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October 20th, 2010 at 7:11 PM
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3-3-5 DC's

I am currently split between the fire Gerg camp and the youth is to blame camp. The thing I've been pondering is if Gerg was to be fired after the season, are their any other DC's out there who have experience running the 3-3-5. It seems to be with the personel we have recruited the past few seasons we are to thin on the DL and have to many hybird safteys to run another system. So my question is if Gerg gets canned, who would be the primary canidates to be the new DC?

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:16 PM
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Ouch

I guess this is proof that I am wrong about a 1000-point posting threshold.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:20 PM
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1500 it is.

1500 it is.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:38 PM
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While this may not have been

While this may not have been phrased in the best possible way it could still be an interesting disccussion. My go at it may have been something like:

What 3-3-5 D-Coordinators are there in the FBS and what are the numbers for their respective defenses in the past few years? Has anyone noticed certain position strengths that correlate with good defenses?

This way the discussion can be informative to us as Michigan fans as well as leaving out any undesired negative connotations. On the other hand I may have just totally misinterpreted your statement in that you meant that if you are going to post, you should have already done this research.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:41 PM
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My bad I did a pretty shitty

My bad I did a pretty shitty job wording it, you got the jist of what I was getting at though. This wasn't meant to be a bashing/ negative post, im just curious if there are any DC's out there that are running a 3-3-5 with positive results.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:02 PM
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I'm not a defensive guru or

I'm not a defensive guru or anything, and I don't have a laundry list of coaches/teams that run a 3-3-5.  What I will add though, is that I believe RR and GERG when they say the "3-3-5" concern is really overblown.  Every team, regardless of their "defense type" has various packages where they rush 3 or 4 guys, various blitz packages etc.  All this changes depending on what the offense is showing, how many yards before a 1st down, field position etc. 

It's not really the "defense type" that necessarily matters, it's the play calling and execution on each play.  I think what RR has been saying all along is that there's not all that much Michigan can do (e.g. run more complex schemes) because they don't have the personnel/experience combination just yet. 

That being said isn't WV still running a 3-3-5, and haven't they been pretty successful with it?

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:06 PM
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To quote

gsimmons in preregistration MgoBlog days:

"It's not the X's and O's, it's the Jimmies and the Joes" - meaning that the scheme is a whole lot less important than the quality of the players executing it.

Good players can make any defensive scheme work, and no scheme is going to make lousy players look good.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:07 PM
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I miss that dude... he

I miss that dude... he definitely was on point with his football knowledge. 

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:09 PM
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I am stealing that saying

I am stealing that saying from you for use at my watching party next Saturday night. It will be attended by a bunch of guys who soak their brains in MSM all week.

It will shut them up immediately and hopefully for at least a quarter or two. Nice.

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October 20th, 2010 at 9:02 PM
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Not trying to bash you,

but to all the "you didn't have to read it when you saw the title" crowd, the title here is not very descriptive as to what the take was going to be or where the thread was going.

If it was titled "3-3-5 DC Replacements" it would have been descriptive enough to keep the folks who are sick of the firing topic away while giving the others who want to discuss it some more the forum to do it .

Just my $0.02.

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October 20th, 2010 at 9:55 PM
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I do believe Alabama runs the

I do believe Alabama runs the 3-3-5 as their base d. More often than not it gets changed to a 4-2-5.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:43 PM
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In regard to what Tater said (nothing personal, just an example)

I am sick of people doing this. Mutiple times a day I come on and someone does this to someone's thread. I love the Mgoblog and think it is the best blog anyone can go to. But it is still just a blog so can some people lighten up a little.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:01 PM
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October 20th, 2010 at 8:05 PM
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I want that

I want that

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:07 PM
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You're in luck

http://www.mouthman.com/Adult_Raptor_Hoodie_Shirt_p/mm-3103.htm

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:15 PM
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I am so getting one of those

I am so getting one of those for my 6 year old step-son. I will achieve God-like status with a simple swipe of my CC.....

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:17 PM
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Im 25 and if my parents got

Im 25 and if my parents got me that for christmas, I would treat them like gods. 

This might be why I'm still single....

