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Watching Defense All-22 of UM-FSU from 2013: PART I

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It's no secret that the scheme sucks. But when you watch it on film, it is truly mind blowing. It's a hodgepodge defense. A "Throw **** against the wall and see what sticks" scheme. These idiots think they are being creative and "multiple" but all they are doing is confusing the players, putting the players in positions to fail.

This game we gave up around 520 yards, including 192 on the ground. By my count we played six fronts on the first drive of the game. By comparison, I watched the TV broadcast of the Miami-Texas cotton bowl, in which we played 2 fronts the entire game.

Additionally, the fronts literally cover the gambit of defensive front 7 techniques. 3 men down, four men down. 2 gap. One gap. Both at the same time. Spilling, boxing, 2gapping the LBs. If this doesn't make sense to you, let me explain it like this:

Imagine trying to learn the Monte Kiffin base defense, the Bill Parcells base defense, the Jimmy Johnson base defense, the Nick Saban base defense at the same time. And then, on one drive, in a hostile environment, be asked to play all of those defenses at different points. Is there any question why we have had historically inept defenses?

Part one is just about the fronts. Part two will be about the softest zone coverage I've ever seen. And part three will be about our near 0% effective blitz schemes. Pics to follow.

https://youtu.be/nugP_gioVn4

The second half is so bad it's funny. Miami is so predictable and easy to exploit b/c of their personnel packages. For example every time they see a certain group of DL come in, they know what front Miami will run, and can immediately get a great play in to Jameis.

Also, they complete a pass against every SINGLE blitz. It is coaching ineptitude beyond what you could even imagine. I'm legitimately stunned by this.
 
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Here's the first front of the game. I would label this as the Okie-Over 3-4. On the one hand you have a 2 gap nose, and a 5 technique DE to the right. On the other hand you have a 3 technique single gap DE inside of the OT to the left. Pete Carroll was quoted many times saying they tried doing mixed front stuff at SC the first year, and realized it was completely impossible and scratched it. But Al and Mark must know more than he does...
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Here is everyone's favorite, the 2-Gap 3-4. Aka the Parcell's 3-4. Aka Al effing Groh. Pure 2-Gap. ILBs have to take on the guards head up, and shed the blocks to either side.

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This is what is called a "G" front, but we do it with our base 3-4 personnel. We predictable run horrible stunts out of this front, with a bunch of 3-4 DL, which is idiotic, but that's for Part 3.

I also find it silly to pretend like we aren't rushing Shayon Green. As if anyone thinks he ISN'T going to rush out of this alignment, when you have no contain rusher to that side otherwise.

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Here is the classic. The 4-3 Over front, aka the "Miami" front, as it was named after us in the 1980s. Pure 1-Gap front. Now the LBs are charged with a completely different way of taking on blockers and filling gaps.


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This is the 4-3 Under front. It's the base front for Carroll and Kiffin, as well as Bob Stoops in his UF days. It's also a single Gap front. The way the front 7 handles blocks is once again very very different from the 2-gap 3-4. It's a totally different reaction and system. Which is why FSU immediately ran the ball for a TD on this play.

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The next time FSU got down near the goal line, we decided to run our Bear front. It's a bit hard to see, but the NT is covering the center. Then we have two 3technique DTs flanking him. This down also resulted in an immediate rushing TD.

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You are asking college kids to run not only 5+ distinctive fronts, but asking them to literally play every possible technique. One gap, 2 gap. Heads up, inside shade, outside shade. There is literally no style of defense they are not asked to be able to do. And unsurprisingly, they end up not being able to play any of them well. The result is over 500 yards given up.
 
In my experience in life and business, the guys that simplify things to core concepts / ideas perform the best. The guys that overcompljcate things are generally not that knowledgeable and less competent.

A scheme this complex is likely to fail.
 
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Jesus in the second half of the game Jimbo puts on a clinic and it's hilarious.

When Miami lines up in a 3-4 front, they rush inside every single time. Then any time Miami lines up in a 4-3 front, particularly their "G" front, they run the ball outside. Every. Single. Time. Its making me incredibly angry but also laugh all at once.
 
prinmemo said:
In my experience in life and business, the guys that simplify things to core concepts / ideas perform the best. The guys that overcompljcate things are generally not that knowledgeable and less competent.

A scheme this complex is likely to fail.
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Absolutely...Whole-Part-Whole.
 
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One of the dumbest calls of the night was when coach D sent Elder on a corner blitz and made Trent Harris cover Kermit in the slot.
 
nice breakdown

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Jesus in the second half of the game Jimbo puts on a clinic and it's hilarious.

When Miami lines up in a 3-4 front, they rush inside every single time. Then any time Miami lines up in a 4-3 front, particularly their "G" front, they run the ball outside. Every. Single. Time. Its making me incredibly angry but also laugh all at once.
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KState was a brutal clinic too. For all the X's and O's talk, this staff has terrible recognition. Either they can't adjust or what's worse, they refuse to.
 
This is why simply replacing the DC would solve nothing.
Al would never move out of the way. He thinks he is the smartest guy in the room.
 
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