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I love reading up on football philosophy and schemes. I was reading an article on Michigan State's defense because it's a 4-3 defense that has been pretty dominate for a while now and they don't get many 4 and 5 star recruits, unlike Alabama where the players would probably succeed in most schemes (except for one)
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I'm a fan of the 3-4 if run a certain way. I think the 3-4 is better equipped to deal with spread formations, but I absolutely love that Parduzzi is showing that you can still run a 4-3 against the spread and be successful. Interestingly enough, it is very similar to what Nick Saban does at Alabama where if the receivers go past 7-8 yards the secondary stays in man, but if the receivers run shorter routes they sort of get passed off to the linebackers who are in a zone. From my understanding the Seahwaks also do this but out of a cover 3 rather than a cover 4 (quarters). Seahawks run a "cover 3", but Sherman and the opposite corner pretty much play press man for most of the game.
Moreover, like Michigan State, the Seahwaks pretty much show the same alignment every time. This shows that if you can perfect just one form of execution you can do it over and over again without disguising what you are doing. We have also saw this with past Miami defenses who mostly ran a cover two man and from some of Dungy's Tampa 2 defenses.
Anyways, I came across this quote which Dorito bashers will appreciate:
"Unlike most teams that use Quarters coverage, though, Michigan State challenges receivers by putting its cornerbacks in tight press coverage, in part for philosophical reasons: “Our front is an attacking front and the press corner fits the mentality of the defense,” explained Narduzzi at a 2011 coaching clinic. The other reason is more practical: Eschewing conventional wisdom, Dantonio and Narduzzi sincerely believe it’s easier to play press coverage on the wide receiver than to play off of him. Against press, a receiver has fewer routes he can run, and must declare right away which ones he’s running as he releases inside or outside at the snap. Against soft coverage, however, a receiver has the freedom to run any route he wants without giving clues to the defense. Thus, it actually “takes a better player to play off the receiver than in press coverage,” Dantonio said at the clinic. “If the corner can run and has good balance, he will be a better press player than an off-player.”
Even though there probably can't be enough of them I would prefer this thread not purely turn into another one bashing the coaches. Here is the link to the article. It's a really good read. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/michigan-state-oregon-pat-narduzzi-defense-breakdown/
. I'm a fan of the 3-4 if run a certain way. I think the 3-4 is better equipped to deal with spread formations, but I absolutely love that Parduzzi is showing that you can still run a 4-3 against the spread and be successful. Interestingly enough, it is very similar to what Nick Saban does at Alabama where if the receivers go past 7-8 yards the secondary stays in man, but if the receivers run shorter routes they sort of get passed off to the linebackers who are in a zone. From my understanding the Seahwaks also do this but out of a cover 3 rather than a cover 4 (quarters). Seahawks run a "cover 3", but Sherman and the opposite corner pretty much play press man for most of the game.
Moreover, like Michigan State, the Seahwaks pretty much show the same alignment every time. This shows that if you can perfect just one form of execution you can do it over and over again without disguising what you are doing. We have also saw this with past Miami defenses who mostly ran a cover two man and from some of Dungy's Tampa 2 defenses.
Anyways, I came across this quote which Dorito bashers will appreciate:
"Unlike most teams that use Quarters coverage, though, Michigan State challenges receivers by putting its cornerbacks in tight press coverage, in part for philosophical reasons: “Our front is an attacking front and the press corner fits the mentality of the defense,” explained Narduzzi at a 2011 coaching clinic. The other reason is more practical: Eschewing conventional wisdom, Dantonio and Narduzzi sincerely believe it’s easier to play press coverage on the wide receiver than to play off of him. Against press, a receiver has fewer routes he can run, and must declare right away which ones he’s running as he releases inside or outside at the snap. Against soft coverage, however, a receiver has the freedom to run any route he wants without giving clues to the defense. Thus, it actually “takes a better player to play off the receiver than in press coverage,” Dantonio said at the clinic. “If the corner can run and has good balance, he will be a better press player than an off-player.”
Even though there probably can't be enough of them I would prefer this thread not purely turn into another one bashing the coaches. Here is the link to the article. It's a really good read. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/michigan-state-oregon-pat-narduzzi-defense-breakdown/