I've watched portions of 3 games and here's what I've seen:
1. Very aggressive - DL strive to beat their man and make tackles, not occupy blockers; lots of run blitzing; lots of M2M coverage; DBs will jump a route to go for the INT
2. Coached to create TOs - constantly trying to strip the ballcarrier or jump a route
3. Will incur some penalties due to their aggressiveness
4. Typically haven't seen a lot of blitzing in obvious pass situations, they let the DL do their thing
If we start Wimsatt, we won't have 50 yards at half. They'll run blitz 75% of the time and we'll get stonewalled at the LOS.
If we start BV, imo, we HAVE to get decent yardage on early downs. Have to throw quick, short passes in lieu of running game. Our OL will not be able to sustain blocks to allow 5+ step drops and scan the field - no way. Misdirection, play action, trap plays, quick slants/seam patterns - I'd try that all day long. Jet sweep, QB keeper in the WC, running straight into the A gap - all losing strategies, imo.
We'll see if Hamdan has done his homework and learned anything from the USC game.
1. Very aggressive - DL strive to beat their man and make tackles, not occupy blockers; lots of run blitzing; lots of M2M coverage; DBs will jump a route to go for the INT
2. Coached to create TOs - constantly trying to strip the ballcarrier or jump a route
3. Will incur some penalties due to their aggressiveness
4. Typically haven't seen a lot of blitzing in obvious pass situations, they let the DL do their thing
If we start Wimsatt, we won't have 50 yards at half. They'll run blitz 75% of the time and we'll get stonewalled at the LOS.
If we start BV, imo, we HAVE to get decent yardage on early downs. Have to throw quick, short passes in lieu of running game. Our OL will not be able to sustain blocks to allow 5+ step drops and scan the field - no way. Misdirection, play action, trap plays, quick slants/seam patterns - I'd try that all day long. Jet sweep, QB keeper in the WC, running straight into the A gap - all losing strategies, imo.
We'll see if Hamdan has done his homework and learned anything from the USC game.