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Hurricanes add new defensive position. Here's what it involves and who's playing it.

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i see some parallels with Big Vaughn and Bandy's situations....both were extremely impressive as freshmen playing on the inside. A more important position on the outside opens up that no one locks down > they get moved to the outside where we need them more even though their measurable say they should stay inside.
 
This is great news. It reads to me as if we are largely ditching some of the zone concepts that we suck at, and which helped lead to us getting gashed through the air in the last three games.
 
Tony Perps said:
This is great news. It reads to me as if we are largely ditching some of the zone concepts that we suck at, and which helped lead to us getting gashed through the air in the last three games.
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Nope. I think it was rumph that talked about improving in zone because they were good in man last year.
 
252cane said:
Nope. I think it was rumph that talked about improving in zone because they were good in man last year.
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We ask them to do more things that Zach and [Perry] haven’t done in the past,” outside linebackers coach Jon Patke said. “Playing a little bit more man with their athleticism out there. It kind of changes the dynamic of our defense because you can do more things with their athleticism and their length.”
 
Tony Perps said:
We ask them to do more things that Zach and [Perry] haven’t done in the past,” outside linebackers coach Jon Patke said. “Playing a little bit more man with their athleticism out there. It kind of changes the dynamic of our defense because you can do more things with their athleticism and their length.”
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Both of you are correct. In what the coaches said, of course. I have no idea what we'll actually run for the bulk of the season. Patke spoke about the striker being able to man up a slot guy, while Rumph today said the length and physicality of the CB's would allow us to run more zone. Sounds to me like we're trying to get to a point where we have the flexibility to match whatever the offense throws at instead of just being limited to what we're good at.
 
Miami should line up in C1 and dare teams to beat their speed.

No reason to be playing spot drop soft zone every third down.
 
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Sheldrick Redwine having a break out year... sounds like he might keep Amari Carter on 2nd team.
 
Do you guys remember us running 43 when the offense had 3 WRs on the Field?
Thats what this positions job is to solve. When we play against an offense that exclusively runs 3+ wide (like Syracuse or something), then we will be using this position a **** load. Its basically meeting in the middle between staying in the 43, and running a true nickel and bringing a slot CB on the field.
So I think our base defense will absolutely still be a 43. But this essentially 3 safety look gives us a lot of versatility on what we want.
 
Rotate the three junior linebackers at traditional linebacker spots in the base defense. Use the tweener safety instead of a Sam. Would actually love to see Amari in this role if he doesn’t beat out Redwine.
 
Almost every team in CFB uses a 3WR base personnel. Running from spread formations is the new I formation. Using a "tweener" LB/S at Miami is almost a no brainer.
 
Is this new. Or is it just old school Cane defense: “move speed forward toward line of scrimmage?” Small fast LBs are not new to The U, just forgotten for a while.
 
252cane said:
Kind of but different. They use a safety that can cover or a corner. In this defense they use a safety or Lb.
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derrick smith played corner for us last year. in terms of body type/athleticism/skill set he's in the jalen ramsey mold to me. i don't see him as a LB. (personally i'd bet that they're putting finley here bcuz if he's gonna play it would be at this position but that they don't wanna see him in the game very often.)
 
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rayray said:
derrick smith played corner for us last year. in terms of body type/athleticism/skill set he's in the jalen ramsey mold to me. i don't see him as a LB. (personally i'd bet that they're putting finley here bcuz if he's gonna play it would be at this position but that they don't wanna see him in the game very often.)
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I mean he wasn't playing outside corner. He was playing nickel. He was essentially doing the same thing last year we are going to ask him to do this yr. The difference is he's going to be considered more of a LB so he's going to be a little bigger so he can be stronger in the run game.
 
A healthy Ahmon & a stronger JT in his second year are gonna be ridiculous. Both are uncoverable. An elite QB would set records.
 
Jaquan was really good in the nickel role in 2016 but I think he was so awesome at safety in 2017, they want to keep him there.
 
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