The Junkyard

I don't like it.

We had both our DEs and OLBs lined up outside the tackles trying to pinch everything in and provide contain at the same time.

The fits just aren't there against the option attack.
It's one of the vulnerabilities of the 3-4.

We held them to 82 yards in the 2nd half last year. Tevin made some dumb throws though. I look for this game to be an all out war. We must cave the middle of the line and take the fullback away.

Lee looks comfortable throwing the ball if he can roll out and connect on some passes and also break contain and run they can score on us.

They cannot stop us at all if we execute

49-28 us

I believe we should go more nickel and get the extra DL in there. Our back 7 is fast and physical enough to know what to do and get there to do it. Since our Safeties play close to around 220 thats almost big enough to be LB size so I think Nickel would work.

reviewing the second half, it looked like our defense played very well, forcing tech into some 2nd/3rd and longs and passing situations.

obviously the one drive where we intercepted the first play hurt them, so yes you could argue they should have run there.

still think our dline guys played pretty well overall, particularly abry jones and john jenkins.

Johnson was a fool to pass attempt on so many first downs.
He did it at least 6 times during the game.

The jackets averaged almost 6.2 yards per rush attempt in the 1st quarter.
But because they started a couple of first downs with passes, they netted 0 points.

They averaged 5.3 yards per attempt in the second quarter.
They actually drove the field for 70 yards on 14 straight rush attempts for a TD.

About 30% of their rushes went for 6+ yards against our defense.
About 20% of their rushes were for 10+ yards.
My point is that they don't need to pass on 2nd and 10, even.

I hope we shut them out in 2 weeks. However, I would not be surprised if our run defense struggles to continuously get off the field if Johnson is disciplined to run the football and to play ahead of the chains for 4 downs.

I think Jordan Jenkins is going to have a huge game agaist tech.

Just get out in front early on points and the game will take care of it's self.

I agree. We can't afford to have turnovers, but as long as we don't turn it over we should score a ton of points. I think we can run on them all night, which should help with keeping the D fresh. I expect Tech to move and score, but hopefully we will put them in enough 4th and 3-4 yards that we stop a few of those. They have NOTHING to lose this game. They can afford to do the low probability thing (which Johnson always does regardless) because they are going to get beat for certain otherwise. They will pull out all stops for this game.

3-4 is at a disadvantage IMHO..... DL------Washington, Geathers, Jenkins, Smith................LB's Jenkins, Tree, Jones...........same secondary, but when there are 2 reciever sets have Shawn Williams playing close to line and have Rambo playing like a center feilder. man coverage on the receivers