Stopping Newton with Sheppard

Hit him low and wrap up. Don't be a hero. He's bigger than Sheppard so lets get him to the ground.

I don't like the idea of spying Newton. We can play man coverage with their WRs all night without fear of giving up a big play, unlike the South Carolina, Kentucky, and Arkansas secondaries they've played thus far. The difference in talent between those three and LSU is quite frankly, laughable.

Send the house at Newton on every play. We need 8 men in the box to stop him, not Sheppard... because frankly, Newton is a better athlete than he is.

I say Shepp keeps his basic reads with occasional run blitzes, and let Hatcher tee off on Newton(he'll feel that hit).

Folks, I think you have it wrong on how to stop Newton. Piling guys in the box could just play right into his hands. He seems to do very well at buying a little time against a blitz and hitting hot reads. Also, when you pile people up on the line, he could be running into the seconddary, with no one there to do anything about it and DB's running with WR's in man coverage, just because he found a little crease. I think we need to keep our rush lanes very disciplined and play a lot of coverage where we drop 6, 7, or even 8, and use the blitz judiciously. Not the type of D I normally like to play but it looks like the much better way to play this amazing athlete.

yea that makes sense GW. i just wanna hit that thief

I'm just tired of these threads saying to designate one guy to be assigned to newton. It preposterous. That would be ineffective after the first series. You send different players from different angles throughout the game. Keep him guessing who is dropping in to coverage, who is coming after him.

I hope Nevis AKA "the dreads of doom". Destroys him first play of the game and makes cammy cakes scared to run.

Agreed. I also think when Auburn sets up in the option read formation with McCaleb, we should play nickel and have Mathieu or Brooks shadow McCaleb, while Big Shep takes Newton.

If you consider Baker will cover the TE, that leaves either safety covering the slot receiver.

But I really don't think Francois is fast enough to hang with McCaleb. Put in the speed package when McCaleb is in the game.

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But I really don't think Francois is fast enough to hang with McCaleb. Put in the speed package when McCaleb is in the game.

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I agree. Chavis does a good job of putting guys in positions to make plays. He'll have the right guys in the right spots.

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cammy cakes

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