Cityboy4life82
Thunderdome
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Our problem with KSU did not have a lot to do with our players not being talented. We are missing pressure from upfront and that is a huge reason for our bad defense. Put K State only threw the ball 11 times that game.
After looking at the film we simply got out coached. Sometimes those things happen. One possible reason may be due to our youth. Calling a complex defense may be too much for our young players. Here are a few things I would like to point out.
Play Number 1
Pre Snap- Coach Snyder knows what our defensive schemes are. The UM Player circled in red always flares out to cover the flat in a soft zone. This will give the OC two great options. The OC can flare out the slot or run a post corner with the slot setting a pick leaving the middle wide open. Boston last week ran a pick while KSU decided to flare out the slot.
As you can see in this picture the UM player runs to his soft zone in the flat while KSU flares the slot.
KSU designed this play to go exactly to the space where the UM player vacated.
Look at the safety and Corner. They gave up so much ground because of the coverage that was called. The UM player that runs to the flats is useless and I will explain why later on in this post.
This is a altered pic by me. I moved the players into what would have been a good scheme to play. By moving the man covering the slot closer,it would cut off the passing lane for the slant. The QB would have to get the ball over him and between the safety that I moved up closer. It leaves a smaller window to complete that pass. Also if they try the bubble screen he is in position to blow it up. Even though I moved my safety up he can still cover his zones.
Play Number 2
Pre Snap of the play where the QB rumbles for big yards
This is the result of play number 2. Huge running lanes open ups.
Here is why that play works so well for KSU. Simply count the number of men in the Box. KSU went 5 wide in this formation in order to spread us out. The way our LB is lined up he becomes useless again as mentioned before. This is a very easy concept. There are more blockers than defensive players.
This is another picture I altered. We should never allow a team to line up 5 wide no protection and not make them pay. As soon as we see that formation I would suggest bringing our men up to the line of scrimmage. I moved the safety down also. You can compare the difference from the pictures above. My philosophy is that I am not going to let you get that play off. Either I get a sack or your QB is getting punished (knocking him out the game) So I am telling the OC to pick your poison. We could also disguise our blitz by either bringing both line backers and dropping a DT or End into zone or zone Blitz one LB. This will stop the hot read if the OC wants to get cute. Either we should not allow the Qb to sit back there and chill.
Play Number 3
Pre Snap.
Again count the numbers in the box. We were two far off the ball. which created huge running lanes on this touchdown
Play Number 4
Pre Snap of our defense vs the pass
Remember earlier I spoke about how the player with the red circle is useless? Any good OC knows that the player will run to the flats and everyone else will play zone. Instead of running the slot into the flats on a wheel route like on the first play the OC altered the play and ran the slot underneath. The OC knew that player would run to the flats making him useless.
Like clock work that player runs to the flats and KSU gets a very easy match up and throw.
Not sure why we just did not match up in man with zone underneath. That would stop the inside route and would still allow us to defend the bubble screen or flats. You make your self vulnerable to the wheel route but Bush has the speed to eat that up.
Play Number 5
Pre snap- Again count the numbers in the box. Another player is useless. Not sure why the player circled in red is camping out that far away, This play is a simple numbers game.
The result from that play
Another picture I altered. My suggestion would be to line up like this. We had protection from the deep pass by using the endzone as an extra defender. Not sure why we let them run so freely.
After looking at the film we simply got out coached. Sometimes those things happen. One possible reason may be due to our youth. Calling a complex defense may be too much for our young players. Here are a few things I would like to point out.
Play Number 1
Pre Snap- Coach Snyder knows what our defensive schemes are. The UM Player circled in red always flares out to cover the flat in a soft zone. This will give the OC two great options. The OC can flare out the slot or run a post corner with the slot setting a pick leaving the middle wide open. Boston last week ran a pick while KSU decided to flare out the slot.
As you can see in this picture the UM player runs to his soft zone in the flat while KSU flares the slot.
KSU designed this play to go exactly to the space where the UM player vacated.
Look at the safety and Corner. They gave up so much ground because of the coverage that was called. The UM player that runs to the flats is useless and I will explain why later on in this post.
This is a altered pic by me. I moved the players into what would have been a good scheme to play. By moving the man covering the slot closer,it would cut off the passing lane for the slant. The QB would have to get the ball over him and between the safety that I moved up closer. It leaves a smaller window to complete that pass. Also if they try the bubble screen he is in position to blow it up. Even though I moved my safety up he can still cover his zones.
Play Number 2
Pre Snap of the play where the QB rumbles for big yards
This is the result of play number 2. Huge running lanes open ups.
Here is why that play works so well for KSU. Simply count the number of men in the Box. KSU went 5 wide in this formation in order to spread us out. The way our LB is lined up he becomes useless again as mentioned before. This is a very easy concept. There are more blockers than defensive players.
This is another picture I altered. We should never allow a team to line up 5 wide no protection and not make them pay. As soon as we see that formation I would suggest bringing our men up to the line of scrimmage. I moved the safety down also. You can compare the difference from the pictures above. My philosophy is that I am not going to let you get that play off. Either I get a sack or your QB is getting punished (knocking him out the game) So I am telling the OC to pick your poison. We could also disguise our blitz by either bringing both line backers and dropping a DT or End into zone or zone Blitz one LB. This will stop the hot read if the OC wants to get cute. Either we should not allow the Qb to sit back there and chill.
Play Number 3
Pre Snap.
Again count the numbers in the box. We were two far off the ball. which created huge running lanes on this touchdown
Play Number 4
Pre Snap of our defense vs the pass
Remember earlier I spoke about how the player with the red circle is useless? Any good OC knows that the player will run to the flats and everyone else will play zone. Instead of running the slot into the flats on a wheel route like on the first play the OC altered the play and ran the slot underneath. The OC knew that player would run to the flats making him useless.
Like clock work that player runs to the flats and KSU gets a very easy match up and throw.
Not sure why we just did not match up in man with zone underneath. That would stop the inside route and would still allow us to defend the bubble screen or flats. You make your self vulnerable to the wheel route but Bush has the speed to eat that up.
Play Number 5
Pre snap- Again count the numbers in the box. Another player is useless. Not sure why the player circled in red is camping out that far away, This play is a simple numbers game.
The result from that play
Another picture I altered. My suggestion would be to line up like this. We had protection from the deep pass by using the endzone as an extra defender. Not sure why we let them run so freely.
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