Rittenberg states new defensive coordinator will use a 3-man front

Submitted by caveman.lawyer on
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/bigten/0-2-1115/Recruiting-spotlight--Michig… See the fourth paragraph: "With the team's new defensive coordinator likely using a three-man front, the Wolverines need some help in the back half of the defense, particularly the secondary." Rittenberg is predicting the scheme before we name the DC.
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caveman.lawyer

January 16th, 2009 at 12:06 AM ^

I agree. I thought it noteworthy not because I think it's true, but because it was a weird thing to use to support the thesis of that paragraph: that we need some help in the back half of the defense. He could have simply cited the less-than-stellar play of our LBs and safeties last year to support that. And it just hit me funny that he was speculating about a likely scheme (which as you point out is contrary to what RR said) in the absence of a new DC.

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January 16th, 2009 at 12:14 AM ^

Rittenberg tends to be at least 2 weeks behind most things going on "behind the scenes." He also makes some ridiculous remarks from time to time because (at least I hope this is why, because if not, he is just an idiot) he works for ESPN.

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