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soflahokie

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IMO some key principles I recall of Bud's defense


1. The system was recruited to and designed to funnel players to a free hitter. Without fail the leading tacklers on a Bud team were going to be the Mike and Rover.
2. We played exclusively man, often cover 0
3. Heavy reliance on the Whip position to make the defense function
4. 100% break don't bend
5. Focused on quick defensive lineman to make plays in the backfield
6. Heavy blitzing to generate pressure

We basically flipped all those tendencies on Friday. It helped that UNC abandoned the run or we would've funneled to a hitter more, but we played a lot of zone, we put our best CB at whip, we pulled our Mike, we focused on not letting them take the top off the defense, we rarely blitzed more than 1 guy, and we pulled our best pass rusher off the line during passing downs.

(In response to this post by fsghokie)

Posted: 09/08/2021 at 2:05PM



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