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October 20th, 2010 at 10:22 PM
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Single?

Single? Dude, the best time for buying things like this shirt is when you're married - you've got no one left to impress! That is why I am buying one in about 5 seconds. Hahaha.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:31 PM
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Oh...my...God!!!

My 6 year old's head will explode when he sees that. +1 for dad

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October 20th, 2010 at 9:21 PM
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This is probably the greatest

This is probably the greatest thing ever.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:32 PM
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Rather than point total,

Rather than point total, maybe date joined? The more recent the user joined, the longer he/she has to wait to create a thread?

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:45 PM
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Isn't there a positive

Isn't there a positive correlation between points and date joined? If anything, I would think date joined is a worse metric to use. Doesn't show how active/substantive you've been on the site.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:05 PM
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No correlation

I have been a member for 2.25 years and have 52 points so no correlation - go figure.  I read all the time but rarely post and certainly understand why people get negged and some don't.  I personally don't like the 1000 pt threshold b/c it prevents people like me from starting a thread (if I would choose to); but, then again, I like the idea of some barrier to weed out the riff-raff and 1000pts is probably as good as any other.  

 

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:41 PM
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Submit to this blogs

Submit to this blogs standards or face soical suicide.

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October 20th, 2010 at 7:51 PM
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FWIW......I only recently

FWIW......I only recently "joined" the site but in reality had been on it for several years.  Candidly I didnt know how to make one of those cool avitars all the popular posters had and until I figured it out I didnt want to be made fun of.

Sad but true.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:25 PM
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Idea

Maybe if you don't want to reply, just completely ignore these types of threads, and perhaps they will die a quick death.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:00 PM
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I thought this was actually a

I thought this was actually a good topic compared to other ones. I agree with maizenblue92, some people are taking a holier than thou approach to these boards. If you don't like the topic, just don't talk about it, or come up with something better.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:24 PM
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Exactly

+1

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:03 PM
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In the mean time, lets be

In the mean time, lets be elitiest, ethnocentric, dehumanizing, and cruel.

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:17 PM
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Well WVU defense are awesome only because of

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October 20th, 2010 at 8:19 PM
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This is seriously not a big

This is seriously not a big issue.  In this age of spread offenses, tons of teams are using five DBs.  The main question is whether to use a 3-3-5 and 4-2-5.  Like most teams, we alternate between the two. 

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October 20th, 2010 at 11:54 PM
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I dont

mind that RR likes the 3-5-3, if they use four man fronts against power teams! I just wished they blitzed alot more. the 3-5-3 can be lethal if you blitz periodically. The offense would never know where the rush is coming from. Obviously Gerg is cautious because of all the youth on defense. Hopefully we start seeing some pressure put on opposing qb's.

Hail

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October 21st, 2010 at 1:06 AM
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The 3-3-5 Odd Stack can be an

The 3-3-5 Odd Stack can be an effective defense by using speed and aggressiveness to combat superior size, athleticism, and depth. Once the proper players are positioned on the roster, the Defensive Coordinator is responsible for providing the creativity for the defense to keep opposing offenses confused and guessing.

http://www.collegefootballvoice.com/pb/the-art-of-defense-3-3-5-odd-stack/

Edit: I argue that we are still lacking the proper players so it is hard to critique GR's creativity at this juncture.

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October 21st, 2010 at 2:32 AM
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Blitz more

Did you not see what happened to Floyd when we blitzed late in the Iowa game?  That will come in time when we have CBs that have more game played than fingers.  I find is interesting that during the Iowa game the annoucers were reporting how RR admired Iowa's consistency with the coaching staff and the lack of turnover.  To me that was speaking specifically about GREG.

I have friends that are Sparty friends and up until this year, they would tell you they wanted nothing more than to run their DC out of town (Narduzzi?).  Hmmm wonder what they think of him now that Sparty's D has depth and a stud player (Jones).

Yes, players are the ones that make coaches look smart....

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October 21st, 2010 at 2:24 PM
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A little off subject, and I

A little off subject, and I know this has been brought up in the past..........but woud Mike Trgovac have any interest.  He had some very good defense years in Carolina.  It would restore some of the Michigan men pipeline as well.

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