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Interesting quote here:
How has (new UNC defensive coordinator) Gene Chizik changed the defense?
A: He wanted it to be known for its physicality, above anything else, and you can see a real difference there. The defense is more physical. It does appear to be more hard-hitting. So that’s one thing.
More than that, though, we’re just not seeing anywhere close to the number of blown assignments and complete mental lapses that plagued this defense last season. Back then, it was common for opposing receivers to be running wide open down the field, not a defender in sight. I don’t think that’s happened once this season.
UNC has allowed a few long plays in the running game – including a 72-yard touchdown run on Delaware’s second play last week – and that doesn’t bode well for this weekend. Still, the defense is just a lot more “sound,” if that makes sense, than it was last season. Guys are in better position to make tackles. There are fewer busts. And players seem to understand Chizik’s 4-3 scheme a lot better than the 4-2-5 they were trying to run last season.
The blown assignment sounds like us this year with our O.
How has (new UNC defensive coordinator) Gene Chizik changed the defense?
A: He wanted it to be known for its physicality, above anything else, and you can see a real difference there. The defense is more physical. It does appear to be more hard-hitting. So that’s one thing.
More than that, though, we’re just not seeing anywhere close to the number of blown assignments and complete mental lapses that plagued this defense last season. Back then, it was common for opposing receivers to be running wide open down the field, not a defender in sight. I don’t think that’s happened once this season.
UNC has allowed a few long plays in the running game – including a 72-yard touchdown run on Delaware’s second play last week – and that doesn’t bode well for this weekend. Still, the defense is just a lot more “sound,” if that makes sense, than it was last season. Guys are in better position to make tackles. There are fewer busts. And players seem to understand Chizik’s 4-3 scheme a lot better than the 4-2-5 they were trying to run last season.
The blown assignment sounds like us this year with our O.