Defense to employ a Nose Tackle

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Excerpt from GVX. I gotta be honest, I haven't heard of having a NT and a T before. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable of defensive fronts than I can explain this and possibly give examples of who has used it previously.

Williams' New Way: Football fanatics will notice a difference in UT's defensive line this fall.

Instead of playing a right and left defensive tackle, the Vols will play a nose guard and tackle.

That means the nose guard will line up off one of the center's shoulders instead of lined up opposite the offensive guard.

The change should make learning UT's defensive line positions easier. One player will be expected to play one position.

UT's tackles were expected to master both in the previous system.

Senior Dan Williams figures to be UT's first-team nose guard this season.

He began spring practice at that position.

"The nose is probably a little freer," Williams said of his ability to make plays in the new system.

Williams returned to UT for his senior season after taking a long look at entering April's NFL draft.

Williams said UT's hiring of defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin was a major factor in his decision.

"He's been where I want to be," Williams said.
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ahhhh like I have been saying, Dan Williams will be even more beastly in 2009. Watch out!!!!!
 
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So Justin does that mean the line will just essentially line up more spread out or the tackles will favor one side?
 
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Match ups and gaps.

If I remember correctly, we moved Jesse around a lot. Quick off the snap, harder for the center to control by himself.
A good NT will demand double teams, which frees up everyone else.
 
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BeecherVol said:
Match ups and gaps.

If I remember correctly, we moved Jesse around a lot. Quick off the snap, harder for the center to control by himself.
A good NT will demand double teams, which frees up everyone else.
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That makes sense. Seems like almost a necessity given our situation at DT. Williams did say that the DT's other than him (he's a given IMO) are working hard and have been working hard in the S&C program which is encouraging. I think we will be fine with our depth there. Especially if Marlon Walls (If he makes it in) and Montori Hughes can come on.
 
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What's the scoop on Cory Hall? I know I read it here at one point, but I've forgotten.
 
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Sabanocchio said:
That makes sense. Seems like almost a necessity given our situation at DT. Williams did say that the DT's other than him (he's a given IMO) are working hard and have been working hard in the S&C program which is encouraging. I think we will be fine with our depth there. Especially if Marlon Walls (If he makes it in) and Montori Hughes can come on.
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Walls is a good example. Undersized (for a DT, 275 range) should make him quick off the ball. Both Center/Guard gaps, are the shortest distance to the QB.
 
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The nose tackle is the heart of the Tampa 2 philiosophy . The Middle LB seems to get all of the credit for making this defense spin ...but the middle LB has the flexibility to drop into coverage because of a dominant nose tackle playing 3 technique . The ends rush up field , the outside backsers maintain the perimeter , the run is funnelled to the center of the field . Hard hitting safeties along with the middle backer punish runners and the receiver of short catches . The defense is somewhat designed to give up the underneatch , but the safeties and mid backer are then to punish the player with gang tackling and hard hitting . The net result : bend but don't break . Offenses have to execute alot more plays and take alot more contact to score . The hardhitting causes alot of turnovers ... a trademark of the tampa 2 . Dan williams must be dominant at the nose for any of this to work .
 
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BeecherVol said:
Yeah, 360lbs. worth. He is more of a clog, rather than an attacking player.
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He's actually down to 340. But the NT in a 4-3 is really different than in a 3-4. In a 3-4, their goal is just to take up as many blockers as possible. In the 4-3, it's trying to get pressure, and hoping that either you cause a double team to stop it, or you get the pressure.
 
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I just caught the title to the thread and didn't really take the time to read much else. So excuse me if someone has said this already. The NT look in the 4-3 scheme has basically 2 gaps. He'll play on either shoulder of the center depending on the strength call. Zero technique is head up the center and 1 tech is either shoulder. The other DT will line up as a 3 technique to the strength call. The DEs will line up from a 4 to a 7 technique once again depending on strength call.
 
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