1A/1B defense

[tired]

Did any1 hear Dan discuss his philosophy a bit on this today?

https://twitter.com/HailStateFB/status/895789065022386177

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Please NO

 

[tatedog]

Our 99 defense, one of the best in school history, also featured a 1A/1B rotation. The key here is 1B being worth a damn.

 

[57stratdawg]

 

[patdog]

The simple fact is, in today's fast paced 80+ plays per game world, you have to play 2 defensive lines. Other than that, we'll rotate played as much or as little as Todd Grantham wants to.

 

[Shamoan]

 

[engie]

Our 99 defense, one of the best in school history, also featured a 1A/1B rotation. The key here is 1B being worth a damn.

The 99 defense rotated DL. We weren't pulling Bean, Smoot, Cooper, Clinton, and Prather off the field for half of their snaps...

 

[msstate7]

The 99 defense rotated DL. We weren't pulling Bean, Smoot, Cooper, Clinton, and Prather off the field for half of their snaps...

To be fair, we don't have a bean, smoot, Cooper, Clinton, or Prather... yet. Hopefully some guys emerge

 

[engie]

To be fair, we don't have a bean, smoot, Cooper, Clinton, or Prather... yet. Hopefully some guys emerge

We don't have a 99 defense. Not even close.

We don't have a 99 offense either though...

 

[BiscuitEater]

Dan's Defense Philosophy ..

The simple fact is, in today's fast paced 80+ plays per game world, you have to play 2 defensive lines. Other than that, we'll rotate played as much or as little as Todd Grantham wants to.

David Murray asked Dan ..
How have the JC transfers in the secondary pushed the veterans?

“Well, one I think they add some depth to that group right there. And competition. You know me, defensively I want to play guys. We said in meetings, I want to know who is 1A, who is 1B.”

“That goes back years ago. I told the guys on the defense, too, it might have been the Arkansas game (2010) my second year here, the double-overtime game here. I think Charles Mitchell played 109 snaps, including special teams. You’re not going to be very productive after 109. I don’t want guys to play more than 30 to 40 snaps on our defense.”