that is the problem with Coz. He is stupid doing as stupid does.
I think the term you are looking for is Base end and it is not new. He isn't intentionally lined up to be doubled teamed, but that is how it often ends up as a result of his gap responsibility, which Carriker is more suited too anyway, have you seen what the man can do when he is lined up at tackle? It is going to be either him or Moore. The D-line has been pretty effective as unit, I don't see what you are complaining about there.
The problem is that since we went to the “base end” defense we went from leading the nation in sacks, to not having any sack. You can call it whatever you want. All I know is if he stayed put on one side he would be more effective. Always switching Carriker to the strong side is just plain stupid.
Considering there are only 11 guys on each side of the ball, how does having two offensive players forced to play 1 defensive player put the offense in a better position? Seems it would be the opposite. Or even three offensive players, such during Missouri when Carriker was on the nose?
The difference is that you are taking the best player and putting him in a double team situation. There are five offensive linemen, and four defensive linemen. Plus on the strong side, there is an extra blocker in the form of a tight end. So Carriker is always at a disadvantage. If you were going to switch him at all, why not put him in a one-on-one situation with a O-Tackle where he could get pressure on the QB every time. Then you wouldn’t have to rely on one of Coz’s wonderful delay blitzes to try to get to the QB. Carriker can eat up any O-lineman in the country one-on-one, but he rarely gets the chance with Coz’s scheme. My preference however is that he just let Moore and Carriker stay on one their own respective sides the way we did with Wistrom and Tomich as well as all of our other great D-end tandems. Coz has got to go!
So you want to see more get blown up on every play? Not saying that he would, but your arguement makes little sense and I thinkyou are underating Moore. Carriker is bigger but slower, why do you think he is at base?
So let me get this straight. You think Moore can’t hold his own against an occasional double team? Get real. Depending on the other team’s offense sometime Moore will be doubled, sometimes Carriker will be doubled. But if you leave them lined up on their own end all the time, I believe they would excel. My reason for saying that is that their talent and physical play remind me of the Rush ends we had in the 90’s when they had a set position. Sure they moved around once in a while, but they were either a Right Rush end or a Left Rush end, and they got to the QB with much more consistency than our D has this year.
No, reread my post. I said you were under rating Moore.
Well Ca husker has explained a lot of my problem with his scheme. I love the base 4-3 defense, but you can’t be stubborn and make players fit your system, your system needs to adjust to your players. Now like I said I love the 4-3 but unless you know a way to get Terrell Farley or Eric Johnson back to NU your going to have to use nickel and dime packages on 3 and 4 receiver sets. My other point is that Cosgrove has been there for 3 years now so if Grixby is all you got… once again whose fault is that(I personally don’t think Grixby is to blame but that’s irrelevant to this point). I know I know “Bowman’s hurt” but if he were here Grixby would still be a starter and guess what? He’d still be 5’9.Go take a look at a roster from the mid 90’s when the BLACKSHIRTS dominated compare the size and speed of our LB’s and DB’s from then to now, he hasn’t even recruited the right type of guys, and if he has and we’re just not using them then that is just plain stupid. I personally think are defense is headed in the wrong direction but it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere so I guess will see.
I am not underrating Moore. In fact, it is our coaching staff that is doing that. If he were a Rush end he could handle playing strong side when the offense lined up against him that way. And I am making perfect sense. The problem is YOUR lack of understanding.
I never said Cosgrove is great and I don't recall saying Grixby was the problem or calling him out. I just think it is funny that you think if NU switched to rush ends, or even run McBrides D, suddenly they would be posting shut-outs.