Furman Preseason Preview: Outside Linebackers (Bandit, Spur)
PostPosted:Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:08 pm
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BIg time underrated player… Chris Washington buried on the depth chart under Fowler, new DC and scheme and boom; 66 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. I'm excited to see Hope get to see his first action, Hope looked good on Saturday.
I’ll update my prospective 2-deepThe Jackal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:34 amSo, piecing together the reports we have to this point - our front seven should look something like
SPUR: Willis/Porter/Wilkins
WLB: McKoy/Owen
MLB: Perryman/Gilby
BAN: Washington/Hope/Smith
DT: Tibbs/Hodge/Sochovka
NG: Reid/Stokes
DE: Okonya/Hanff/Seabrook/Lawrence (lot of depth there)
FUBeAR wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:22 amI’ll update my prospective 2-deepThe Jackal wrote: ↑Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:34 amSo, piecing together the reports we have to this point - our front seven should look something like
SPUR: Willis/Porter/Wilkins
WLB: McKoy/Owen
MLB: Perryman/Gilby
BAN: Washington/Hope/Smith
DT: Tibbs/Hodge/Sochovka
NG: Reid/Stokes
DE: Okonya/Hanff/Seabrook/Lawrence (lot of depth there)
BTW - I was happy to see the difference in the Bandit & Spur roles explained. The interesting thing (to me) is that, Furman is now running, essentially, a 5-2 Defense, with the ability to ‘flex’ to a 4-3....which is EXACTLY the same Defense that Furman ran in the early to mid 80’s. The Bandit was called the “Rush End” & the Spur was called the “Drop End” and the ‘flex’ to 4-3 was called “Dealer” (as in Death “Dealer”). #EverythingOldIsNewAgain
I would like to see some detail around the difference in the DT & DE role in this “3-4” alignment. I’m assuming the DT always goes to the Bandit’s side & the DE is ‘married’ to the Spur. And I’m guessing it’s Bandit/DT/MLB typically to O’s strength & Spur/DE/WLB to the weak side. NG, typically, in a 1TEC (Shade) weak. Yes?
I believe there is a DL Dad on here who may be able to edify us, or the inimitable Fred Garvin, an award-winning DC in his own right (even though he is now back on the bRight side of the ball), can drop some pearls on us.
Yep..got it & NG is shading, or, in this case, ‘picking’ strong. Makes sense.The Jackal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:50 amThis is just one play from last year, but it would suggest the formation.
DE (Okonya), Spur, and MLB lined up to the strong side. DT (Tibbs), Bandit (Washington), and WLB lined up to the weak side.
Upon further examination, this is Mercer's overload formation, with three OL to the right side. Washington jams the TE, knocks the RB backwards, and hauls a big QB to the ground.
Whale of a play by Tibbs, though. Mercer puts two men on him, he still pushes the pile back into Riley's face, who tries to escape but runs right into Washington. Furman rushes 4 and Mercer has 7 to block - still gives up a sack.