$1000 bounty!!!
$1000 bounty on the 3-3-5 playbook!!!!!!!!
I want this playbook dead or alive, so it can never be used again.
I would love to know who made the call to go to this defense. You remove a player from Michigan's strongest position and insert one from their weakest. Just idiotic and dumb. No pressure on a young unexperienced QB and he turns in a great game.
If this is at all Shafers call, he needs to get he boot. 7 TDs to purdue with a 3rd string QB who is a running back. Absolutely horrible.
November 1st, 2008 at 3:42 PM ^
November 1st, 2008 at 3:42 PM ^
November 1st, 2008 at 3:44 PM ^
Two people who should stay out of coaching defenses - RR and SS.
I loved the offense though... 42 points should win you the game 99% of the time, especially against a 2-6 team
November 1st, 2008 at 4:02 PM ^
My guess is that it is RR pushing for this. SS likes pressure on the QB and man press coverage. RR ran a 4-3 one year and had one of the worst run defenses. The next he ran the 3-3-5 and had #20 I believe.
Also, the concept of moving a player from the line to the secondary is that hopefully your dominating line can still pressure the QB and contain the run with the help of the LBs and then you can have extra players to cover receivers, which is something they have been weak at. It looks good on paper, but has not been good in play.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:05 PM ^
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November 1st, 2008 at 4:36 PM ^
It works well for WVU.. they've had consistently solid defenses in the past. The idea is that you never know where the pressure is coming from.. that is, if you bring pressure.
It's a flexible defense that is effective if you coach it well and your players fit it well. I'm not sure if our players fit it, and it is still new to them.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:50 PM ^
November 1st, 2008 at 10:59 PM ^
The thing about D-line talent is that it can be easily neutralized. Go back and look at most of the games we played. Or hell, look at MSU last week. Hoyer absolutely SUCKS! Yet, against primarily 4 man fronts he was a god. Sure he got sacked a few times, but for the most part he dominated us.
Shafer has tried every possible alignment for these players. Nothing works! Zones, man to man, press coverages, 4 man fronts, 3 man fronts, blitzes, etc. Nothing is working. Name a defensive coordinator whose schemes would work. Go ahead, do it. Oh wait, it doesn't matter what the scheme is unless your players can execute. It doesn't matter what your scheme is if players are going to give up 3-5 yards after contact. It doesn't matter!