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USF QB Spy?????

Cribby said:
Just run zone and keep eyes on him. Squeeze him in the pocket and make him pick you apart. He's still a spotty passer
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And this is the exact same game plan to use against FSU as well. Neither of these quarterbacks can truly beat you with the pass, especially with our DB’s.
 
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DTP said:
I feel like a lot of people didn’t watch the USF game last year. We didn’t do anything special to contain the run. We kept disciplined rush lanes and collapsed the pocket from the inside. We actually got hurt by Brown’s passing a lot more than his running but that’s because USF exposed our inability to handle the tiniest bit of motion or actually cover anyone.

I personally only like spying the quarterback situationally. Maybe like a third and medium where you want to play man coverage but a short scramble could get a first down. Or maybe where you want to play quarters coverage but would like to keep an “in the box” linebacker to play the draw. Otherwise using a guy to just shadow the quarterback leaves one less defender for the rest of the offense to account for.

Some simple cover three where you can keep a safety a little closer to the line of scrimmage while allowing everyone to keep an eye on the quarterback would be an easy choice. You can shift that into cover one man without making it too obvious.

Of course the old “get out to a lead and make them throw the ball” is probably the best scenario. USF plays very fast but they’re very inefficient offensively. They don’t gain yardage consistently so that can lead to a lot of CIS fan favorite, no huddle three and outs. Force a couple of those and turn them into scores early and it completely changes their game plan and makes them do things they don’t want to do offensively. The absolute worst thing we can do is **** around offensively like UF did and allow them to stay within striking distance. Get the ball, score touchdowns and make them try to keep pace like we did last year.
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I should of been clearer...I don't mean spy every down. Just in obvious short yardage downs on 3rd down
 
BS85 said:
Yeah, still not sold on the D
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Cbs What GIF by The Late Late Show with James Corden
 
flips said:
Shouldn't we just tell our 4 DL to rush with Mother Theresa like integrity then just tell the other 7 guys to try to kill Brown if he crosses the LOS? (I know not tuff and fyzikal enuff)
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The knock on Mother Theresa was she was too passive as a tackler.

Too compassionate.

Just didn't like, or seek, contact.
 
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SIBCanes said:
This is college football. Every team has talent and they have a quick game and running QB who has hurt Miami for years. Yes we should win, but nothing is given. A new scheme to defend will be a test for a new DC who hasn’t really faced this type of scheme in the Big 10.
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This and I believe Brown got hurt in last year's game and that's when we really pulled away.
 
SIBCanes said:
This is college football. Every team has talent and they have a quick game and running QB who has hurt Miami for years. Yes we should win, but nothing is given. A new scheme to defend will be a test for a new DC who hasn’t really faced this type of scheme in the Big 10.
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It's all about math and nothing more.

Every running QB provides an O an RB capability. If that O can get effective blockers on the D and WR decoys further afield, the O will always have an advantage at LoS over D.

Miami's D will have to play to stop the run, even on passing downs, and rely on pass coverage to win the snap.

There is no mystery here.

If not, we need to accept the gash plays that will happen.
 
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