re: Cincy DC Marcus Freeman is at the top of LSU’s wish list; Mason is interested

Marcus Freeman would excel at LSU with our talent every year. Hope we hire him.

3-3-3-2. That 4th level is a bitch to pass on. No amount of QB arm strength can get it over the top of that coverage.

Both Freeman and Mason run a 2 gap offense which is what Aranda used. Aranda used a slot corner. Freeman will too if he comes to the SEC unless he has an exceptional safety who can cover a really good WR. The SEC teams have more good receivers than Cincinnati’s opponents. It is a much faster leGue than the one Cincinnati plays in.

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3-3-3 is a variant of the 3-3-5

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So a 3-3-5 Big / Big Nickel

I think you obviously hire the best guy available and let him install whatever defense he wants. But I’d be surprised if O is already giving up on the 4-3. It did what he wanted with TFLs, getting sacks and pressures on the QB, which lead to more interceptions and forced fumbles.

The problem, obviously, was we had terrible secondary play that Pelini either couldn’t figure out how to correct or couldn’t communicate with the players to teach them what to do. And it seemed like he didn’t install a Plan B during the weak and was incapable making in-game adjustments when Plan A inevitably went wrong.

I also think that Orgeron genuinely loves recruiting—especially on the DLine—and felt that Aranda’s 3-4 made it much more difficult for him to lands the studs there. The top ranked guys all had sacks and TFLs in high school and would rather a scheme that allows them to keep making those plays instead of tying up blocks just so the LBs can come clean up and get all the glory. I just can’t see O abandoning the 4-3 and the advantages it gives him.

Again, the most important thing to me is hiring the best coach, period, no matter what they run, and the more I see about Freeman, the more I like him—he’s by far my favorite of all the guys mentioned. But do we have the personnel to run a 3-4 in ‘21? I know not all 3-man fronts are the same, but I am not sure of the nuances. Does Freeman’ scheme reflect Aranda’s? Saban’s? Does it require a prototypical nose? Can Webb and Ojulari play standing up at OLB? Will Roy, Guillory, and Smith feel more comfortable in a 4-3 and bounce? Will we be able to talk Gaye into staying?

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Mason is interested

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Uhhhh, no shite. Guy set a new standard of low at one of the worst p5 programs around. Thats hard to do.

He better f'ing jump if he's offered a top tier DC job

3-3-5 is the future with spread offenses

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3-3-3 is a variant of the 3-3-5. It uses 3 safeties and 2CBs instead of 3 CBs and 2 Safeties like the old school 3-3-5.

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That's called "Stack" (3-3 Stack or 3-3-5 Stack) not 3-3-3.

So I guess you’re on board with the fact that we actually fired our defensive coordinator now rather than telling people they were wrong for saying it was going to happen?

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Honey Badger would have absolutely shredded in a 3-3-3/4-2-5

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We played in a 4-2-5 a lot.