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DC/LB Coach Jim Knowles (Official Thread)

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dragurd said:
It's clear out strategy for the last few years under Meyer and the first few under Day were we are going to be better than you and we don't care you know what we are running. We're going to have so much talent we beat you anyways. While Knowles loves the talent he wants to out scheme you as well. Not just dare you to beat his talent
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Agreed. Because we aren't going to out talent Bama and UGA...
 
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My X is better than your O is fine. Keep it simple so they can play fast and all that. The problem is when you get so predictable that even the Oregons can beat you.

Gotta be able to throw an off speed pitch every now and again to keep them guessing no matter how good your fastball is. For whatever reason, that’s been missing for a few years now.

New DC can go too far the other way though. Always has to be a balance.
 
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billmac91 said:
I’ve repeated it like a broken record, but the first thing you want to do as a DC at any level is force the offense (especially the QB) to identify what type of defense you’re in. That split section reactionary time can be the difference in disrupting a play or not.

Hafley was great at it. Coombs was brutal at it.
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I would think number 2 on the list would be in-game adjustments. Again something lacking with Coombs.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
I am taking the recent house cleaning in the secondary as a positive sign that Knowles and staff are able to identify, and correct, some of the recent recruiting misses.

No offense to the kids involved. Not their fault imo.
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I said the same thing in Shaw's thread and I think the thinning of the heard is nothing but a positive thing. Means we're identifying who our guys are and hopefully can hone in on getting them to buy into the new system. At safety, we better be strong with McCallister, Proctor, Ransom, K Williams and Hickman (with some being able to play in the slot). Then at CB, Burke is lock down and Brown is solid if healthy. But we're going to need J Johnson and Hancock to step up big time with Cavazos and Banks gone...I think that's all we have at CB unless I'm missing someone.
 
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RB07OSU said:
I said the same thing in Shaw's thread and I think the thinning of the heard is nothing but a positive thing. Means we're identifying who our guys are and hopefully can hone in on getting them to buy into the new system. At safety, we better be strong with McCallister, Proctor, Ransom, K Williams and Hickman (with some being able to play in the slot). Then at CB, Burke is lock down and Brown is solid if healthy. But we're going to need J Johnson and Hancock to step up big time with Cavazos and Banks gone...I think that's all we have at CB unless I'm missing someone.
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Ryan Watts should have stayed IMO.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
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