T_man_J
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I made the following observation last year after the USC game; I think it still has merit (lol):
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Defense: We can not stop the run. The only thing that saved us at South Carolina was time. I keep hearing the excuse that we are not deep or talented on the D-line; if this is true, stop running the stupid defensive plays that require talent, like stunts; stick with gap assignments. If a team is blowing up our 4-man front, why not try something different? Since we like neat sounding names for defensive formations, here is my recommendation:
1) Find the shortest, strongest (or fattest) guy on the team (he does not have to be talented or fast).
2) Line him up over the offensive center.
3) Give him these instructions: when the ball is snapped, stay low, and hit the center as hard as you can.
4) Name this position the Fatback position; call the formation the Tennessee Fatback 5-2 (you cant use the middle-linebacker in this formation).
In the worse case scenario, this formation will stop all of the double-teaming that centers have been doing to our tackles, and allow the tackles to make plays. In the best case scenario, it would knock the center back into the QB and create general havoc.
If you really want to get creative, line the Fatback up in the middle linebacker spot in a 4-3 until the offense shows their formation. If the QB goes under center, immediately go to the Fatback 5-2.
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Defense: We can not stop the run. The only thing that saved us at South Carolina was time. I keep hearing the excuse that we are not deep or talented on the D-line; if this is true, stop running the stupid defensive plays that require talent, like stunts; stick with gap assignments. If a team is blowing up our 4-man front, why not try something different? Since we like neat sounding names for defensive formations, here is my recommendation:
1) Find the shortest, strongest (or fattest) guy on the team (he does not have to be talented or fast).
2) Line him up over the offensive center.
3) Give him these instructions: when the ball is snapped, stay low, and hit the center as hard as you can.
4) Name this position the Fatback position; call the formation the Tennessee Fatback 5-2 (you cant use the middle-linebacker in this formation).
In the worse case scenario, this formation will stop all of the double-teaming that centers have been doing to our tackles, and allow the tackles to make plays. In the best case scenario, it would knock the center back into the QB and create general havoc.
If you really want to get creative, line the Fatback up in the middle linebacker spot in a 4-3 until the offense shows their formation. If the QB goes under center, immediately go to the Fatback 5-2.
