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Neck Sharpies: The Soup Defense

[This article was originally published on December 15, 2020. Two years and two weeks ago Michigan was in search of a new defensive coordinator, and possibly about to be in search of a head coach. The hottest new defense for stopping the hot new spread offenses proliferating through the Big XII was that pioneered by Iowa State's Matt Campbell and his DC Jon Heacock, who were the hottest names at the time for Michigan's opening/hypothetical opening. That was enough, at the time, for your hot new football strategies-obsessed author to write a primer on the defense, what personnel it uses, and how it works. This 3-3-5 Flyover defense has since been adopted, more or less intact, by TCU coordinator Joe Gillespie. TCU runs it with "more interchangeable" linebackers, which is to say they couldn't find a faster WLB to fulfill that role. This relative lack of athleticism in the ILBs in a system that demands it from at least one of them is the reason why, as Alex Drain identified in FFFF, TCU has struggled with receiving RBs, passes up the seam, and edge attacks when their LBs are whipped in different directions. I am republishing this article as a companion piece to Alex's film analysis so you can understand better what they're trying to do, and how that's led to many of the things Alex observed. Plus, only 5,160 of you read that piece, which is about how many read my CMU preview yesterday, if you're wondering how the football of the last two years has affected MGoBlog traffic. ICYMI the first time, here's the Soup Defense.] ------------------------------ Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell and his defensive coordinator Jon Heacock were hot names in coaching circles long before Michigan fans began to consider bringing both or one them to Ann Arbor. I don't know if that's happening—honestly I'd place the odds under 10 percent. But it's a good excuse to talk about their three-high "Cyclone" or "Flyover" defense, why it's been successful against the high-flying spreads of the Big XII, and what offenses are doing to adapt to it. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FOOTBALL DEFENSE When football was young, you could barely tell which side was on offense. But the advent of the single-wing caused spacing problems, solved when Michigan center Germany Schulz moved himself off the line of scrimmage. The 6-2 defense was originally just an anti-spread weapon but gradually became the base of most teams. Virtually every defensive evolution since has followed this same pattern of converting thicker players up front into leaner and faster players further from the line of scrimmage. The 5-3 came about when they had to move a guard back to create a third linebacker to stop the Wing-T and early passing offenses. When pocket passing became possible due to rule changes, defenses answered by using hybrid linebackers as second safeties, then bowed to inevitable and called them safeties; the 5-2 was born. When that wasn't enough speed they converted the 5-2 variants into the 3-4 (replace both DEs with LBs) or 4-3 (replace the NG with a 3rd LB). Spread football in the early 21st century replaced fullbacks and 2nd tight ends with slot receivers, forcing defenses to become every-down 3-3-5 and 4-2-5 nickels. That's where we've been. THE PROBLEM The reason ISU went to this defense was the Big XII is home to the spreadiest of the spreadiest. Tom Herman at Texas, Lincoln Riley of Oklahoma, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma State, Chris Klieman of Kansas State, Matt Wells of Texas Tech, and the offense WVU's Neal Brown inherited are all state-of-the-art spreads based on 4-wide sets, and stretching you vertically and horizontally. Baylor's Dave Aranda and TCU's Gary Patterson are defensive guys at heart but their OCs run similar spreads. Only Les Miles of Kansas—figures, right?—runs an offense more predicated on Bo's principles of moving people where you want them. [After THE JUMP: The next evolution?]

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Breaking: Vance Bedford does not like mushrooms. Content after the jump

Some fun stuff from Vance and Sam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfofTZKYRuU 5:00 Re: Mason Graham. “He’s gonna leave early….special, special player.” YouMayRememberMe…: Rob Renes. 7:00 Charles Woodson acquitted himself well back in the day. Shocking but true. 8:30 Will Johnson: “So far, he’s done a good job…I like what I see.”

