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Spread Offenses will not be a problem
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:49 pm
If you remember Bo’s defenses at LSU, he used small safety like LBs. Guys with speed to blitz and cover. Ali Highsmith was a monster for us in Bo’s defenses. (Also the original number 7 in our modern era of football success) Guys like Stevens and Brooks will ball out as OLBs in his scheme. So our base 4-3 will really be more like a 4-1-6. Perfect for the spread schemes they will face. Fast and aggressive.
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Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:53 pm to GeauxJZK
Who will rush the passer at DE?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:53 pm to GeauxJZK
You think Bo has been living in a cave and has not seen spread offense? He has been a HC in a tough conference that used more spread offense than SEC.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 11:35 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 10:58 pm to CalTiger53
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You think Bo has been living in cave and has not seen spread offense?
Many do. Bo hasn't been a DC since 2007 so they assume he hasn't followed football, in particular defending the modern offense, as a head coach.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:02 pm to ROPO
Bo knows DEFENSE. 
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:11 pm to tenderfoot tigah
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Who will rush the passer at DE?
Jordan Burch, Roy, Webb, BJO, Cherry, Farrell, etc
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:15 pm to GeauxJZK
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Jordan Burch, Roy, Webb, BJO, Cherry, Farrell
You expect to get pressure with DTs playing DE?
You want a 220 lb freshman playing DE on first and second down?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:23 pm to tenderfoot tigah
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You want a 220 lb freshman playing DE on first and second down?
Somebody tell this fool about Mr. Burch.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:26 pm to Jugular Joe
Both of y'all are retarded.
We've already got the guys for a 4-3. Burch isn't a given but would be an awesome addition to sweeten the pot that much more.
We've already got the guys for a 4-3. Burch isn't a given but would be an awesome addition to sweeten the pot that much more.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:26 pm to Jugular Joe
Burch is a bad man, so is Roy.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:29 pm to des4271
Think Jadeveon Clowney.
That's what we are talking about here.
That's what we are talking about here.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 11:31 pm to tenderfoot tigah
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Who will rush the passer at DE?
That's what was awesome about Pelini's defenses here. It doesn't have to be the DE. It often was, but not always.
Sometimes it might be the FS.
Pelini understands the first tenet of defense. If you can get pressure on the QB with 4 guys, your defense is gonna win A LOT of downs.
Pelini will find a way to do that with the current personnel.
I love this hire. As long as O and Pelini get along.
Posted on 1/28/20 at 1:23 am to GeauxJZK
There was an interview process. No way I believe Pelini was hired based strictly off of his previous success at LSU. We operated the most difficult offense to defend this year and our defense practiced against all season so I'm sure there's a defensive playbook, notes, and whatever else either left over from Aranda or created by somebody else during his time. Whatever Pelini said in that interview was enough to convince Coach O that his defense can and will be successful defending the spread.
Posted on 1/28/20 at 6:29 am to ROPO
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You think Bo has been living in cave and has not seen spread offense?
quote:I'm confident the defensive staff of Pelini, Johnson, Busch and Raymond will be able to defend Spread Offenses. That's a lot experience there. (BTW, BILL Johnson is a light years better Defensive Line coach than DENNIS Johnson was; not even close)
Many do. Bo hasn't been a DC since 2007 so they assume he hasn't followed football, in particular defending the modern offense, as a head coach.
Posted on 1/28/20 at 6:34 am to GeauxJZK
Key to beating any offense is getting pressure w 4
That's really they key here
That's really they key here
Posted on 1/28/20 at 6:36 am to geauxdroddz
I'll be interested to see how Shelvin will do in a 4-3 assuming we actually switch to that
Posted on 1/28/20 at 6:42 am to GeauxJZK
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Spread Offenses will not be a problem
Seriously what do people think the offenses in the FCS run? Do they think all teas are running the Wing-T or I formation power football?
Posted on 1/28/20 at 6:56 am to xGeauxLSUx
Not ideally we don't. We are very light on true 4-3 DEs. Those LBs we've recruited aren't hand in the dirt types and the SDEs are very limited in experience and really more natural DTs. It is a genuine concern.
Posted on 1/28/20 at 7:20 am to tenderfoot tigah
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Who will rush the passer at DE?
The pass rushers we have now. EDGE = 4-3 weakside DEs or stand up pass rush OLB. They are pretty interchangable with the main difference just being hand down vs. not generally speaking.
In a 4 down line we'll get more pressure from the front 4 as well than we did from our 3 in the 3-4 since they were playing 2-gap.
Back in the day under Pelini we had some non weakside DE/pass rush DLinemen get some sacks:
2005
- Melvin Oliver had 9 sacks as a 6'3 277 pound bigger DE
- Claude Wroten had 6 sacks as a 6'3, 290 pound DT
- Glenn Dorsey had 3 sacks as a backup 6'2, 284 pound DT
- Kyle Williams had 3.5 sacks as a 6'2, 295 pound NT
2006
- Glenn Dorsey had 3 sacks as a 6'2, 299 pound DT
- Tyson Jackson had 8.5 sacks as a 6'5, 292 pound bigger DE
- Ricky Jean-Francois had 3 sacks as a backup 6'3, 289 pound DT
2007
- Glenn Dorsey had 7 sacks as a 6'2, 303 pound DT
- Tyson Jackson had 3.5 sacks as a 6'5, 291 pound bigger DE
That's all from the non "pass rush" spot on the DLine only. Our LBs and DBs chipped in sacks too. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 we had 38 sacks, 39 sacks and 37 sacks respectively. For reference the last 3 seasons we had 37, 34 and 39 sacks in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Posted on 1/28/20 at 8:05 am to GeauxJZK
I played basketball with Jacoby Stevens last night and he is much looks a lot bigger on the field. I always thought he looked huge, but he was probably 6'1 210 or so. Marcel Brooks was also playing, feed that boy
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