re: Are we really abandoning the nickel under Chavis?

The problem is neither Shepp nor Coleman are covermen. There is no way Coleman can cover WR's, much less Sheppard.

Maybe Chavis is thinking of situations were there is a third receiver with two backs. Then, you might like to have that extra LB in there; esp. on earlier downs w/ +5 yards to go. In situations like that, if Brooks is comparable to our third/fourth best CB, he could let Coleman slip back and take the SS spot while having Brooks cover that third WR. I don't think Chavis would be in his right mind to suggest that we could stay in a base 4-3 when facing a shotgun offense with 3 or more WR's.

We'll have to wait unitl a couple games or more are played before we will get any firm evidence how the Chief is going use the players. Pre-season specualtion is always fun though.

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I'm going to step down as armchair DC and let the Chief do his thing. He knows a shitton more about defenses and opposing offenses than I could ever know.

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to be fair to you, malleveto knows a shite ton more than you also

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Coleman will be a OLB with safety skills

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subpar coverage skills. that was why he was moved to OLB

from everything i've read he's not goin to sub a lot

and yeah the malleveto sub patterns were one of the biggest problems last year

it was HI-larious to watch this against troy's no huddle

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and yeah the malleveto sub patterns were one of the biggest problems last year

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Without a doubt! The scheme was essentially the same as previous years. Confusion can easily level the playing field. The coaches were indecisive which led to the players being indecisive.

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The scheme was essentially the same as previous years.

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we played more man than under bo p and it was much more simple generally

but yeah the sub patterns really f'd our guys heads up and the guys have had saban and then bo p coaching them. at some point they realized that malleveto was a joke

There are a ton of different ways to defend....

There are people that say "you have to bring in another defensive back when they go to 3 receivers to cover", but Florida and other teams also run out of those formations.

Rantards only remember the 30 yard pass plays, but forget about first down after first down that extends drives...because you can't stop the run.

I'm less concerned about how Chavis defends, and how well this defense pressures the QB and tackles the ball. We need to get back to wrapping up...and gang tackling.

Without a doubt last years defense was mass confusion. Never saw that at LSU before. Less substitution, everyone knowing what their responsibility is, and knowing what others responsibility is, will make a huge difference.

Hurryup no huddle is one reason the Sooners offense ticked last year. I think UF might try it some this year. Timing and tempo is very important for the defense to get use to and less substitution can only help.

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signed,

-The Chinese Bandits

-Dinardo's rolling subs for the Florida 97 game.

-Saban's D-Line rotation for the Oklahoma game.

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subbing D-LINE =/= to subbing SECONDARY

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Just saying is it really much difference between Coleman staying on the field as opposed to what LSU did last year with McCray coming in with the Nickel? Pretty much LSU will run the Nickel as their base defense with Coleman at OLB.

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Great to hear, thanks.