The Edge

Benjdan

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Pretty bored on a Friday afternoon so I’m watching USC vs ND bowl game. It got me thinking, which is dangerous. This version of defense features Jordan Burch playing the “edge”. He is lining up over the RT which imo is traditionally where a more traditional strong side defensive end would be. Now flash forward to last years version and Dylan Stewart was lined up in the exact same role.
Flash back to an Ellis Johnson defense and the likes of Clowney, Ingram and Mathews were usually lined up over the LT.
Not sure where I’m going with this but I find the difference in scheme / philosophy interesting. Again I’m pretty bored.
 
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Pretty bored on a Friday afternoon so I’m watching USC vs ND bowl game. It got me thinking, which is dangerous. This version of defense features Jordan Burch playing the “edge”. He is lining up over the RT which imo is traditionally where a more traditional strong side defensive end would be. Now flash forward to last years version and Dylan Stewart was lined up in the exact same role.
Flash back to an Ellis Johnson defense and the likes of Clowney, Ingram and Mathews were usually lined up over the LT.
Not sure where I’m going with this but I find the difference in scheme / philosophy interesting. Again I’m pretty bored.
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KingWard

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I hated the Notre Dame Loss because our bereft team (due to sit-outs) just ran out of gas. I despised the Illinois loss because our coaches (Head and OC) flat blew it in embarrassing fashion.
 

Benjdan

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I hated the Notre Dame Loss because our bereft team (due to sit-outs) just ran out of gas. I despised the Illinois loss because our coaches (Head and OC) flat blew it in embarrassing fashion.
One common theme throughout the Beamer era has been the inability to execute a two minute offense. Penalties, negative plays and poor clock management. It’s always one of the three if not all three. Before half time is usually the most glaring blunders.
 
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One common theme throughout the Beamer era has been the inability to execute a two minute offense. Penalties, negative plays and poor clock management. It’s always one of the three if not all three. Before half time is usually the most glaring blunders.

The last few minutes of a first half, in football and basketball, have been a nightmare for Gamecock fans. This has been so for decades.