Why does Aranda have the dbs play way off a lot of times?

Good question. I also haven't been impressed with Fulton's performances so far. Am I the only one that thinks so?

Not bad...couple of plays he was beat..Same with Joseph...Talented kids! They'll be fine

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Why does Aranda have the dbs play way off a lot of times? by SammyTigerWilling to give up the underneath stuff than a big play. You see it everywhere.

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Yeah, not a big fan, reminds me of Tepper and of Pellini on the second half home collapse against Tennessee.

Yeah, I think Aranda figures a high percentage of the time teams will trip up somewhere and have to punt. The stuff underneath is open, but we have great players that will usually snuff out plays or not let them go for big yards if they do complete. So an incompletion or a penalty can be a drive killer and sooner or later they have to punt.

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Willing to give up the underneath stuff than a big play.

You see it everywhere.

I guess the idea is that even if you have an advantage underneath you can still run forward and they still have to complete the pass.

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That's not all. When CBs play off, there is often a linebacker or safety who is dropping underneath that route. And, LSU isn't always in man to man. So, the CB who is lined up over a WR may actually be in quarter or 3 deep coverage.

In other words, it is much more complicated, and that's one of the reasons LSU is very good.

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Willing to give up the underneath stuff than a big play.

You see it everywhere.

I guess the idea is that even if you have an advantage underneath you can still run forward and they still have to complete the pass.

Idk I like Press but if you get burnt you can be toast.

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I figure sometimes, a small minority, he's baiting them with nickel, safety, or LB on the box routes and slants.

It was obvious we baited LTU on the slants several times with LBs.

He doesn’t have the confidence in them to play on the line and not get beat. In 2006 I asked Pelini the same thing. He said you have more to lose by playing them on the line. If you have a guy with good cover skills that can make tackles he likes to play back a little and keep them in front of you. We give up too many big plays so I don’t know what’s best.

Completely agree… There were several times that we ran a blitz package and the DB’s are 7 to 10 yards off the receiver. I’m no coach or defensive specialist but it seems like we would play them tight on the line when we blitz. More opportunity for a pick or a sack.

Joseph is good but young. Fulton has not looked as good as hoped. It's clear that Aranda doesn't trust them %100 man-to-man yet. I imagine that will change in a couple of weeks whether those guys have improved or not. i just think Aranda has been trying to keep the game in front of these guys until they look more comfortable and less likely to blow coverage.

I have a theory, might just be me wanting to justify last weeks performance. Maybe not.

Aranda wasn’t calling his normal defensive scheme last week, I think that’s obvious. The entire 2nd half he was bringing 3 guys (just the DLine). And those guys are more run stuffers than pass rushers.

Usually his defense is attacking, last week he was giving their QB ample time to throw it.

I think Aranda was using that game as a way of seeing what his DBs are capable of in preparation for OM, UGA, Bama, A&M, etc., You can’t correct mistakes in coverage if the QB is on his back, so he used that game to work on it.

Their last drive seemed much more Aranda-like. He brought pressure which resulted in:
- incomplete pass (throw away)
- sack
- 13 yard scramble, but QB was running for his life
- incomplete pass (throw away)
- incomplete pass
- sack

This would also explain why you saw a lot more guys rotating in the secondary. Wanted to work all of them in, and see how they did in pure pass coverage.