defense Stories - Revenge of the Birds
The Anatomy of the Hoosiers 2-3 Zone Defense
First of all, I disapprove of zone defense. Do I get it? Yeah, but I’m still not a fan. I coached a 7th grade basketball team this winter and it took me nearly half the season to reluctantly switch from a man to a zone, even though it was obvious we were physically outmatched from day 1. But,...
12-13 Miners take the Green Wave to Overtime, Win
Michael Perez had 15 points, John Bohannon had 10 rebounds without registering a single point to his stat column in regular time, but in overtime Bohannon, the sophomore, stepped up huge in the final minutes and scored 5 points to propel the Miners to victory by the score of 54-52. What a win. The...
Texas-Missouri Football Post-Mortem: Defense/Special Teams
The Longhorn defense put up a good effort with little support from the offense, but the first half had some moments as disappointing as the second half was dominating. Missouri had three long drives in the first half: an ultimately fruitless opening drive of 7 plays for 68 yards (thwarted by Acho's...
Texas Football 2011 Preseason Position By Position: Defensive Tackle
Last year I was somewhat concerned when several of our freshmen arrived pursued by Inuit in sealskin kayaks. Let’s talk DTs. Defensive tackle. Not delirium tremens. Though the uncertainties here may drive you to drink. What happens when really bad historical luck collides with bottomless...
Manny Diaz: Building the New Texas Defense
As you know we've been talking a lot of offense this summer. And while there is still a lot of discussion worth having on the offensive side of the ball, it's time we turned our attention to what Manny Diaz is building on the defensive end. If we're going to do this right it's going to be lengthy...
Complementing the Power O: Understanding Basic Defensive Responses
In the previous longwind we discussed the intent of installing the Power O as one of our base plays. Now we're going to start exploring some of the strategic implications of this choice and look at what goes into complementing a base play. Like every good base play the Power O is not just a play...
Looking Through The Keyhole
Do you know anything about this team? Good. Me neither. Some of that has to do with the nimbostratii around the QB picture, the new staff, and I'm still fully grappling with the realization of how badly we've recruited and developed talent in the upper classes, but the closed practices have...
Gary Patterson – Innovator or Sideshow?
As we watch from afar at the new direction Texas decides to go at DC, it's brought up a subject I've pondered for a while. What is the best defensive system for the college game? I'm still not sure. However, I am somewhat excited about watching the Rose Bowl this season to see how Gary Patterson...
Sadistics Part 2: The Defense
Initially, I intended yesterday's Sadistical Analysis piece to be a stand-alone post focusing on this season's disastrous offensive meltdown. Alas, the esteemed editors of ¡El Carnaval del Descortezamiento Fantastico Gigante! demand fairness and balance. And so I took a quick dive into the...
The Texas Defense: Or How To Create A Statistical Outlier
I've documented the weird disconnect between our defense's raw performance in yards allowed and yards per play vs. points allowed since 2009, but this year that trend has only worsened and is, in large part, responsible for the fact that we're sitting here at 4-4 rather than 7-1. Despite what...
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