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Purdue DT Branson Deen Transfers to Miami
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Various sources, sometimes I scrub them myself, sometimes I use an API to connect to data, sometimes it is easier to get through a PFF or SIS.
But I also watch every play and write about them. Used to do that here.
And to be clear, I love physical, old school, doubles eating NT’s. They’ve gone away with the popular spread offense, but if you’ve got one, you can really eat up the inside run in college. That changes the way you can play the pass.
But if they’re only playing 15% of your snaps, it’s a more valuable player who can play on passing downs.
We look at a P5 player who produced in a better conference and poo-poo because he’s a 3/5T and lose sight of how often that means you can pair him with your other rushers and get real value.
Adding a 1T who can demand a double is a need for this defense, no doubt. But I can separate that fact and recognize adding a player this good to go with Gore makes us better at DT this year than last year.
But if they’re only playing 15% of your snaps, it’s a more valuable player who can play on passing downs.
We look at a P5 player who produced in a better conference and poo-poo because he’s a 3/5T and lose sight of how often that means you can pair him with your other rushers and get real value.
Adding a 1T who can demand a double is a need for this defense, no doubt. But I can separate that fact and recognize adding a player this good to go with Gore makes us better at DT this year than last year.
Final point: I wrote an article prior to this season and noted the influence that Alabama had on Coach Cristobal and listed out the number of players that Alabama had on their DL who were between 270-290 and it was double digits.
Then you look at his Oregon teams and he was recreating that on their DL.
He comes to Miami and adds a bunch of transfers on the DL.
Mesidor
Moultrie
Aguade
Jackson
Lichtenstein
All fitting in that same mold, Jackson a bit heavier, but also 6-6, so he was a player who resembled most 290 types of normal height.
They want players who can play 1, 3, 5 along their front. They don’t really want the player who lines up solely in a 7 or 9 and rushes wide. It’s not the style they want.
Look at their DL recruits this year. Wayne, Bain, Horton, Acheampong all in that same mold.
This is their type.
Then you look at his Oregon teams and he was recreating that on their DL.
He comes to Miami and adds a bunch of transfers on the DL.
Mesidor
Moultrie
Aguade
Jackson
Lichtenstein
All fitting in that same mold, Jackson a bit heavier, but also 6-6, so he was a player who resembled most 290 types of normal height.
They want players who can play 1, 3, 5 along their front. They don’t really want the player who lines up solely in a 7 or 9 and rushes wide. It’s not the style they want.
Look at their DL recruits this year. Wayne, Bain, Horton, Acheampong all in that same mold.
This is their type.
Ohhh yes. This is the type of guy we want.
To be fair Bama did run a 3-4 and their DEs were always bigger. Just pointing that out. I agree that this kid is a good pickup for us. Experience and age. People forget DT is a grown man postion. Having a 23 year old there helps a ton, and it’s why you can’t just rely on a kid like Horton to start. It takes a minute to get strong enough for P5 ball unless you are a phenom.
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No use arguing with people that don’t know football not every DT is huge just gotta be stout
Nice post. Question: do you think the 20% goes to 25% or 33% of snaps with an NG of Steele had a high performance NG to work with? Neither Miller nor Jackson were disruptive enough there to make the scheme pay off.
I can post the article for the 300th time about Arandas very successful 3-4 defense with a 290 lb NT at LSU . You don't need a 330 lb war daddy to have an effective D. If Cristobal does switch from Steele to Strong, I wouldn't be surprised if he also moves to 3-4. LSU players said that Steeles 4-3 was very complex and basically a NFL defense. Aranda's 3-4 was much simpler and their players, despite most of them being recruited for a 4-3, excelled in it.
Be careful this makes too much sense
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Uga NT is 6’5 295
Thanks for the info, wish we can have both lol
You go to the portal for proof of production. You recruit HS for size/upside. After falling short for multiple years in HS DT recruiting, we have to sacrifice a bit of upside for a proven dude at a position of need.
I hope we get someone from the saban tree but is more advanced than steele. Want more creepers, sim pressures, different fronts etc.. Hopefully we can double back to Schumann lol
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Welcome to the U and the Miami Hurricanes family Branson Deen, Let's Go CANES !!
The more I watch this guy and better understand out needs the bigger this pick up becomes. I love the way this guy plays. He graded out extremely well and produced on a team that did well this year
My brother in law played for Steele at Clemson, and I saw the defensive playbook. It looked like a New York City phonebook.
He told me that it was very difficult, but players were better prepared for NFL after playing for Steele, but they had coverage busts, etc...
He told me Steele is a brilliant mind, and is like a NFL DC. I also think Steele simplified his defense some after Alabama stint, as his defenses seemed sound and played fast at Auburn where he had good results. I would think year 2 our players would play faster, and have less busts.
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Better to hack it up than it remain in your lungs! That sounds like progress mate, great to hear, keep it going
This. Also having talent upgrades on this Defense won't hurt matters, either. Looking forward to it. Now if we can just get something done on the other side of the ball.............
You mean Georgia state?
It is a guess on my part, but I do believe he would like to be able to run some more odd fronts and Bear fronts.
Getting a bunch of players who can play the 5T also points to that direction, as to run odd you don’t just need the 0T, you also need players who can go head up on a tackle and then gap LB’ers. Miami simply doesn’t have the personnel for that.
With spread, you have to be a bit creative to run an odd front, so I think with how many they have in the ACC, you probably still see 80% even, and they just more under fronts.
