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There was a guy who charted…

There was a guy who charted the Ravens' defensive formations in 2020 and 2021 (https://www.filmstudybaltimore.com/). For what it's worth, Wink ran that 5-1-5 Nickel look about 8.2% of the time in 2020, and then only 4.2% of the time in 2021.  

Totally agree.  It's fun to…

Totally agree.  It's fun to look at what the Ravens did for clues and insight, but as others have noted, we could just as easily see a 404 tite package where one of the OLBs is an edge rusher and the other is some kind of hybrid space player.

IMO, they can't run as many formations and complex schemes as the Ravens. We don't have the DBs, nor the time, to implement everything that they did in Baltimore.

I would GUESS that we'll run a 3-4 against big personnel, and a 2-4-5 or 4-2-5 Nickel against spreads, but we're all just guessing for fun at this point.

It looks like the Zero Blitz…

It looks like the Zero Blitz vs. Split is more of a 2-4-5 personnel grouping.  As you note, the OLBs are basically DEs, meaning they are running something roughly equivalent to 4-2-5.  The big difference between our 4-2-5 and the Ravens, is that their nickel is more of a big CB than a hybrid S/LB "Viper" and the DEs are standing up more and called OLBs.

According to the gentlemen at Film Study Baltimore, they were in this 2-4-5 nickel about 39% of the time in 2020.

They ran the 5-1-5 or Jumbo 3-3-5 Nickel about 8% of the time when they wanted to stop the run against 3 WR personnel.  They would play traditional 3-4 against power run teams when those teams are utilizing two TEs or a TE+FB, which ended up being a little under 22% of the time. I think if you watch them play against Tennessee, you'll see a lot more traditional 3-4.

They also had rush nickel packages where they'd only have one interior DL type, and 3 or 4 OLB/Edge sized guys to bring the heat.  They ran those packages about 12% of the time.  Add up the 2-4-5, 5-1-5, and the rush/racecar Nickels, and they played various Nickel packages about 60% of the time.

If I understood FSB's analysis correctly, they would have described the Cov 3 Pressure personnel as a 4 CB Dime package. They were in Dime against 4/5 WR offenses, about 16.2% of the time, and brought both 3 Safety and 4 CB Dime packages.  Basically, Filmstudy Baltimore calls it a Dime if there a 6 DBs, whether they're safeties or CBs.

He is a real person. I had a…

He is a real person. I had a girlfriend from Canada that I met in summer camp, and she said he is her cousin.  Her name was Lannay Kekua.

I think I have deciphered…

I think I have deciphered your code.  Let me try, would you expect the DL hire to be a post CHRIStmas tRiUMPH?  

I just picked up a…

I just picked up a membership for coaching news. I think I was last a subscriber during the basketball search when Juwan was hired. 

I imagine that we'll get…

I imagine that we'll get better at feeding big men on the block if a smaller player switches on to them off pick and roll, but I think that will be the extent of the low post offense.  Not to undersell that as a possible improvement; it was maddening watching us fail to take advantage of a 6-1 guy trying to guard Teske and not even trying to pass it to him.

I wouldn't mind seeing Jedd…

I wouldn't mind seeing Jedd as OC or Co-OC/Passing Game Coordinator with Warriner bumping up to the Co-OC/Running Game Coordinator, but I think that would be more Pep's spot than McElwain's.

I kind of assume Roundtree gets a promotion to WR coach, at least for the bowl season.  If that happens, I'm excited to see how Roundtree recruits.

Arguable if it's automotive, but probably my motorcycle

I had an early mid-life crisis while I was watching Sons of Anarchy.  As a result, I'm now the owner of a Triumph Speedmaster.  It's a cool bike, and I LIKE riding it, but to risk life and limb riding a motorcycle around a city, I think you need to really love it.

My Mom was pretty upset with me when she found out I bought it.  My uncle on my Dad's side was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident, and apparently he was driving a Triumph when he had his accident.  He still rides with a sidecar.  He trained his German Shepherd to ride in the sidecar.

Anyway, anybody interested in buying a 2007 Triumph Speedmasater?

Any speculation or rumors on

Any speculation or rumors on other graduate transfers?  If I remember correctly, there were some murmurs about a possible transfer from an SEC school.

Seemed just short of a

Seemed just short of a confirmation that it's happening.

