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<blockquote data-quote="bke1984" data-source="post: 448525" data-attributes="member: 932"><p>I want us to surrender less points than we score <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>...in all seriousness though...more turnovers, more sacks (negative plays in general). I'd like to see us in the top-25 in turnover margin and TFL.</p><p></p><p>I don't have the stats in front of me, but it seems like we've been terrible in the sacks category for quite a while now. Could be in part due to the spread offenses that get rid of the ball quickly, but that leads me to turnovers...if we're rushing the passer and he's dumping the ball fast, then jump the routes, etc. to generate more TO's. </p><p></p><p>A personal friend of Al Groh's once told me that his philosophy was that if you wait long enough the opposing QB will make a mistake...well unfortunately that's just not true anymore these days with the kids that are identified at age 10 and spend their entire middle and high school years perfecting their passing skills. So IMO there are two ways to play excellent defense these days...1) have the best athletes possible, man up with the DB's and just be better than your opponent, or 2) be super-aggressive and disguise what you do. We fall into bucket #2 and always have. The issue with this style of defense is the variance. Style 1 is consistently good when you have Alabama's squad...style 2 lends itself to blowing up when things aren't going your way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bke1984, post: 448525, member: 932"] I want us to surrender less points than we score :) ...in all seriousness though...more turnovers, more sacks (negative plays in general). I'd like to see us in the top-25 in turnover margin and TFL. I don't have the stats in front of me, but it seems like we've been terrible in the sacks category for quite a while now. Could be in part due to the spread offenses that get rid of the ball quickly, but that leads me to turnovers...if we're rushing the passer and he's dumping the ball fast, then jump the routes, etc. to generate more TO's. A personal friend of Al Groh's once told me that his philosophy was that if you wait long enough the opposing QB will make a mistake...well unfortunately that's just not true anymore these days with the kids that are identified at age 10 and spend their entire middle and high school years perfecting their passing skills. So IMO there are two ways to play excellent defense these days...1) have the best athletes possible, man up with the DB's and just be better than your opponent, or 2) be super-aggressive and disguise what you do. We fall into bucket #2 and always have. The issue with this style of defense is the variance. Style 1 is consistently good when you have Alabama's squad...style 2 lends itself to blowing up when things aren't going your way. [/QUOTE]
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