Press Conference - 10/19
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BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
That's pretty awesome. They were successfully able to disguise the fact that he has a broken leg and two ankles fused.
NUance
Assistant Coach
Kiyoat Husker
All-Conference
Nice. This is a good thing. The guys are having fun again. Can't wait to see the pranks pulled on Riley. Not sure if MR is as much a prankster as BP was, but I bet a few of the players are.
Stumpy1
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84HuskerLaw
All-Conference
I understand that with the high performance model, you can turn a 4.33 40 forward or backward! They have these ordered for the entire 3 deep and even one for Riley to 'pace' the sidelines with.
Kiyoat Husker
All-Conference
I like to watch the entire press conference, especially from coach Riley, because of his candid answering of questions.
It seems to be hard to find the uncut version (as well as Banker's and Langsdorf's post-practice uncut). I can usually find it on Huskermax, although I prefer not to go there if I can help it.
Anyway, I thought Riley had some really illuminating comments about the defensive scheme that you all might want to hear. That part of the Press Conference wasn't shown in the cut version.
It sounds like Banker and Riley came up with their current defensive scheme in response to zone-read offenses, and spread option running teams. I don't claim to understand all of this fully, but I'll type out a transcript (since I am recovering from surgery, and am just taking pain pills and sipping broth anyway)
It seems to be hard to find the uncut version (as well as Banker's and Langsdorf's post-practice uncut). I can usually find it on Huskermax, although I prefer not to go there if I can help it.
Anyway, I thought Riley had some really illuminating comments about the defensive scheme that you all might want to hear. That part of the Press Conference wasn't shown in the cut version.
It sounds like Banker and Riley came up with their current defensive scheme in response to zone-read offenses, and spread option running teams. I don't claim to understand all of this fully, but I'll type out a transcript (since I am recovering from surgery, and am just taking pain pills and sipping broth anyway)
Kiyoat Husker
All-Conference
Q: You mentioned run defense earlier. It's obviously something you guys are committed to, but what has made it go, in your estimation right now?
MR: Well, that's a good point. I think that, ... we've got good players up there. That was a known strength comming in. When you've got a guy like Maliek, and Vince (when he's healthy), we've had good depth there. When we've had all of our players there, and you add Kevin Williams, and Kevin Maurice, and you've got a young guy like Stoltenberg that's comming along, ... for one position, that's pretty good.
Then you've got guys like Gangwich and McMullen playing outside that are really good run defenders in their own right. Then the linebackers have been growing, and learning, and that are... physically tough. So that's a big deal.
And then, the other thing that you already know,... in this day and age, EVERYBODY (just about) has some sort of quarters coverage in their defensive play book.
So, the safeties... the "rooftop" of those coverages are basically a straight line, or sometimes the corners will press. So, there's not a single high rooftop, there's kind of a straight-line look. And that means the SAFETIES can get involved in the run defense, and rather quickly.
They (safeties) play 8 to 10 yards off the ball, (some teams will go a bit deeper, SOME OF THEM TIGHTER, actually).
(Minnesota had one where they exchanged a linebacker with a safety, and he was about 6 YARDS off the ball.)
... So those guys are almost like linebackers, and you have to do that (in your inventory) so you can play the zone read teams. And what I'm getting to, is people like Cockrell and Nate Gerry are very much involved in that run defense too. (and are doing a nice job). In the defensive statistics every week, Cockrell is up there as one of the leading tacklers, week to week.
And the other thing is that your corners have to be willing to tackle, too. Because what teams will do is take their wide outs, take them down, they'll go in and try to dig the safeties out, and MAKE the corners have to come up and be that "force" player and tackle.
So it really is a team thing, but it REALLY is good to have that front four that's pretty darn stout against the run. They obviously are being coached well to stay in their gaps, eat up blocks, allow linebackers to make plays. Our middle linebacker SHOULD be our leading tackler, and should hopefully be one of the leaders in the conference.
MR: Well, that's a good point. I think that, ... we've got good players up there. That was a known strength comming in. When you've got a guy like Maliek, and Vince (when he's healthy), we've had good depth there. When we've had all of our players there, and you add Kevin Williams, and Kevin Maurice, and you've got a young guy like Stoltenberg that's comming along, ... for one position, that's pretty good.
Then you've got guys like Gangwich and McMullen playing outside that are really good run defenders in their own right. Then the linebackers have been growing, and learning, and that are... physically tough. So that's a big deal.
And then, the other thing that you already know,... in this day and age, EVERYBODY (just about) has some sort of quarters coverage in their defensive play book.
So, the safeties... the "rooftop" of those coverages are basically a straight line, or sometimes the corners will press. So, there's not a single high rooftop, there's kind of a straight-line look. And that means the SAFETIES can get involved in the run defense, and rather quickly.
They (safeties) play 8 to 10 yards off the ball, (some teams will go a bit deeper, SOME OF THEM TIGHTER, actually).
(Minnesota had one where they exchanged a linebacker with a safety, and he was about 6 YARDS off the ball.)
... So those guys are almost like linebackers, and you have to do that (in your inventory) so you can play the zone read teams. And what I'm getting to, is people like Cockrell and Nate Gerry are very much involved in that run defense too. (and are doing a nice job). In the defensive statistics every week, Cockrell is up there as one of the leading tacklers, week to week.
And the other thing is that your corners have to be willing to tackle, too. Because what teams will do is take their wide outs, take them down, they'll go in and try to dig the safeties out, and MAKE the corners have to come up and be that "force" player and tackle.
So it really is a team thing, but it REALLY is good to have that front four that's pretty darn stout against the run. They obviously are being coached well to stay in their gaps, eat up blocks, allow linebackers to make plays. Our middle linebacker SHOULD be our leading tackler, and should hopefully be one of the leaders in the conference.
Kiyoat Husker
All-Conference
Q: So, how does a zone-read force a team to have to use a quarters defense? you just mentioned that you need that because of the zone-read. How did that evolve? When did that become clear?
MR: Well, its nice to be able to have those safeties flow. BOTH to be able to have somebody that can fill and cover a quarterback that's keeping the ball, but ALSO a running lane on the backside. So if those interior guys are blocking, they (safeties) have the freedom to come up and help. And they're in a position to be pretty fast "force" players.
MR: Well, its nice to be able to have those safeties flow. BOTH to be able to have somebody that can fill and cover a quarterback that's keeping the ball, but ALSO a running lane on the backside. So if those interior guys are blocking, they (safeties) have the freedom to come up and help. And they're in a position to be pretty fast "force" players.