I was walking my dog and streaming on my phone, but did it sound like there could be another move?  It sounded like he said more guyS could be moving.  I may be reading too much into it, or it may have just been intentional ambiguity.

I'll listen again when the podcasts publish to iTunes.

Yeah, they both have

Yeah, they both have outstanding economics schools.  A lot of universities don't offer standalone Masters in Economics degrees, but Michigan and Texas do and they're both probably among the top 5-10 Master's programs.  Anybody know if we have any top-notch recruiters in the Applied Economics program?

Texas is also looking at Stanford grad transfer Casey Tucker

I hope we're taking a look at this kid, too.  

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2018/1/9/16871340/casey-tucker-grad-t…

I remember hearing him make a

I remember hearing him make a guest appearance on the roundtable at least once.  He was pretty good. 

Ed can be interesting when

Ed can be interesting when he's talking about analytics, which is his area of expertise.  I don't think he knows as much about Michigan football as most of the diehard fans, so he doesn't bring any particularly interesting perspective to the Michigan roundtable.  I'd much rather hear a former player like Chris Howard, who brings the former player's perspective without the douchy I'm-a-former-player-and-know-Charles-Woodson-so-I'm-always-right comments. Howard,  Joppru, Mignery, or any other number of non-Marcus Ray former players would fit the bill nicely, IMO.

Ed should have a different segment to talk about analytics and promote his stuff.  His constant mid-sentence interruptions don't really fit the roundtable, IMO.

I'd give flexibility to remove automatic bids on an ad hoc basis

I'd go with an 8 quarterfinal with a CFP ranking driving the seeding and atuomatic bids.  The rule for automatic bids would be fairly simple.  Conference Championship Game winners ranked in the top 16 of the final CFP rankings would get an automatic bid.  I'd also make it so that CCG losers aren't eligible for one of the at-large playoff positions.  That makes it so the CCG are basically do-or-die first round playoff games.  The 6 CCG winners in the top 16 who would get automatic bids this year in my proposed hypothetical 8 team quarterfinal round would be: Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State :-(, USC, and UCF.

Now I hate the idea that a non-division winner can back into the playoffs without having to go through the CCG game (especially in a system where the CCG loser would be ineligible for an at-large slot), so I'd put in a play-in game during Army/Navy week for the remaining top ranked programs.  This year, the play-in games for the two at-large slots would be:

Notre Dame at Alabama

Washington at Penn State

If you only had 5 CCG winners ranked in the top 16, that would open up another at-large play-in game.  I guess it's also theoretically possible to only have 4 CCG winners ranked in the top 16, but I don't really see that happening very often. That said, the mechanism would be in place to automatically address really weak P5 conference champions or strong Group of 5 conference champions.  Anyway, after the conference champion auto-bids are awarded and the play-in round is played, I'd reseed for the 8 team quarterfinal.  This year, assuming Alabama and Washington win their play-in games, that would look like:

1.) Clemson vs. 8.) UCF

2.) Oklahoma vs. 7.) Washington

3.) Georgia vs. 6.) USC

4.) Alabama vs. 5) Ohio State

There's potential for controversy in seeding and in the selection of the at-large play-in games.  I don't think anybody below Notre Dame has an argument that they're a national championship contender, and frankly, Notre Dame itself doesn't have much of an argument as the last at-large team in.

I agree, and if I remember

I agree, and if I remember correctly, he was a guy who cared a lot about academics.  Didn't we turn him from Cal?  And I think Duke and UNC were high on his list at various times.  He seemed like the kind of kid who would have graduated in three years and then could have grad transferred for his last two years if he was still unhappy with his playing time.

Either way, I hope it works out for him and he doesn't have any regrets.

Michigan 34 - Florida 12

Michigan 34 - Florida 12

If you want to be spoiled and

If you want to be spoiled and know what Ken's talking about, search "Valonqar" and you'll get it.

On the to the farm, he

On the way to the farm, he rescued a baby from a burning building.  On the way home, he climbed a tree and rescued a kitten.  He didn't realize the kitten was up the tree until he got up there.  It just looked like a good climbin' tree.

Wow, you had a marching

Wow, you had a marching band?! I grew up in Oscoda, so I'll patiently wait for a Yooper to one-up how podunk my town was.  

