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Manny’s defense was reliant on interior linemen that could get into the backfield and solid tacklers on the back end. Guys like Willis and McIntosh were perfect for the scheme because they could get skinny and shoot gaps. Then guys like Quarterman and Jaquan Johnson were such solid tacklers...

Great podcast. The more I hear about Guidry the more I like. I prefer aggressive defensive coaches than the guys who wait for offenses to make mistakes. For all of Manny’s faults, I always agreed with his basic philosophy. Pressure causes opponent mistakes and if you want to create turnovers and...

My only counter to that would be if your opponent is from a low level, G5 conference or even FCS. Holding a high scoring MAC team to 10 points below their average isn’t exactly a win if you’re at a premier P5 school. Otherwise it’s a pretty good metric of defensive success