re: According to rivals, Anthony Johnson to Tenn

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The ultimate irony is that Tennessee fans like to make fun of Chavis for using Slade's Mustang package while talking about how Monte is going to invigorate the defense. I guess they aren't too familiar with what the Cover 2 really is.

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The ultimate irony is LSU fans that think they know more about Chavis and how he coaches over UT fans, who watched him work for over 15 years.

Slade's Mustang package

That is a Chavis invention, just like his prowler package. Slade didn't come up with that crap, Chavis was the DC and ran the show.

I'm not dogging him either, he is a good coach, but you'll see soon enough why UT fans say the things we do.

You'd think the 2001 SECCG would be enough to open your eyes, considering the pathetic coaching job by Chavis in that game. With more talent on D on that team than he'll ever have at LSU.

wait, so UT is going to be great on D next year because you were #3 in defense last year but we are going to hate Chavis because he sucks so much? Yall are really making sense.

And did Chavis make UT rush for 50 yards and fumble twice in that SECCG?

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Very nice way to evade the most important part of my post. How exactly is the Tampa 2 any different philosophically?

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The Tampa 2 is predicated on CBs playing a tight zone within the first 10 yards (this means playing press coverage, which Chavis doesn't do) when a receiver leaves that basic 10 yard area the CB releases the WR to the safety and covers his zone or moves in to stop the run.

Its also predicated on the MLB dropping back in to zone and covering the deep middle/other responsibilities in certain play-calls.

Chavis played a soft zone with his DBs, never pressing and keeping his CBs 5-10 yards off the ball and puts his safeties in a DEEP zone coverage. He would also take out a LB and replace him with a DB (mustang package) and keep them in a soft zone that never worked. It was basically a prevent defense that killed us over and over. This is why teams were able to dink and dunk down the field on us for the better part of a decade.

Go watch the 2nd half of last season's UCLA game, it was an absolute embarrassment. Chavis didn't change his gameplan one-bit and let a pathetic QB who couldnt throw the ball farther than 20 yards dink and dunk down the field drive after drive.

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You sir are Delusional, and thus why you can not be taken serious

Louisiana produces way more NFL talent than the state of Tennessee... so your logic is flawed,

Maybe LSU just has and had better players than your team?

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What does what state produces more talent have to do with anything?

We cherry-picked whoever we wanted from wherever we wanted in those days. I'm not crazy for saying LSU will not have the defensive talent that our 01 team had, while Chavis is there.Because you probably won't, that's not to say you don't have amazingly talented defensive players, you just won't have a unit that matches our 01 team.

6/8 of our 2 deep on the DL from the 01 squad were drafted.

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Chavis and Kiffin's defenses both fit into the "bend but don't break" format. You won't be seeing aggressive play from the corners at least beyond the first down marker, the way you would in a Saban defense.

It's also important to realize that Ron Cooper is the secondary coach here, and he is a big name. He will definitely have a strong influence on the team's defensive philosophy, and I've always liked the way South Carolina's DBs have looked.

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He will do what Chavis tells him to do...

because that is his job

I seriously doubt that we are paying one of the premier DB coaches 300k/year for 3 years just to be a lackey.

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so the loss had nothing to do with Stallworth fumbling or Stephens fumbling or no rushing attack but all Chavis' fault?

Just like last year was all on your great defensive talent since Chavis plays nothing but prevent, right? Monte should be able to keep opposing teams shutout each game with that talent under his greatest defensive scheme of all time, correct?

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Man that is a lot of hyperbole...

Where did I say it was all Chavis' fault? The whole staff was putrid in that game, that doesn't change the fact that his coaching in that game was pathetic. Just giving an example that I'm sure all LSU fans have seen.

Where did I say Chavis plays nothing but prevent, or that Kiffin has the greatest scheme of all time?

He is a good coach that put together a defense that led us to a NC, but you too will soon see the flaws of his scheme. The honeymoon won't last forever, just wait til you experience 3rd and Chavis, because of his soft zone coverages.

One thing I will have to hand to Miles is that he is hella recruiter. Maybe he feels that he can more than compensate for Chavis' lack of recruiting? Time will tell

The one potential problem is that all of the ace recruiters are on offense: DJ McCarthy (Receivers), Larry Porter (RBs), and Les. However, Brick was clutch in getting Sam Montgomery last year, and Cooper signed 4 or 5 guys in South Carolina most years.