Also, I watched my own birthday party through the keyhole of a locked closet.

Before you commit to getting

Before you commit to getting a motorcycle, I would recommend that you take a safety class. They should provide you with a banger bike to use, and you can tear up that bike's clutch while you learn, before you make a decision or test drive some nicer bikes.  It should also get you a break on your insurance.

I like riding my motorcycle, but it's inherently dangerous and I have had some scares in city traffic.  Florida would be even worse than where I live now because they have a lot of tourists and old people on the roads.

I was not familiar with the Sym motorcyles.  I have a Triumph Speedmaster 865 that has been a pain in the ass to maintain, but it sure does look cool.  

I used PS Vue during the

I used PS Vue during the football season and thought it worked pretty well.  I think I was paying $40 or $45 per month for the package that included BTN and NFL Red Zone.

I'm on Sling right now to watch the Challenge on MTV (embarrassing guilty pleasure).  PS Vue doesn't have MTV, but their cloud DVR and overall quality make them the better streaming provider most of the year IMO.  

I'm too old to learn a new

I'm too old to learn a new mobile OS.  Now get off my lawn!

I was raised Catholic and I

I was raised Catholic and I also thought it was funny. #freePopeHarbaughtheFirst #Martyr

Is it just me or is there a

Is it just me or is there a problem with the iTunes podcast feed?  I can't pull down anything using either my iPhone or my iPad.

I tried to unsubscribe and resubscribe, but now I get an error that says "Unable to Subscribe; The provided link is not a valid Podcast."

I agree. I think the slow

I agree. I think the slow decline will look like the decline in boxing as a spectator sport. It will take a few decades, but I think it will happen. Either that or the sport will look more like 7 on 7.

<quote>They were probably the

<quote>They were probably the only clean SEC program under Richt, now they're a member of the pack.</quote>

Somewhere a Vanderbilt fan is cursing your name.  

How about Ronald Curry? He

How about Ronald Curry? He was an assistant for Harbaugh in SF, played WR in the NFL and QB in college. He's a staffer under Sean Payton in New Orleans right now. I don't know if he would leave the NFL, but if he's interested in becoming a coordinator, Harbaugh obviously has a history of launching coaches to the next level.

If I remember correctly,

If I remember correctly, Malzone was an early enrollee so he should be well positioned to graduate after three years. I hope he sticks it out at least another year so he can get his degree.

Nitpick: Even if Newsome

Nitpick: Even if Newsome can't play in 2017, I'm still hoping he can return in 2018 at on e of the tackle spots. 

I agree with your overall point.  The future is bright with this roster, coaching staff, Harbaugh, and Harbaugh.  Harbaugh.

You must be a pessimist; you

You must be a pessimist; you totally forgot Jay Tufele!!

Any feedback on Sione

Any feedback on Sione Heimuli-Lund?  I thought I read somewhere that he's setting up an official visit.  Is he a possible replacement for AJ Dillon?

I'm not sure that rumors

I'm not sure that rumors indicating Harbaugh is desired by NFL franchises is such a bad thing.  I think it helps remind recruits that Harbaugh was a successful NFL coach and that playing in his system will help them get to the next level.  He can dismiss the rumors when he recruits the kids, and all these kids growing up see Harbaugh's name all over the news every time there's a coaching vacancy.  

Why do you say that?  I would

Why do you say that?  I would think his announcement would be a joyous occassion.

 

 

I love lamp?

I love lamp?

He wants to devalue Michigan

He wants to devalue Michigan due to the declining cable subscribers in the greater metro Detroit area.  He's a simple man, with a simple brain.  

Let's not forget about a

Let's not forget about a blatant roughing the Speight that somehow the refs and Herbsuck both failed to notice. He gets hit cleanly immediately after the throw, but a second player runs in late, grabs him by the shoulder pads, and throws him to the ground.

I enjoy Craig's perspective.

I enjoy Craig's perspective.  He does a lot of research and brings a unique perspective, though he says some crazy stuff from time to time.  Just as importantly, he has a good rapport with Brian and Sam and a good sense for when to chime in.

I agree with you on the numbers guy, Ed.  He's not particularly knowledgeable about Michigan sports and interrupts other participants mid-sentence.  Ed is fine on his own segment when he's talking about analytics; that's his domain and expertise.  Michigan is NOT his strength.

