[OutsiderFan]

I wonder with a result like this for Wash St how much other teams can apply from whatever ןɐɔ's defensive coaches did against the Wash St offense (should have stated that in the form of a question)...

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It's almost cliche for pundits to say "did this provide a blue print" when an upset happens.  But let's be clear, there is a big difference between say Syracuse upsetting Clemson by 3pts, and ןɐɔ absolutely annihilating the Cougs by 34.

ןɐɔ in fact did provide a blue print, IMO.  They don't play man-to-man, bring extra blitzers-oriented defense, like say Oregon does.  And they play a 3-4 defense that relies on more LBs than DL.  Given Leach doesn't run much, when a defense confuses the OL and QB with different zone blitz and coverage looks, it can be very difficult on the Air Raid offense.

IMO, with what ןɐɔ exposed, Leach is going to have some trouble unless he can establish a real running threat, against other 3-4 teams they will face.  Stanford also plays a 2 DL look.  Stanford hasn't been using as much of a variety of blitzes as ןɐɔ uses, but there is no reason to think Anderson won't be using the same tactics against the Cougs now. 

ןɐɔ rarely rushes more than 4 guys, but brings LBs, Safeties, and Corners from all directions.  Stanford is equipped to do exactly the same thing to the Cougs that ןɐɔ did. 

[OutsiderFan]

I wonder with a result like this for Wash St how much other teams can apply from whatever ןɐɔ's defensive coaches did against the Wash St offense (should have stated that in the form of a question)...

Love this topic...

It's almost cliche for pundits to say "did this provide a blue print" when an upset happens.  But let's be clear, there is a big difference between say Syracuse upsetting Clemson by 3pts, and ןɐɔ absolutely annihilating the Cougs by 34.

ןɐɔ in fact did provide a blue print, IMO.  They don't play man-to-man, bring extra blitzers-oriented defense, like say Oregon does.  And they play a 3-4 defense that relies on more LBs than DL.  Given Leach doesn't run much, when a defense confuses the OL and QB with different zone blitz and coverage looks, it can be very difficult on the Air Raid offense.

IMO, with what ןɐɔ exposed, Leach is going to have some trouble unless he can establish a real running threat, against other 3-4 teams they will face.  Stanford also plays a 2 DL look.  Stanford hasn't been using as much of a variety of blitzes as ןɐɔ uses, but there is no reason to think Anderson won't be using the same tactics against the Cougs now. 

ןɐɔ rarely rushes more than 4 guys, but brings LBs, Safeties, and Corners from all directions.  Stanford is equipped to do exactly the same thing to the Cougs that ןɐɔ did.