Why did Richt hire Manny Diaz?

[jjdds]

Jeremy Pruitt would've been a tremendous asset to us. He knows how to coach a defense.

Pruitt and Richt did not get along. Was never going to be hired here.

 

[The Franchise]

richt faced his D, he must know that manny knows how to put together schemes

That's the exact reasoning Shannon gave for hiring Nix as his OC

 

[The Franchise]

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

 

[Canesfan1899]

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

From the Mississippi St. article it sounds like Diaz's system has been fairly productive against spread teams. I haven't memorized the stats and won't get into what happened at Texas, just hoping that he's learned from past mistakes unlike the idiots we watched the last 5 years.

 

[ThomasM]

That's the thing, can he adapt? If I see a D that remotely resembles the BAD defences at UT, I'll want him gone sooner rather than later. If I see a D that forces turnovers, and wins start piling up, I'll be happy.

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

From the Mississippi St. article it sounds like Diaz's system has been fairly productive against spread teams. I haven't memorized the stats and won't get into what happened at Texas, just hoping that he's learned from past mistakes unlike the idiots we watched the last 5 years.

 

[The Franchise]

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

From the Mississippi St. article it sounds like Diaz's system has been fairly productive against spread teams. I haven't memorized the stats and won't get into what happened at Texas, just hoping that he's learned from past mistakes unlike the idiots we watched the last 5 years.

I watched his Miss State defense, and it was truly awful against any remotely competent QBs. He got picked to pieces in the intermediate to short passing game. Take a look at that Arkansas abortion if you want to get the yips.

 

[Dynasty]

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

From the Mississippi St. article it sounds like Diaz's system has been fairly productive against spread teams. I haven't memorized the stats and won't get into what happened at Texas, just hoping that he's learned from past mistakes unlike the idiots we watched the last 5 years.

'Chise, that's an interesting question because Mickey was notoriously noted for playing match cover-3 and man-1 almost exclusively during Diaz's time there. Personally, I don't see a lot of similarities between the two other than perhaps the utilization of a specific technique by the DE's. Mickey called it the 'jet' technique, which was nothing more than a carbon copy of Jimmy Johnson's BDSD. Actually, I'm of the belief that it was really Sonny Lubick's perfection of the BDSD that Mickey copied. Sonny would align the DE's rather loosely at times, and Mickey followed that while also incorporating the 'track' stance. Diaz uses the 'jet' technique even when operating with just three down.


ALL EYEZ on MANNY

 

[Canesfan1899]

The fact that Diaz's system requires the DL to get their feet across the line of scrimmage is definitely an upgrade over the previous staph infection.

That said, there are issues of concern. The first being spot dropping the linebackers, especially when he's dialing up those vaunted zone blitzes. The main issue here is asking the three underneath defenders to cover grass as oppose to matching and carrying the vertical seam route. We witnessed No D's defense on numerous occasions get absolutely torn to pieces using the exact same concept. Although I'm not a fan of this method I do understand the simplistic approach in term of teaching it.

The second issue relates to the coverage behind the zone blitz. No pattern matching with the corners. It's basically your typical three deep coverage of yesteryear. Meaning the corners stay over the top and deep as the deepest receiver. Again, I'm not a fan of this, but the coaching method is very simple.

The third is gap control upfront. Diaz allows his DLmen some freedom to attack space as oppose to maintaining gap control. As it relates to getting lit up via the running game, I think this is the primary reason. You'll often see two defenders in the same gap, and the ball carrier running to pure daylight. That's problematic to say the least.

In general, I'm curious to see if Diaz has evolved as a DC, and just how much influence coach Kool has on the overall scheme.

ALL EYEZ on MANNY

D, how much Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato is there in Diaz's defense? I ask because that's where he learned to be a coach and because the Andrews approach to defense was getting destroyed his final couple years as college passing offenses advanced.

What worked in the 80s and early 90s for Andrews stopped working when offenses started incorporating spread principles.

From the Mississippi St. article it sounds like Diaz's system has been fairly productive against spread teams. I haven't memorized the stats and won't get into what happened at Texas, just hoping that he's learned from past mistakes unlike the idiots we watched the last 5 years.

I watched his Miss State defense, and it was truly awful against any remotely competent QBs. He got picked to pieces in the intermediate to short passing game. Take a look at that Arkansas abortion if you want to get the yips.

I guess this has all been talked about when he was hired and I just really want to believe that he'll adapt and improve. I can't take anymore getting gashed like the previous 5 years.

 

[Canez1]

No Butch would have brought Schiano on board comments? I'm shocked.

We had to fall back on Diaz because we lost our top choices to more $$$. Plain and simple. Honestly though, he couldn't have landed in a better place. Once we load the roster with SoFla talent along with our outstanding D-line coach, Diaz will look like a defensive genius just by turning the dogs loose.

 

[Canesfan1899]

I will say this though, I am not going to give him 5 years to make his system work. We will know very quickly whether we are headed in the right direction and if the answer is no, there needs to be an immediate change.

 

[Cane18]

The important thing is that he is not married to him, like Golden was married to Dorito, if he does poorly, he will be fired quickly.

 

[JimmyJohnsonsHair]

The important thing is that he is not married to him, like Golden was married to Dorito, if he does poorly, he will be fired quickly.

That's an assumption. I would hope that's the case but we don't know for certain that Richt will fire him "quickly" if his defenses underperform.

 

[brock]

He is not donofrio and that's just a blessing....

 

[CoCaneHead]

I wasn't too excited about the Diaz hire. But let's give him a chance.. **** if he is terrible like he was at Texas im sure CMR would get rid of him

 

[go15-0]

I will say this though, I am not going to give him 5 years to make his system work. We will know very quickly whether we are headed in the right direction and if the answer is no, there needs to be an immediate change.

Agreed.

 

[go15-0]

The important thing is that he is not married to him, like Golden was married to Dorito, if he does poorly, he will be fired quickly.

That's an assumption. I would hope that's the case but we don't know for certain that Richt will fire him "quickly" if his defenses underperform.

indeed. His DC at UGA before Pruitt (whose name I forget) was pretty poor and he held onto him for far too long.

 

[Canedog]

With our dbs da defense could get picked apart this here year even if Diaz doesn't suck.

 

[Jeeperaf]

Fellow Fans,

I thought it was reported early on with Diaz that he might (will) run a four tiered defensive call scheme. What I mean by that is:

1) as DC, Diaz sets overarching defensive strategy for the given opponent;

2) during the game, DL defensive calls (by those specific coaches) are made separate from the DB;

3) during the game, DB defensive calls (by those specific coaches) are made separate from the DL; and

4) during the game, Diaz as DC ensures the separate DL and DB calls are working together overall to disrupt and stop the opponent's offense in support of the Hurricane's overall win the game strategy.

Am I making sense? Did i actually read that ir dream that?

Thoughts???

Anyone have thoughts on this...anyone?

 

[5titlesandcounting]

I'm not saying I'm thrilled with this hire but at least give the guy a chance? He's young and can learn from his past mistakes at UT.

 

[obcanes]

He did well at Texas his first year with a true freshman and a sophomore as CB. His second year his defense fell off when he lost his linebackers.

He should do as well with a senior CB playing one side.