So if and when we see them again I think we need to change up how we look on def. I watched there GT GAME AND REWATCHED the game we played with them. It was screen after screen after screen. WITH MULTIPLE screens in one play. How and what def do you use to stop something like that?
I also noticed that we weren't getting any pressure on Lawrence like we should do we call more blitzing packages or do we play more of a 3-4spy look? I would really like to see a cornerback blitz added in as well that way if he decides to not throw it to one screen you have the corner ready to kill him when he turns around to throw back to the next screen.
It's not complicated, but difficult due but travis is the real deal as well as trevor, but our players had trevor shook, his confidence was only their because they had the lead and our defensive scheme and calls were flawed.
We are a strong defense because we have real good players but in order to become an elite defense, the coordinator has to do a way better job of understanding down and distance and situational football. Like manny before him, teams keep consistently attacking the defensive tendecies of coach baker, most of those screen passes were obvious calls, the offensive personnel upstairs can easily see when we get a team in 3rd and long, we almost instantly are running some type of zone blitz with one db in press-man, if you catch which side is in press-man, it becomes an easy day. Than our linebackers pretty much don't cover anything in the passing game because of the design flaws of the defense.
It's still comical to here somebody is actually still being called a middle linebacker in a 4-2-5 alignment. Basically with a team like Clemson, or any spread offense you have to leave your corners on an island, maybe a 1 high safety, shut the run game down, and forced trevor to have to pass downfield to best you. Also here is the problem I got with rhett lashlee's more plays philosophy, against a team like Clemson, and the better teams, we don't need a how many plays run contest, we need efficiency and time management control as well, with coach diaz being a new headcoach, he doesn't quite understand that yet. They actually think more plays means you're being more aggressive, lol, at certain points in games, particularly Clemson, to many if those fast 3 & outs will definitely wear down your own defense, the depth is not the issue, the philosophy/game plan is the ultimate problem.
We are a team trying to start a "culture" because it hasn't been established yet contrary to what coach diaz said about offense prior to the Clemson game. Our system of doing things at this stage is definitely not elite, however we do have individual elite coaches on staff hickson, rumph, stroud and likens. We have the players on the roster to get the job done, but the system and the in game adjustments from the staff has the become elite and from the interviews coach diaz have made as well as the coordinators, they obviously keep struggling with that part of it this is why we keep hearing these type talking points:
“They do change a little bit with those other guys in there, but that’s a small sample size,” Diaz said. “They could change the package with those other QB’s that went in. One a true freshman, one a transfer, his role is increasing. We have to prepare for the Virginia offense we’ve seen in the last five years, what they showed at Wake Forest, and anticipate how they can expand those guys’ package. We will have to adjust during the game.”
Until this mindset is corrected, this team won't play elite!
