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1) In reading the update the other day about Foster planning to run more zone coverage this year, the quote from Der’Woun Greene stood out to me. He said when playing man, the DB’s are more dependent on the DL to get pressure, however in zone the DL is dependent on the DB’s to make the QB hold the ball. Since our sack totals were down last year, how much of that was player related and how much of it was the fact that we were running man coverage most of the time? In past years when our sack totals were high, what was our zone to man coverage ratio? – Hokie Pride
Chris Coleman: Virginia Tech’s best defenses came in the mid-to-late 2000s when Bud Foster could mix up his coverages as much as he wanted. He had great defensive linemen, great defense backs, and great linebackers, and the experience level always seemed to be up to snuff.
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