Quantify "long sustaining drive". There aren't many long TD drives, but there are several long, 10+ play drives that have ended in FGs. There's even a 12 play drive that netted only 22 yards, and ended in a punt!! :rofl:
I was being a little facetious, but you know what I mean. Hell, the way JJ looked against M-State, yeah you could leave them unguarded, blitz everyone, and he's probably still be undecided about who to throw it to.
Sheppard said no one is going to spy Cam. Says not Chavis' style. I still expect it to happen at various points in the game though.
We'll get killed if we don't spy him. The Auburn offense will be geared for clearing out the middle of the field for Cam to run free. If Sheppard isn't there, it's 15-20 yards a pop before a safety drags him down.
i disagree. Cam being mobile is going to cut out alot of man to man coverage, so the linebackers and the secondary will all be facing the line, so they will all kind of be spying anyway. when you play man, the secondary and linebackers in coverage generally don't have their eyes on the quarterback, being Cam can kill us with his legs, we are going to be forced into playing alot of zone. Not because we can't play man against their receivers, but we need everyone's eyes towards the line of scrimmage.
Both Moo U & Clemson had success because they had success at the line, getting pressure up front & clogging the gaps. Chavis will put together a sick defensive scheme and our players just need to execute it. Stay at home, do the best they can not to bight on the play fake and sniff out the options and reverse's
The strength of our defense is to play man single coverage with lots of pressure and blitzing. I bet that is toned down a bit and Chavis will rely on our 4 down linemen to present the bulk of the pressure. Keep our linebackers in the middle of the field and prevent any huge gaps on the field that Cam can exploit. Can we be as effective with zone blitzing? We shall see. It does present itself better to stop big runs by Cam Newton no doubt, and you do bring up a valid point.
Spying will not work on Cam Newton. They style of running that he has is not like that of a Michael Vick-type runner. He runs in between the tackles where his line creates holes for him, and this is where he has success. The runs on passing plays will not kill us unless we are in man with no one short. The problem with Newton is that he runs in between the tackles making it hard to get to him, and once you do, he has the power to blow a LB up and the quickness to change direction to escape a DL. A spy will merely get caught up in the blocks allowing Newton to cut back to a different lane. However, there are VERY few DLs as quick as LSU's. He's going to have a hell of a hard time out running and running over Mingo, Adams and Edwards. This is where LSU will accel. You don't see the athletes that LSU has in its front seven in many other places in the country, so we will be able to take him on well. Delayed blitzes can also work against a QB like Newton. When he sees nothing downfield and feels the pressure coming from the outside or inside, he will take off wherever the pressure isn't coming from. If we delay an end and send him inside on a stunt or delay a tackle and send him on a stunt to the outside, Newton will try to run to the open spot and get caught in the pocket by the incoming pressure of the delayed DL. And most importantly of all, once Sheppard or Baker lays the lumber on him, he'll be a lot more careful about taking off and Malzahn and Chizik will try to protect him a bit more.
All this hype about Newton for having one great game? Come on guys we've faced great running QB threats before. Tebow and McFaddin were both just as good or better than Newton. If our offense does not turn the ball over, and can sustain drives long enough to keep the time of possession reasonable close, then our D will hold them to less than 17 points easily.