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2022 Recruiting: Connor Jones

Previously: Last year’s profiles. S Damani Dent, S/Nk Zeke Berry, S/HSP Keon Sabb, CB Myles Pollard, CB/Nk Kody Jones, CB Will Johnson, LB Deuce Spurlock, LB Jimmy Rolder, DE/LB Micah Pollard, DE Derrick Moore, DT Mason Graham, DT Kenneth Grant, DT Cam Goode, OT Andrew Gentry. Monument, CO – 6'7”, 285 Via Twitter 247: 6'7/285 3.57* 3, 85 #123 OT, #5 CO Rivals: 6'7/285 3.60 3, 5.6 no ranking ESPN: 6'7/285 3.53 3, 76, #189 Midlands #82 OT, #5 CO On3: 3.70 3, 87 #52 OT, #3 CO Composite: 3.56* 3, 0.8559, #1022 ovr #90 OT, #6 CO Other Suitors Oreg St, NW, IU YMRMFSPA Mark Ortmann or Trevor Keegan Previously On MGoBlog Hello from the Future by Me. Notes Twitter. Six-Zero Academy. Film: Senior Highlights: Hudl. May 2021 camp. Game tape. Six Zero workout. Another. Another. There are three categories of three-stars Michigan recruits. Type I we refer to as "3.5" stars but more accurately they're 3.75 to 3.95. They're your Kenneth Grants, Colston Lovelands, Gemon Greens, Mike Harts, Chase Winoviches, Roman Wilsons, Tom Bradys: guys one site might rate four stars and the others were tempted to but were worried because they have an obvious flaw (e.g. Hart: too short), or played somewhere nobody can scout (Wilson in Hawaii, Loveland in Idaho.) Type II are the underrated. They're the "finds," the guys who floated out of sight of the scouting industry by avoiding camps and playing in lower divisions or Massachusetts high schools with names that sound like law firms. This is your DJ Turner, Rob Renes, Glen Steele, Rod Moore, Andrew Stueber, Andrel Anthony, Kwity Paye, Josh Uche, Josh Metellus, Deuce Spurlock, Patrick Omameh, Ronnie Bell, or Hassan Haskins. Lately the sites have been getting better about following clues outside of their scouting, for example when Michigan pulls a camp guy out of the South and has to fend off attempts by Miami or Auburn to flip him at the end of the cycle. Type III are what silly people assume all 3-stars are. They're Plan B or Plan C guys. Occasionally they're pulled in late over MAC commitments late in the cycle, or right after Michigan loses a drawn-out battle with their top target. They're almost without exception high-academic dudes. But usually they're ra-ra Michigan guys who commit on the offer super early in the cycle, go dark to the sites, and then either meet some secret target of development the Michigan coaches set for them, or drift off. Davonte Miles (Bowling Green) and Aaron Alexander (UMass) were that in this class. Those who signed and went on to contribute meaningfully include Mark Huyge, Rondell Biggs, Rueben Riley, Shawn Lazarus, Drake Johnson, JT Floyd, Thomas Gordon, Jon Runyan Jr., Desmond Morgan, Troy Woolfolk, Brandon Watson, Vincent Gray, and David Harris. A large portion of those that stick depart with a degree and eligibility remaining, having only barely contributed. Of those who didn't make it in the class, only Rashad Weaver was ever regretted. I can say "Sir Patrick Scott" and over half of you probably can't remember who that is. Connor Jones would be our type specimen for Type III in every way. He committed on Christmas Even 2020. He never wavered or visited other schools. There was zero scouting after that, either, and he was ignored by recruiting reporters but for two visits to Michigan, or when an adult associated with him had to clarify he still exists. The guy's even listed at a weight well below what he'll eventually have to be, and was seen running up and down his street with a Michigan flag after 42-27 (Same). . Except one thing: before the ink on the NIL was dry, Michigan's coaches, publicly and even more so privately, were raising glasses like they just pulled off an intelligence coup. * [Tay'shawn Trent, but that was on his school blowing their remote learning program during COVID.] [After THE JUMP: Do we believe them?]

