[PrinceLightfoot]

[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=14907.msg160862#msg160862 date=1460745539]
Yeah, they lost their only interior DL upperclassman, Kenny Bigelow, to a torn ACL. They are switching defensive schemes from a 4-3 to a 5-2 so instead of two interior linemen they are going with three.

does not compute
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Sorry, what Boston Card said.

A 5-2 scheme represents the number of linemen and linebackers in a front seven. It has two defensive ends, two defensive tackles, one nose tackle, and two inside linebackers. This scheme places emphasis on stopping the run and pressuring the QB on passing plays.

A 4-3 scheme has two defensive ends (hand down on the ground or stand up depending on the play),  two interior defensive linemen, and three linebackers. USC in recent years used one DT and one NT for its interior positions.

[PrinceLightfoot]

[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=14907.msg160862#msg160862 date=1460745539]
Yeah, they lost their only interior DL upperclassman, Kenny Bigelow, to a torn ACL. They are switching defensive schemes from a 4-3 to a 5-2 so instead of two interior linemen they are going with three.

does not compute
[/quote]

Sorry, what Boston Card said.

A 5-2 scheme represents the number of linemen and linebackers in a front seven. It has two defensive ends, two defensive tackles, one nose tackle, and two inside linebackers. This scheme places emphasis on stopping the run and pressuring the QB on passing plays.

A 4-3 scheme has two defensive ends (hand down on the ground or stand up depending on the play),  two interior defensive linemen, and three linebackers. USC in recent years used one DT and one NT for its interior positions.