How do we stop the hurry-up spread with our defensive personnel

[Irondawg]

Given it's going to be a key to whether we have a good record or not how do we improve on what we looked horrible defending last year?

Obviously tackling in space is the big one. And we didn't do that well last year. For instance you're not going to stop the WR quick screen but how the CB's tackle it determines if it's a 3 yard max gain or goes for 7-20 yards.

Next would be pass rush, but to even have that play a factor you have to put the other team in a 3rd and 5+ scenario or take away the primary receiver on the play. otherwise most of these teams get the ball out of their QBs hands too fast.

What Stanford did against Oregon last year was probably the textbook. Take away the middle (DL pushes teh pile) (LB's clog the underneath routes) and make everything go east well and then don't miss tackles.

 

[Heawww]

Defensive line. The end.

 

[CadaverDawg]

It's all going to depend on our front 4. If we can stop the run with 4-5 guys, we can defend the spread with our talent on D....but we didn't do that last year. Hopefully not having two slow nose guards and one slow DE this year will help that.

And another big key, we have to tackle. Last year we were awful at it.

 

[DAWG61]

Here's how I'd stop it (or atleast try). First and most importantly I'd condition my entire defense to go 15 straight plays with zero subs. This would be a 5 year conditioning program based on stamina and endurance building over size and power. Secondly I'd recruit two different body types for my defense. 1 that is built for size and power and 1 that is built for speed and stamina. These two different types of players would have two completely different strength & conditioning coaches and programs. One for endurance and speed and the other for power and size. So when you play Bama and LSU you can play your big boys and when you play Auburn and Ole Miss you can play your speed, stamina guys. And you could mix and match personnel as well. This gives your defense more flexibility. Some of our players are better vs Auburn than they are vs Bama and vice versa.

Second thing I'd train my defense on is to call plays and make decisions by themselves without any play-calling coming from the sidelines. When they are facing an Oregon style NASCAR offense they don't even have the few seconds it takes to get the play from the sidelines. They HAVE to be able to know what defense to be in already and that takes practicing having the defensive captain screaming out the play. Basically the DC can go over what plays to call with the defensive captains during the week and when we are on offense on the sidelines but when it comes game time on defense all the calls are being made by the player on the field.

 

[Shamoan]

get pressure, keep defensive responsibilities, and dont miss tackles. its that simple.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Fake leg cramps. And lots of 'em...

 

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[DAWG61]

Ha I laughed but you're going to have to face these offenses too

so how would you stop them?

 

[RebelAlumnus]

Out score them. Our offense works.

 

[DAWG61]

Ha so blindly confident in a broken quarterback that loves to run around thinking he's Mike Vick. Only thing Wallace does remotely similar to Vick is turn the ball over and he's going to have a whole bunch of those this year. With fumbles included I say Wallace has atleast 30 turnovers this year. That is if he's able to stay healthy long enough. Which he won't.

 

[Brad Stevens.sixpack]

The more I see you post, the more I think you are a troll that loves to rile up argument. Now, I do not have an answer to the original question, so before your reply is "well what would you do??" - let that be noted. However, I know a 5 year conditioning program is the most asinine answer I can imagine to the question that was asked. Please tell me that was a joke of some sort that went over my head.

 

[DAWG61]

The more I see you post, the more I think you are a troll that loves to rile up argument.

Talking about yourself again there Brad Stevens?

 

[GloryDawg]

That strategy won you six games last year. You might win six with it this year as well. You guys were pretty lucky last season with the injuries let see if that luck holds up this year. But as far as your offense, like every offense that has come along since the ND Box it will become obsolete. That fad might last another two years and some DC will figure it out and by then your offense will be loaded with guys recruited to run it.