Time to experiment on the D-Line?

If Campbell was ready to play he would play. I doubt some guy on his computer who has never met William knows more about his playing ability than a 20+ year football coach at the college level who, you know, actually interacts will William on a daily basis...

At this point?  We're 3-0 and also attempting to improve with the guys we have.  If Campbell isn't in, there's a reason for that.  He came into the fall out of shape and is still working to get in game shape.  He'll get some looks as the season progresses (and hopefully against BG) but he has yet to put together in a game, so RR says.  I guess he is dominant one-on-one in practice but struggles in game situations for whatever reason.

At this point, why not?  Especially against BGSU and Indiana.  What we are doing now is not working.  We always new the secondary was suspect, but if we can't at the very least control the line of scrimmage, we are doomed, especially against power teams.  

Martin is a beast, Roh can be explosive.  Sagesse, Banks and RVB have been nonfactors.  Moving Martin outside and putting Campbell inside (assuming Campbell can hold his own there) may at least give us some options.

At this point...isn't it at least worth a try?

Time to start blitzing T. Gordon more; and letting Ezeh come up the middle on passing downs.

I think the D-line is fine, they just have way too much responsibility or the 3 to rush the passer with zero assistance from the LBs/Safeties blitzing.

Time for Gerg to open up the blitzing a bit (but hopefully we won't have to display it until BIg 10 play)

I'd rather see an experiment with the occasional blitz or perhaps coverage where our defenders come somewhere near the wide outs.

If it was worth a try, I have to believe RR would be trying it. There just hasn't been much time to experiment on line up changes really. Here's hoping they finally get some of that time next week. 

How come no one brought this up after Notre Dame and UConn?  It takes one terrible showing as a unit to experiment?

I agree that there needs to be something done before the big 10 season starts. Banks is not getting it done and Van Bergen hasn't been playing up to his potential thus far. Let's see what the coaches come up with.

Why not try a d line of rvb, roh, and martin with lbs ezeh, mouton, and moundros? Especially given the power running teams on our schedule and the fact that moundros was supposed to start at some point

But Jibreel Black might be. He's gotten some looks already and seems very active while out there. Martin inside, move RVB back to his spot from last year and put Black in the DE spot BG had last year. I'm not sure how well he'll hold up against the run, but I'd have to think it'd bring more pass rush.

I'm by no means a football coach but I can't see Roh holding up as a defensive end in a 3-3-5/3-4. Definitely too early to judge but I cant help but think that maybe this was the wrong year to switch to a 3 man front.

Hopefully GERG is saving all of his blitz packages for when he starts B1o play.  You cannot expect great pressure rushing 3 all of the time.

that putting WC and his 300+ lbs in there might possibly divert some of the constant double-teams MM is getting. I would agree that practice performance might be the explanation for his absence so far, but it's not unheard of for some guys to be mediocre in practice but effective in games. I hope RR & Co. get the opportunity against BG to see if Campbell can add anything, if for no other reason just to give the starters a breather.

I definitely want to see more of Campbell.  The fact that he comes in for short-yardage situations suggests that the staff does have confidence in him to plug up the middle.  We're not getting enough out of Sagesse and Banks.  I think the 3-3-5 is fine if you have three playmakers up front, but right now we don't.

Apologies for being both negative and a kiss ass but Patterson seems to be validating Brian's initial reaction to hearing his move to nose tackle.  If I'm wrong, please correct.  If so, it makes WC all the more frustrating. 

clearly mike martin is our most dominant defensive player but some (much?) of his value is lost when he is double teamed every play.  i too wonder what would happen if he would play de and see if big will could occupy people in the center of the line.  again the coaches know a lot more than we do but i fear getting shredded by the running game of msu, iowa, wisconsin, and osu.

we just gave up more points to umass than either holy cross or william and mary.