http://dailytrojan.com/2009/10/25/game-7-rewind-defensive-play-is-spotty/ University of Southern California Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailytrojan.com/2009/10/25/game-7-rewind-defensive-play-is-spotty/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Richard Ableser Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:23:21 +0000 http://dailytrojan.com/?p=4152#comment-800 <p>Do not go to the PREVENT defense in the 4th quarter!!! The first three quarter we play the receivers tight and occassionally blitz. But in the 4th quarter the last two weeks we play soft, allow too much space and never blitz. The difference is obvious, USC loses the 4th quarter even if they win the game it leaves a bad impression of just hanging on. If USC can average over 4 yards per carry -why not run the ball in the 4th quarter when we are ahead and keep the ball away from the opponent?</p> Do not go to the PREVENT defense in the 4th quarter!!! The first three quarter we play the receivers tight and occassionally blitz. But in the 4th quarter the last two weeks we play soft, allow too much space and never blitz. The difference is obvious, USC loses the 4th quarter even if they win the game it leaves a bad impression of just hanging on. If USC can average over 4 yards per carry -why not run the ball in the 4th quarter when we are ahead and keep the ball away from the opponent?

]]> http://dailytrojan.com/2009/10/25/game-7-rewind-defensive-play-is-spotty/comment-page-1/#comment-786 geo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:07:46 +0000 http://dailytrojan.com/?p=4152#comment-786 <p>EVERYONE ON THE THE DEFENSE SEEMS TO WANT TO MAKE THE HILITE PLAY RATHER THAN PLAYING THEIR ASSIGNMENT, SO THEY ARE CONTINUALLY OUT OF POSITION, THAT'S HOW BACKS ARE BREAKING OFF LONG RUNS ON CUT BACKS, GUYS ARE OVER PURSUING AND LEAVING OPEN LANES. GRIFFIN DOESN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS PLAYING FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND BEING UNDISCIPLINED WILL REALLY HURT HIM IN THE DRAFT. TAYLOR MAYS IS NOT COVERING LIKE HE IS SUPPOSE TO, HE IS LATE ON COVERAGE AND NOT WHERE HE SHOULD BE ON PASS PLAYS. HIS TOP PRIORITY SEEMS TO BE KNOCKING SOMEONE OUT RATHER THAN PLAYING THE BALL. HE WAS LATE TO THE BALL ALL DAY AGAINST OSU AND ND, HE HAS NO BALL SKILLS AND ONLY WANTS TO HIT SOMEONE RATHER THAN GO FOR THE BALL. IF HE DOESN'T DEVELOP SOME BALL SKILLS HE WILL BE A LINEBACKER IN THE PRO.</p> EVERYONE ON THE THE DEFENSE SEEMS TO WANT TO MAKE THE HILITE PLAY RATHER THAN PLAYING THEIR ASSIGNMENT, SO THEY ARE CONTINUALLY OUT OF POSITION, THAT’S HOW BACKS ARE BREAKING OFF LONG RUNS ON CUT BACKS, GUYS ARE OVER PURSUING AND LEAVING OPEN LANES. GRIFFIN DOESN’T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS PLAYING FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND BEING UNDISCIPLINED WILL REALLY HURT HIM IN THE DRAFT. TAYLOR MAYS IS NOT COVERING LIKE HE IS SUPPOSE TO, HE IS LATE ON COVERAGE AND NOT WHERE HE SHOULD BE ON PASS PLAYS. HIS TOP PRIORITY SEEMS TO BE KNOCKING SOMEONE OUT RATHER THAN PLAYING THE BALL. HE WAS LATE TO THE BALL ALL DAY AGAINST OSU AND ND, HE HAS NO BALL SKILLS AND ONLY WANTS TO HIT SOMEONE RATHER THAN GO FOR THE BALL. IF HE DOESN’T DEVELOP SOME BALL SKILLS HE WILL BE A LINEBACKER IN THE PRO.

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