Washington ran the 4-4, but with personnel closer to a 4-2-5. NU said they basically made their 4 man front dime defense their base. Today's defenses vs the spreads are base nickels and 3-3-5 stacks, both evolved from 8 man fronts to 5-6 DB base defenses with more pass defense packages. It...
He was a 3-4 OLB/pass rusher. He is too small to play that position in the pros and he is not fast enough to be a 4-3 OLB in the pros (fast LB/big DB). He was a good college player, but he needs to move along if he gets cut.
We'll see how the Big 12 does in the tournament, but it looks like the league might just be a little OVER-RATED? Wonder is any teams make the final four?
Jermichael Finley and Jordan Shipley... Howard and others that have burned Venable's DBs. Easy to look like genius with a defense full of 4-5 star players.
UT needs DT/DEs ba for next year, but they really need a couple of good JUCO DTs/DEs. Strong won't get them and will be gone after 2016. He needs to go at least 8-4 to keep his jobs and he can't do that being in a shootout every week. Freshmen DTs are not sure fires, usually much better as RS...