tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604819636163701857.post7768897650110036066..comments2023-04-24T08:44:03.243-07:00Comments on The Bear Will Not Quit: Going to School: 3-4 Defense 101 by DanzigSDGoldenBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352571088979418057noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604819636163701857.post-59670058068117420222009-01-19T18:18:00.000-08:002009-01-19T18:18:00.000-08:00Anonymous,First off, I agree with your take on the...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>First off, I agree with your take on the other things underlying the increased success this year. I will be addressing those in my review of the DL and LBs. <BR/><BR/>Second, I think you may have taken for granted how much more you know than the casual fan. I agree there's much more to say about our defense this year (heck I could go on all day just about the nuances of the 3-4 and how we used it). But I disagree that Danzig's post is all sizzle and no steak for all but the casual BI reader. There's something there for people who know a little but might not have taken the time to break down some of Gregory's formations and stunts. Also, let's not forget how much time it took to put that together. I enjoyed it and hope he keeps it up.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Third, Alualu does not get the respect he deserves, you are correct. You'll note I put him on my all Pac 10 team (but no one agreed with me). I have said a few times he is almost robotic in how good his technique is. I think it is a joke he didn't make all Pac 10, and I think he will next year.<BR/><BR/>Fourth, I tend to agree that Hill really wasn't dominant. He was stabilizing, and usually not a liability, but I think he can be better. And that is fine for a sophomore. The light usually comes on for DL in their junior year, so I expect improvement from him. <BR/><BR/>I'll get to all this stuff though and hope you'll have more comments then too. Thanks for the good insights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2604819636163701857.post-10141051689646062842009-01-19T10:23:00.000-08:002009-01-19T10:23:00.000-08:00While I am impressed with the presentation and amo...While I am impressed with the presentation and amount of time Danzig took to make that post, I'm not really impressed with the rest. There's a lot of flash in that post but not much educational material for the non casual reader/fan. Take away the videos and that post just tells you the obvious. He did a very good job of showing why were successful on 3rd down but he doesn't explain how we got put into favorable 3rd down situations. You just can't say the 2007 D was crap and in 2008 we pressured the QB, so we were much better and list statistics. Not very informative unless you are a tool on BI that knows nothing about football. Had he explained that the addition of Lupoi/Simmons, better depth, change in philosophy, players stepping up, much better run stopping, etc, I would have held this post in much higher regard. Sorry, this post is severely lacking in a more thorough explanation of why our D was so much better this year. <BR/><BR/>And lastly, Tyson was the MVP of the D but he gets no props because nobody ever notices him since he does everything so quietly and was not a 5 star recruit like Hill. Not taking anything away from Hill, but Tyson pretty much always shut down anything that came to his side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com