Tuesday Night Round Table with Coach Hudspeth

[Just1More]

PS I am not a coach. I only know the extreme basics of defensive assignment and alignment football. I just do not like it that I watch many other programs that I do not think have any better talent than we do (or even less) and they do not use this soft coverage defense. I've never liked not having a 4th guy down, trying to fire through a gap. 3 down lineman are just never IMO going to pressure a decent QB. I could only dream that everyone meeting us in the SBC would use our defensive scheme. We'd win the SBC championship hands down.

[CajunT]

PS I am not a coach. I only know the extreme basics of defensive assignment and alignment football. I just do not like it that I watch many other programs that I do not think have any better talent than we do (or even less) and they do not use this soft coverage defense. I've never liked not having a 4th guy down, trying to fire through a gap. 3 down lineman are just never IMO going to pressure a decent QB. I could only dream that everyone meeting us in the SBC would use our defensive scheme. We'd win the SBC championship hands down.

No, I think its a reasonable question to ask. Monroe is playing the 4-2-5 and has the best defense in the SBC right now and has been at the top for the past 3 seasons.

[cajun_lannister]

The 4-2-5 is an old defensive of scheme but works very against the spread which everyone but TXST runs

[Just1More]

No, I think its a reasonable question to ask. Monroe is playing the 4-2-5 and has the best defense in the SBC right now and has been at the top for the past 3 seasons.

And you know T, that they have not got the "ideal player" starting at every position on defense. ULM is very good at busting plays. We never bust a play. We should consider it... the 4-2-5. It's not a complex defense. Most high schools are using it for the spread. It isn't difficult. One LB and one safety have to be smart. Everyone else has simple alignment assignments to know. Do you risk getting burned over the top? Yes. But, the 4-5-2 requires an offense to execute perfectly to allow a deep ball over the top. Heck, we struggle like hell against 4-2-5 defenses, and never get a wide open look at a deep receiver. I also think it would help prepare our offense for game day if they saw the 4-2-5 in practice.