OTF Premium How Steve Sarkisian's defensive practice plan has streamlined Will Muschamp's return to Texas

[Jeff Howe]

15 hours ago, horns96 said:

I don't get it, just more reps for the defense?  Meanwhile the QB is only reading half the field?  

Yes, it’s a drill designed to help the defense.

[Jeff Howe]

2 hours ago, J-Steel said:

@Jeff Howe OOOOOOWWWEEEEEE I Love it.... COACH BLOOD IS BACK BABY!!!!

[Here for the Wins]

1 hour ago, Jeff Howe said:

You won’t find a bigger Muschamp fan than me. I would expect the front end of the defense and the back end to be tied together much better compared to last season. Way too many coverage busts and times where the pressure and the coverage didn’t mix, particularly late in the season.

I’d challenge you here, but the narrative has been set in stone.

Your last sentence implies that new defensive stuff was implemented.  That’s in contrast to a point Will made about the defense being installed leading up to the season.  Granted that’s Will, but I’d think most teams are this way.

The biggest bust was the long Vandy TD.  With backup safeties.  That was also the Gruden/Pavia QB school “made the play up on the sideline.”  There’s likely some plays that we’re calling “busts” whereas it was more discipline stuff and too much aggression towards the LOS so we get beat.  There is a difference.  People also ignore the matchups.

Any discussion that is overly concerned about DB depth may be falling short of the full picture.  I’m a Blitzburgh fan.  Rod Woodson used to play off “a lot.”  I wasn’t a fan but for different reasons than others likely think.  It certainly wasn’t because Dick LeBeau was lacking in aggressiveness.

 

[jbseamus83]

2 hours ago, Jeff Howe said:

I love ball. One thing I love about Muschamp is that when he talks ball in a press conference setting, he won’t dumb it down for anybody.

Love this too. So glad that Sark is having him come out and do some of these press availabilities. I know Bobby has talked about Sark being more confident in his team and that's why he's allowing this when he hasn't in years past. I think that plays into it for sure, but do you think that this is more of a Muschamp thing? Sark wanted him to be the "Head Coach" of the defense.  I wonder if Sark is giving him that leeway to make the choice to do these or not.  PK would never have wanted to even if he had the choice.  I just wonder if this is part of Sark being a little more willing to step back and allow Muschamp to be in charge of some of this.