re: Best defense against the Spread Offense (Florida type)

I think you have to go a little old school and apply option principles to stop the Meyer spread. I would our base defense since we have Coleman at LB, and use a Cover 2 so you have your corners squatted to provide outside containment. We always get burned to the outside because we use our slow ends to provide containment. Our DEs need to collapse in to help clog the middle and have our LBs scrape hard and plant Tebow everytime they see him. I honestly think we have to stop their run, and force Tebow to pass. Not that he can't but it increases the opportunity for turnovers (or long TD passes if we lock a safety on their best receiver).