I was pretty fascinated by watching Clemson's defense against Syracuse this past Saturday. They were blitzing from all over the place. They had several hybrid safety/linebackers on the field. Sometimes they would drop back, sometimes they would blitz. It was a really interesting way to continue to get pressure without all of those D-linemen from last year. I was curious how it should be attacked. I could see reading it being a real problem with the unorthodox nature of it. A QB would have no idea where anything would be coming from pre snap.
My thought is to play the game in a phone booth. When they have that package on the field to run between the tackles with power. That would negate some of the speed and versatility of the hybrid guys and make them match up with bigger stronger guys in a smaller area. It looked like a dream for a team with an Eddie Lacy or Derrick Henry type back and a strong O-line like Bama 2012 or 2015. I know Bama has a tall hill to climb to even get to Clemson, but how do you think it should be attacked?
My thought is to play the game in a phone booth. When they have that package on the field to run between the tackles with power. That would negate some of the speed and versatility of the hybrid guys and make them match up with bigger stronger guys in a smaller area. It looked like a dream for a team with an Eddie Lacy or Derrick Henry type back and a strong O-line like Bama 2012 or 2015. I know Bama has a tall hill to climb to even get to Clemson, but how do you think it should be attacked?