Just listening to Golden on the joe rose show he hates to admit he changed the defense lol but whatever I'll take it
Why u think he's lying?
U think u can change to a different defense from what you have been implementing the past 4 seasons in just the past 2 weeks?
Think people think.
So you mean to tell me he's still calling 3 man rushes and playing safeties deep or still playing a soft zone c'mon man, you think?!?!he's dialing up way more blitzes and playing a lot more man with way more 4 man rushes safeties are playing closer too the line.... Are you watching the games?!?!? I don't care if he admits it or not; everyone sees it, I mean your the exception but it's all good we're still winning and that's all I care about!
We still rush 3 and we still play with safeties both deep and close and we still play cover 3 and play zone a majority of the time and we still blitz a lot and we play some press man. We've been running the same defense all year.
The defense has changed every year Al has been here. It doesn't change much in season though.
Don't tell them maroons this though.
The truth of the matter is, the defense has looked different these last three weeks...BECAUSE THE OFFENSES WE'VE PLAYED HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT!!!!!!!
- The Defense played well during the Louisville game regardless of what some here might say. Louisville is a conventional offense. Run from two back sets. Spread out and throw it. Duke, Carolina, and Cincinatti are all spread passing teams. All of those squads are drop back teams that are winging it left and right
- The defense DIDN'T play well against spread option teams. They did a decent job against Arky st...cuz well, Arky St. They sucked against Nebraska and Georgia Tech. Yes there are formation alignments that would you leave throwing things at the television and on 3rd and 17 against Georgia Tech, we had the base defense on the field for some freaking reason, but the majority of the issues in the Nebraska Game and to a far lesser extent Georgia Tech (this game is where the staff should take it on the chin), were on the players. Ends flying down the line. Safeties with no idea where to freaking go. Linebackers undisciplined. Our interior has been pretty solid all season long, but our play on the edges and at the 2nd and 3rd levels were shoddy up until Cincinatti.
So of course the defense freaking looks different when you aren't playing Georgia Tech. Their offense is unique and our defense only looks like that once a year. Not to mention that they are a really good option team this year as opposed to last year, when they had a questionable QB reading the mesh point and pitch. Equal blame should be shared all around for the Georgia Tech debacle. The defense had critical errors in coaching and from the players at the most inopportune times. The offense turned the ball over twice in a low possession game, which almost assuredly will lead to a loss. Special Teams gave up a fake punt. That was just a really, really bad night for all involved.
SINCE that point, the regulars on defense have been pretty much lights out and yes, you've seen some more pressures than you usually see, but they've been playing man in the back end for the majority of the season, and a lot of those pressures come on 2nd/3rd down and 6+. You're not bringing exotic pressures on 2nd and 2. Nobody does that. Not even Saban. We've been a bit fortunate in that we haven't played teams who can pound it at you and get to 2nd and 4 (Part of that credit should also go to our interior line who have done an outstanding job as of late against the run). Teams have either run it for a minimal gain on first down, thrown a pass that might as well be a run (swing/bubble screens), or an incomplete pass. That allows you to get aggressive, when you know they have to pass.
This is not a defensive makeover. They still engage at the POA. They still play zone with the linebackers. They still play a ton of 3 deep.
