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(12-04-2012 11:53 AM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 11:40 AM)uabfl Wrote:  I think Grissett was LB in high school with pretty good stats, so maybe moing him might help
I hope that whatever McGee decides, he sticks with...too much moving around and changing game plans this year

I think that is a great point. We are going need help/depth at LB. Rabb and Grissett are more suited for that spot, IMHO.

I think it has to be tough for the guys to change defenses every year and change positions/play out of position so much.

I agree with an older post that McGee was stubborn with the offense but all over the place on defense.

I think Ganus will be moved to LB too.

Would he have enough time during the off season to put on about 30 more pounds?

Just guessing on the weight without looking at what his current weight is.

(12-04-2012 12:56 PM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Would he have enough time during the off season to put on about 30 more pounds?

Just guessing on the weight without looking at what his current weight is.

I think Ganus weighs around 205-210, so he would need about 20-25 pounds. He can probably do that. I'm not 100% sure that moving to LB is the right move for him, but he is an excellent tackler, he knows the calls (the coach's said he is like the quarterback on defense), and he can match up with TEs and RBs in coverage better than WRs.

(12-04-2012 09:42 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 09:19 AM)Smaug Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 08:13 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  The DL play will improve when the secondary improves, as it relates to pass rush. It is hard to get pressure on the QB when receivers are open, pressure forces the QB out of the pocket, rushes the throw, can lead to bad passes, but the longer the secondary covers the easier it is to pressure. It is hard to have an aggressive blitzing style defense if you don't have DB's who can cover 1 on 1, which effects a teams ability to stop the run. Because to consistently stop the run you have to have 1 more man in the box than the offense can account for and that leaves you vulnerable to the pass. In most defenses the DLinemen are occupiers, linebackers are left freed up to make plays in the run game. But if you have to use the LBs to support in pass coverage, they have read and react versus pinning their ears back and filling gaps. That is probably why we are recruiting several DBs.

It's a chicken-and-egg thing. a lack of a pass rush has left our DBs hung out to dry. Give a QB enough time, and somebody will be open.

When you don't have the ability to lock up receivers with DBs, you can't blitz, if you can't blitz you have to depend on a 4 or 3 man rush, 4 men rushing against 6 protecting. Advantage offense.

If you can lock him down for 4 seconds, somebody needs to be hitting the QB. If he's counted to 8, and still not hit, somebody's open.

(12-04-2012 09:47 AM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 08:57 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

No offense Matrix, but I think you need glasses.


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None taken...Because you're right! I do need glasses. How did you know???!

I've got an appointment coming up next month to have my lenses upgraded...My Shetland Sheepdog got ahold of them on the computer desk while I was asleep one night a while back and proceeded to make a "chew toy" out of them, he did his "best work" on the right lens.

I wanted to kill him (metaphorically speaking, of course) when I saw what he'd done, but that's what puppies do, when his ears went straight up and gave me this certain look that some dogs are famous for giving, I chilled out and settled for a mildly stern tongue-lashing. The unconditional love he gives far outweighs the occasional mischief he gets into. I have a little trouble seeing some things clearly, but I'm not in "Mr. Magoo's" territory, I can still officiate for the time being until me and the eye doctor meet yet again.

(12-04-2012 01:10 PM)Matrix Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 09:47 AM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 08:57 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

No offense Matrix, but I think you need glasses.

Quote: None taken...Because you're right! I do need glasses. How did you know???!

I've got an appointment coming up next month to have my lenses upgraded...My Shetland Sheepdog got ahold of them on the computer desk while I was asleep one night a while back and proceeded to make a "chew toy" out of them, he did his "best work" on the right lens.

I wanted to kill him (metaphorically speaking, of course) when I saw what he'd done, but that's what puppies do, when his ears went straight up and gave me this certain look that some dogs are famous for giving, I chilled out and settled for a mildly stern tongue-lashing. The unconditional love he gives far outweighs the occasional mischief he gets into. I have a little trouble seeing some things clearly, but I'm not in "Mr. Magoo's" territory, I can still officiate for the time being until me and the eye doctor meet yet again.

Matrix, I would imagine the worse your eyesight becomes, the better your officiating will be - at least for C-USA.