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Message: [QUOTE="shu 49, post: 4433138, member: 3348"] Why I say we need a bigger guy in there sometimes or against run heavy teams is it should require double teams instead of man blocking as the Clemson and ND games were. Darton would stuff center bye himself but when they did double him, he was washed out pretty easily. Man on man he will win 80 percent of the time but doubled he won’t. We need a guy who can withstand the double and beat it or at least not lose ground. We have to force that double team. I think someone in the Arthur jones mold. I’m not saying he has to start or anything but we need to have a choice when we play these teams. I also think we need to come downhill a bit harder at backer than White has them doing. Now instead of making 5 yard tackles we are making 2 yarders. We could pinch down especially at ND game because they weren’t fast enough to get outside of us. If we pinch a bit more at ends or blitzing outside backers we could get more behind line tackles. Obviously u can’t do it all the time but I sure didn’t see much of it. The other reason I see or feel we need some big guys is injuries. Our 265 guys are going up against mobile 325 lb guys. Who in their right mind wouldn’t expect as game goes along and dline gets tired that it wouldn’t create injuries. 3 years ago when Clemson first used 3-3-5, they had that big ass noseguard and 2 stud ends who were much heavier than our guys. They did well with it and I know u guys will say if we could get them we would. Ok, just don’t say we only want 270lbers. If we could get big dudes with cat quickness we would. I don’t know, maybe I’m overthinking it. I know Money is right about our offense not helping defense. Can’t leave them out there that long and we neeeeeeeed to find a running game somewhere and somehow to help defense rest. Our oline gets 0 push. If we checked pancakes, I’m sure this year should be one or the lowest we have had in sometime. I have rarely seen a dlinemen driven into backers area this year. Gotta get the damn hippos. [/QUOTE]

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