We didn't cover the center and Perryman was playing centerfield like he was Jim Edmonds, so yes it actually is different.
Mike deeper than normal. Center uncovered.
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Goal line. 4 man front.
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What you fail to realize is that both these screenshots were taking after a full quarter of play during which both teams had already shut down the fullback. Once you shut that down, you adjust to the pitch or whatever else they decide to run. Our problem is we never shut down the fullback.
It goes beyond that really. In picture 1, what are the DTs asked to do? Are they flying into the A gap to shut down the dive? In picture 2, the right Defensive Tackle looks like he's in 1-tech or even more aggressive (he's not covering the Center, but he's aggressively inside the A-gap to the right of the LG). In that case, he'd be at an advantage over what we were doing on Saturday.
Any way you slice it, it comes down to a decision to be safer than the alternative. No thank you.
Yep, the screenshot only shows part of the story. The other part is what the DL is asked to do. Read and react and hold their gaps or penetrate the gaps? It is still beyond me how the coaches expect the former approach to work. You're basically asking a DL to hold up blockers and shed while the opposing RB is already attacking and penetrating the LOS. The DL/defense is working the LOS parallel to it while the offense is attacking it downhill. Just makes no sense.
Also, as for the OP, I don't have an issue with 4 DL on a goal line. What concerns me more is how far back everyone else is off the LOS. Look at VT - they crowd the LOS with the LBs.