Edit: Also, I'm glad that others have noticed incredulous Ace's audio resemblance to Adam Scott/Ben Wyatt.  If I ever get to meet Ace in person, I'd very much like to buy him a calzone.

I think Clemson Dan is a South Carolina fan

Having lived in both Carolinas, I'll point out that South Carolina fans are the most insufferable fan base in the SEC.  Well... second most.  LSU is the worst.

Anyway, "Clemson Dan's" accent sounds like a low-country SC accent, which is an area dominated by rednecks and wealthy desendents of plantation owners (despite what they would like for outsiders to believe, those two "classes" have signficant overlap) who root predominately for the Gamecocks.  They are just the kinds of sick SOBs that would try to fake a phone call to keep their most bitter rival from getting an elite talent.  I hate to think of how insufferable South Carolina fans would be if they ever win their conference.  It was bad enough that time they won their division.

So here's some evidence for

So here's some evidence for more of a true 4-3 Under Sam:

http://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-football-recruiting/2016/1/19/107912…

On Baron Browing, 6-4, 230 lb OLB

"He said defensive line coach Greg Mattison spoke to him earlier this week, and mentioned that they'd really like him at the SAM position, the same one he plays at his high school, which he says runs a "very similar" defense compared to Michigan's."

 

So here's my new casual fan/video game player theory.  We know Don Brown, like most good DCs, will be multiple.  Maybe we're recruiting SAMS for multiple looks.

There could be a traditional SAM, filled by guys like Carlo Kemp and Baron Browning in the 4-3 Under look.

And then maybe the hybrid SAM is another role filled by smaller LB/S hybrid guys like Khaleke Hudson in a 4-3 Over or spread look.

And then maybe Uche has the rare physical skills to slot in at either the traditional SAM or hybrid SAM?

A thing like that...

A thing like that...

Maybe Kemp is going to be

Maybe Kemp is going to be playing on the line at Mike in Bear looks?

I just hope we line up an

I just hope we line up an undersized Mike directly behind the NT.

Just kidding, thanks for the clarification, that makes sense going forward.

Nothing surprises me with

Nothing surprises me with Harbaugh, anymore.  For all we know, we could see Zach Gentry at weak side defensive end and Ahmir Mitchell at LB.

I thought Brown ran more of a

That info, along with Pinball Pete's article are interesting, but I thought Brown ran more of a base 43 Over last year at BC. The speculation has been that he's looking more at the 43 Under with our roster. Maybe we're putting too much weight on Kemp's position and Brown is sticking with more of a 43 Over as his base D?

Oops, I was tired. I meant

Oops, I was tired. I meant 5th DL, not DE.

I'm not totally clear if we're playing the Under. Kemp at Sam seems to indicate Under, but Kemp at Mike would just be confusing.

My understanding is that Brown ran a base 43 Over last year at BC. I think our roster is probably better suited for an Under right now, but I will defer to Brown's mustache.

I think WDE will be more of a

I think WDE will be more of a pure DE than a standup DE/OLB. Maybe Taco in 2016. Ron Johnson in this class and hopefully Jarez Parks and Corey Malone-Hatcher in the next class.

Sam Webb has said the Buck is dead. I don't think it's really the same thing as Don Brown's Sam. They might be filled by the same type of players, but I think the Sam either comes off the field in pass D or moves down to DE. Admittedly, im just guessing at this point. I think the difference is that in the Base D, the Buck was a 4th DE, whereas Brown's hybrid Sam will be more like a 5th DE.

Christ I think my head just exploded. Hopefully Denard Robinson Cook, Sr can clarify.

I think they mean 4-3, with

I think they mean 4-3, with the Sam being more like a Jake Ryan type. Carlo Kemp said that he's a Sam, which was surprising because he looks more like a kid who could bulk up to a SDE or a 3 tech DT than a guy who will chase a TE downfield.

I'm not sure if that's what he means by the hybrid Sam. Is the hybrid Sam a DE/OLB hybrid, more like a 3-4 OLB, going to be the base Sam? Or is the hybrid Sam a hybrid space player like Khaleke Hudson for defending spreads?

I'm pretty sure it's the new

I'm pretty sure it's the new workout video from Vicious Vic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b8uE1kza-0

 

(sorry, I can't properly embed from work)