Pete Carroll- 30 Under vs a Pro Set

Submitted by iawolve on
This is Trojan Football Analysis and the text from a Carroll talk at what seems to be a coach's clinic. (http://www.trojanfootballanalysis.com/wp/wordpress/?p=1066)
I thought this was the most appropriate since we are playing ND this weekend. It gives you an idea for the keys and rotation. There is considerable discussion for blitzes as well with a jump to the original story. [Emphasis mine]

Mod Edit: Click on the link if you want to read the full description of the plays as they are more interesting. Also, note: don't copy and paste full articles. Everything that's not a quote from here down is in place by the moderator, emphasis still his.

"This is a stop the run first type of defense.  We want to outnumber the offense to either side of the ball.  [...] The open side of the alignment is the flex side and the tight end side is the strong or solid side. [...]

The defense is the under/flex package used to outnumber the defense on each side of the ball by loading one side with linebackers while the other side gets safety support.

The Mike Linebacker plays the first back out of the back field to the strong side.  The Free Safety plays the first back out of the back field to the weak side.  [...]  If we get a full flow by the backs to the strong side the Mike linebacker takes the first back and the Will linebacker takes the second back out of the backfield.  [...]

Obviously the middle/mike is the first to the play, so he'll most likely be met with the blocking back who comes out first. This seems pretty obvious.

If it is a full flow weak side play the Free Safety has the first back and the Will linebacker has the second man to the weak side.  [...]

In this case, the FS has the first blocker. Less plays are run to the weak side, which is why the defense is willing to risk the FS being the first attacker rather than a LB who can fight of a block easier and still make a tackle.

If the offense comes out in a different look such as a Twins look to one side, the basic core of the defense stays the same. 

So it's easy to stay in base. Huzzah! Thus concludes this moderators attempt to show you how to quote articles.

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Comments

bouje

September 11th, 2009 at 9:50 AM ^

They are just copy and paste jobs from the source. 1. We don't copy and paste shit from other sites (unless it's like a sentence) 2. Diaries are meant for YOUR analysis not someone elses

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Don

September 11th, 2009 at 10:17 AM ^

Huh? Seriously, nobody cuts and pastes more than a sentence from other sites here, ever? The only thing that should be done with these two pieces by IAWolve is to move them to MGoBoard. I agree they're not typical diary material.

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formerlyanonymous

September 11th, 2009 at 10:21 AM ^

I somewhat fixed his copy/paste problem. FTR: We don't take kindly to ripping other people's entire work. If someone put the time in to make it, link to it and cut out snippets to say, "hey, it's an interesting piece. here's why and what I thought about a few pieces. no go look at their site to form your own opinion." My e-pinion: If someone puts time into it to place on their blog/site, they should be getting the hits for it, not mgoblog.

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Tater

September 11th, 2009 at 12:23 PM ^

Carroll has confidence in his ability to find players to execute his scheme, and doesn't seem to be too shy about teaching it to anyone who wants to learn it. I wonder, though if that is why USC seems to sustain more inexplicable upsets than other teams of its caliber? The days of "we're running Student Body Right, try to stop us" are long gone. This is sorta reminiscent of RR teaching the spread to so many people. It forces him to evolve it to keep his edge. It also forces him to be less predictable in playcalling because of the familiarity coaches now have with the spread. Hopefully, at least in RR's case, he keeps a little to himself.

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