Did Don Brown change game plan for Hudson?

Submitted by Yessir on

Is Hudson coming on related to Bush slight drop off? I'm not a big X's and O's guy so any thoughts would be appreciated.

Bush was playing off the charts for the first part of the season.  Hudson playing off the charts now. 

It seemed like Sparty Offense schemed Bush out of the box a little bit and other teams found ways to block him.  So did Don Brown adjust and get Hudson in the backfield more? Did DBrown adjust what he's doing with Hudson after Bush's slight drop off?

Or is this just football where Bush had some great games early and Hudson is having some great games now?  

TheJuiceman

November 6th, 2017 at 6:11 PM ^

From what I saw, we dropped into zone a little bit more and he sent Hudson off of the edge more, whereas we usually like to send Bush through the A or B gap. Which to me had almost gotten stale because opponents were simply pinching the line to neutralize the smaller Bush, and sending a slot or a TE in the vacant area, which our safeties were understandably having hell covering in the man scheme. SN:I've been begging the TV for DB to swap Bush and McCrays positions so Bush can plsy from the outside in and blitz McCray through the A or B instead, where his big body can cause problems and free up Mo and other dlinemen. When we send Bush through there, he has to almost get through unimpeded to impact the play. It also takes him out of the play horizontally, which is his wheelhouse. Anyway, I like what DB did these last couple of games, as it causes the offense to either keep that back in pass pro, move a TE over to Hudson's side (ensuring a 3 man route most times), or leave that tackle alone to be exploited. The good news for us imo, is this is a late look we're giving teams, who will now be forced to prepare for both looks, Bush in space/Hudson off the edge OR Bush through the A or B and Hudson in space. It also bodes well for stopping the inside and outside zone read that O. State depends so heavily upon.

garde

November 7th, 2017 at 1:27 PM ^

I've noticed a few times in recent weeks that teams are sending a TE or receiver to cross over and chip Bush when he isn't blitzing.