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LSU-related: @smartfootball's Chris Brown: The Rise of the Hybrid Defender...
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:14 pm
@TM7_Era mentioned prominently
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The best defensive player in college football last year — at least in terms of highlight-reel, game-changing plays — was Tyrann Mathieu of LSU. At the college level, I don't think I've ever seen a player with such an uncanny knack for impactful moments. He intercepted screen passes, blew up quarterbacks on unexpected sacks, and simply ripped the ball from the hands of unfortunates runners and receivers. No doubt it was overdone, but the "Honey Badger" moniker was well deserved.
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Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:29 pm to GFunk
quote:Interesting moniker. I would say that the way Mathieu plays, it's hard to really label him as "one position."
Hybrid Defender
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:34 pm to brewhan davey
Nice article.
I can remember reading in the late 80's that the NFL was transitioning from a league with teams struggling to trim rosters, favoring guys who could "do a little bit of everything well, but nothing great", to one in which players were favored if they could do one thing great, "specialists".
Interesting to see thigns coming full circle.
I can remember reading in the late 80's that the NFL was transitioning from a league with teams struggling to trim rosters, favoring guys who could "do a little bit of everything well, but nothing great", to one in which players were favored if they could do one thing great, "specialists".
Interesting to see thigns coming full circle.
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:40 pm to GFunk
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Hybrid Defender
Wish the author would have published this article last week. I was discussing this subject earlier with a colleague. I said that CB really doesn't describe his position. Nickle back is a better description but LSU isn't 'always' in nickle.
Posted on 8/9/12 at 4:50 pm to GFunk
I just prefer to think of his position as "playmaker". 
Posted on 8/9/12 at 5:44 pm to Lake Lanier LSU Fan
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Remind you of any certain DEs....
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If a coach runs a 4-3 "under" — four defensive linemen, three linebackers shifted into an "under" look — he stays with the same playbook but swaps out a defensive end for an "elephant" hybrid end/linebacker or a SAM linebacker for a hybrid-safety type. With those changes, what was once staid and predictable becomes more difficult to scheme around. There's less certainty about who's rushing and who's staying in coverage. These athletic hybrid defenders are allowing old defensive coordinators to maintain the basic systems they know while learning a few new tricks in the meantime.
Remind you of any certain DEs....
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