10-22-2018, 11:46 AM
Their defense is unusual.
For starters, it's very small. Addicted to Quack put it well: "Their defense often looks like a bunch of safeties running around."
They play a game-long nickel. Think two DEs, three OLBs, one ILB, and five defensive backs.
Like everyone else on their defense, their DBs are small. And their corners are what you'd expect from a team that takes the corner backs that the other Pac 12 teams pass on recruiting.
They get a terrific pass rush and lots of tackles for loss. They can put you behind the chains fast, for the added reason that their stemming before the snaps often produces false starts.
Because they're small, you can run at them. We certainly will try.
For starters, it's very small. Addicted to Quack put it well: "Their defense often looks like a bunch of safeties running around."
They play a game-long nickel. Think two DEs, three OLBs, one ILB, and five defensive backs.
Like everyone else on their defense, their DBs are small. And their corners are what you'd expect from a team that takes the corner backs that the other Pac 12 teams pass on recruiting.
They get a terrific pass rush and lots of tackles for loss. They can put you behind the chains fast, for the added reason that their stemming before the snaps often produces false starts.
Because they're small, you can run at them. We certainly will try.