This week we talk with longtime FBS defensive coordinator DJ Eliot about the defenses of Kentucky, Texas A&M, and Iowa and Penn State. We share what those defenses do well and how to incorporate some of their concepts and strategies from game planning to practice to in-game adjustments.
Kentucky:
-Cloud to a receiver
-Star vs top receiver
-What are you looking for in game plan
-What can hurt cloud
Texas A&M:
-Brackets coverage
-Playing the run with a “light” box
-Games for run and pass
-Jab and Go and Deep and Slow
-Using Line stunts to push everything to safety
-Calling a run or pass stunt and training DL to redirect
-Structuring the terminology for games calls for run or pass
-Teaching games in practice
-Using special teams time with the offensive line to work games
-Every pass game has to look like a rush
Penn State vs. Iowa
A game of adjustments and clock management
Iowa defense:
-Over-quarters
-The balance of enough vs too much
-Getting doubles on vertical when #2 eliminates himself
-OLB grab #2 to flat and safety double #1
-How to adjust when key player is out of the game
-Stoppers” on the call sheet
-QB change - how does their game plan and calls change
-Rush mentality and games and pressures change vs running QB
-Game planning - identifying and knowing how #2 QB is different
-Example - facing Lamar Jackson
Penn State:
-3 Buzz
-Under 1
-Making front looks and pressure looks look the same
-Responding to sudden change
-Installing sudden change in practice
-Sudden change is a critical situation
-Philosophy staring 11 in regardless of where a rotation is
-Message of optimism
-Sudden change in practice
-The emotions of sudden change
Related:
Week 1 of Defense with DJ:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/evolution-of-bama-uga-defenses-stems-creepers-complimentary-ball-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator
Interview with DJ Eliot - Part 1:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/player-development-and-the-race-against-time-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator-kansas
Part 2:
https://soundcloud.com/user-804678956/player-development-and-the-race-against-time-part-2-dj-eliot-defensive-coordinator-kansas
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