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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 1901055, member: 5685"]
1. You need to be able to get pressure with just your front 4. How many times has SU had a DL that could pull that off with any consistency? I can only think of 2001.

3. My point was we aren't trying to play a Tampa 2 which would limit big plays. So what exactly is the plan on D? Whatever it is, it isn't working. Why aren't we running Cover 2? Why go away from your base system all the time? What do you gain from that? We have been awful on D and we aren't running our base system. How does that make any sense?

4. That is kind of my point. Why is no one designing a D to stop the spread? The 4-3 didn't exist back in the day, it was an adjustment. Why are coaches being meatheady and sticking with a 4-3? What TCU runs, and RichRod runs is better equipped for facing the spread. IMO a 3-4 or a variant of Shafer's Okie package (3-2-6) would perform better as well. There has been a ton of innovation on the O side of the ball and the D side hasn't adjusted. IMO the teams that are willing to be innovative on D first will be ahead of the curb. That is something SU can control. Spreads love to nickel and dime, not sure how a D that invites that is a competitive advantage.
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