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2022 Recruiting: Mason Graham

Previously: Last year’s profiles. S Damani Dent, S/Nk Zeke Berry, S/HSP Keon Sabb, CB Myles Pollard, CB/Nk Kody Jones, CB Will Johnson, LB Deuce Spurlock, LB Jimmy Rolder, DE/LB Micah Pollard. DE Derrick Moore. Anaheim, CA – 6'3”, 292 [LA Times, via Twitter] 247: 6'4/295 4.25* 4, 92, #209 overall #25 DL, #16 CA Rivals: 6'3/292 4.38 4, 5.9, #162 overall #11 DT, #9 CA ESPN: 6'3/290 3.57 3, 77, #133 West, #72 DE, #71 CA On3: 6'3/292 3.89 3, 88, NR overall #49 DL, #33 CA Composite: 4.07 4*, 0.9073, #261 overall #35 DL, #22 CA Other Suitors USC, Oregon, Boise St (decommit) YMRMFSPA Ryan Glasgow Previously On MGoBlog Hello post by me. Notes Wrestler. All-Am, All-CA. Poly. Bowl. Twitter. Film: Senior Highlights: There was a time not too long ago when Michigan fans would have sold their little brothers for a defensive tackle who wasn't either too small or high to stay in place, or too squat to do more than get in the way. Things have settled down now, but not so much that we've forgotten that an active, low, angry, wrestly bastard in the guts of the defense is an extremely important component, and thus extremely hard to find on the open market. Moreover, DTs tend to have it or they don't, and this is so visible in late high school that the big swinging baggers are willing to make huge investments in sure things like Walter Nolen. Recruiting them small and building their butts yourself is one way to Moneyball the problem. A better system, however, is to find the late-risers after the main bidders have bid out. That's getting harder to do, especially in California, where top talent is funneled up to schools like Servite that play some of the best high school teams ever assembled on a weekly basis, in front of all the scouts. Somehow, thanks to the connections of since-departed Courtney Morgan, a global pandemic, and the patience of Mason Graham's pituitary gland, an ideal 3-tech prospect fell in Southern California, and nobody was around to contest before Boise State had been shoved aside and Michigan had a bull by the horns. Every week this went on, the scouts kept looking back at their rankings and incrementing Graham up, afraid to believe what they saw. The top DTs have to be sure things, after all. What if there's a hole in his game? What if he don't say thank you or please? [After THE JUMP: Might seduce your dad type.]

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Preview 2021: Five Questions, Five Answers, Defense

Preview 2021: Five Questions, Five Answers, Defense
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ESPN.com - NFL/PREVIEW00 - Colts have sights set on Super season

ESPN.com - NFL/PREVIEW00 - Colts have sights set on Super season
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Neck Sharpies: The Soup Defense

Seth
December 15th, 2020 at 12:23 PM
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell and his defensive coordinator Jon Heacock were hot names in coaching circles long before Michigan fans began to consider bringing them to Ann Arbor. I don't know if that's happening—honestly I'd place the odds under 50 percent. But it's a good excuse to talk about their three-high "Cyclone" or "Flyover" defense, why it's been successful against the high-flying spreads of the Big XII, and what offenses are doing to adapt to it.
THE STORY
When football was young, you could barely tell which side was on offense. But the advent of the single-wing caused spacing problems, solved when Michigan center Germany Schulz moved himself off the line of scrimmage. The 6-2 defense was originally just an anti-spread weapon but gradually became the base of most teams. The 5-3 came about when they had to move a guard back to create a third linebacker to stop the Wing-T and early passing offenses. When pocket passing became possible due to rule changes, defenses answered by using hybrid linebackers as second safeties, then bowed to inevitable and called them safeties; the 5-2 was born. When that wasn't enough speed they converted the 5-2 variants into the 3-4 (replace both DEs with LBs) or 4-3 (replace the NG with a 3rd LB). Spread football in the early 21st century replaced fullbacks and 2nd tight ends with slot receivers, forcing defenses to become every-down 3-3-5 and 4-2-5 nickels.

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