Arm chair QB's (DC's)

[HANC]

This is for all of us armchair coaches (or HS coaches)............ in this day and age of the Big 12 offenses putting up numbers like crazy with all of their variations of the spread attack, how and when does someone in the Big 12 put together a D-scheme to slow these teams down. Even NU is putting up very good numbers.

 

Any suggestions?

 

I believe that the only way a team is going to successfully stop the type of offenses that are now the "Big 12 offenses" is to recruit as much SPEED as possible. You must find a solid front 4 to stop run and pass rush, but after that, the 2nd and 3rd level must be loaded with speed.

 

Someone on the radio mentioned the other day that the so-called great "Florida and FSU" teams in the past recruited as many of the top running backs in the country and then turned them into LB's. Said that one of those teams had 3 LB's who were recruited as rb......once again, great athletes with rb speed (4.3 - 4.5)

 

As far as scheme goes, I can't go there..... don't even want to try to pretend to know enough about the game at the college level. Common sense would say that with the solid front 4, and speed at LB, you get get away with sending at least 1 LB most of time, 'cause you could match up well with M-M coverage with LB on TE/RB in coverage.

 

Just looking for coaching conversation.

[papersun87]

I agree with the speed . . . gotta get speed at the OLB position and blitz like crazy. Bust it up in the backfield before it develops.

[HANC]

Another point of view would be NU's version of slowing TT down. Get an above average defensive effort and a tremendous ball control offense to keep the high powered O's on the sideline....but that wouldn't really answer the defensive question.

[strigori]

Turning RBs into LBs is nothing new Osborne did that alot too. There is no trick to stopping the spread. If you watch a lot of football, everyone gets shut down some of the time. And the reason is the same that they dont use it in the NFL. Assignment football. Stopping the spread is a matter of the front 4 getting pressure on the QB and everyone else maintaining their assignments. The spread works so well in college because with a good QB, he can find the breakdown in defense and exploit it.

[BGREDSTUCKN IA]

You HAVE to have 110% discipline to go with that speed. Or its no good.

[HANC]

hence, this is why the spread works very well in ncaa...... like strigori stated, qbs can exploit mistakes, and mistakes come from blown assigments/discipline issues. Is it the fact that it takes young kids soooo many reps in game situations to become comfortable, and in college, most athletes aren't going to get the number they need. Obviously, in some cases, when kids play for 3-4 years, then they get good, but when they only see the field as jr-sr, they may not have the time needed to develop discipline.

 

If this is the case, then Bo's redshirting philosphy makes even more sense. Get the kid up to snuff size wise, academically adjusted, practice habits inforced, and then hopefully begin using them as RS fresh or sophomores, with the hope that you will be full of a bunch of 3-4 year starters or contributors.

[Bleeding Husker Red]

Charlie McBride's strategy of blitzing more guys than the Offense can block with comes to mind for me. Get a Dline with some speed/agility- get off blocks quickly... send a couple of linebackers and COVER COVER COVER. If you've got 5 or 6 guys in the backfield you should be able to get some sacks, and stop any RB while he's still back there.

 

 

Meet at the quarterback. He ain't gonna complete many passes from the prone position.