Our Defensive Schemes Are Complex

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Omaha.com: DBs providing more bang for their buck

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“Right now, I would say we have no positions,” secondary coach Marvin Sanders said. “I'm just trying to figure out who can grasp concepts, and who I believe from a physical and athletic standpoint can help us.”...

For example, Gomes is learning the safety spot — but he still can occupy the same dime back position that he played last year. Cassidy's a safety, but he's also backing up Hagg at peso. West is a cornerback and a safety. Redshirt freshman Andrew Green plays corner, peso and dime. Pelini hinted Friday that Hagg could play safety too, if needed.

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Even Prince Amukamara, the All-America candidate at cornerback, is trying to experiment. He told the staff earlier this week that he wanted a few extra reps at peso.
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We talk a lot about how our O is too complicated and hard to grasp for college athletes and how it always takes years for players to step in. How 'bout this D? Bo is asking a lot, scheme-wise, from these players and I love it.

Those redshirts seem pretty crucial though.

And the position switching around...I really do wonder if that'll be confusing.

In any case, what I take away from it is this: the D is just as, if not more complicated than the offense we keep demanding to simplify.

 
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I don't think the offense is too complicated and neither is the defense. The difference between the two is that one side of the football has coaches that are much better at teaching and explaining concepts than the other.

 
We need the Krugerrand to bring our defense a little African Continental flavor, plus it's GOLD :bonez

GBR

 
if these guys are so interchangeable, that makes me lean to think that its actually pretty simple.

 
Bo's basic defense is very simple, he's already got the D for this year completely installed. The complex part of Bo's D is the ability to understand why you're doing it, Suh became so much better because he took the time with the staff to understand the whole scheme, he know what the backers and secondary were doing, and how his play impacted them. That's why i'm very excited to hear about guys moving around and learning other roles, they then understand better what those positions are doing, and how mistakes at other position impact what they're doing.

Great stuff!

 
I see this as a phenomenally positive thing. Our D is very much a team defense. It involves not only knowing your own role in the defense, but being aware of the roles of everyone else around you. How much do you think it helps if all of these DBs are intimately familiar with the checks and responsibilities of every position in the defensive backfield? It helps a ton in determining what the proper reaction is to a given play when you know what the guy next to you or in front of you is going to do.

edit: Yeah, pretty much what jliehr said.

 
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I never really thought about it that way, but that argument makes sense. There always seems to be a demand for simplification of offense, while I always hear about defense just needing to play with more emotions. There really is a double standard.

And....

With Bo at the helm, we'll be fine. In a few years, maybe we'll even eliminate backfield positions - we could have sets with 5 lineman and 6 hybrid QB/Fullback/RB/Receivers! Unstoppable!!! :horns2

 
X's and O's at the end of the day are all the same just different names, it is just about who can explain them better. I think we have the best in the business right now, and I am with some of you- If they know multiple spots- it must be pretty simple to understand.

 
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