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Thanks! Seems more like an execution issue more so than scheme...
yes, but maybe no.
Generally speaking, most teams have one of their fastest or possession receivers at the slot. whether its by scheme or because the safeties get burned a lot is somewhat immaterial, the safety on the short side of the field (boundary) has been giving a 10-15 yd buffer to the slot receiver. Okiehoma and UH exploited it on a consistent basis. You simply can not give what equates to more than a 1st down the moment the ball is snapped.

You'll also notice there are no LBs in pass protection. The only real good pass protection LB is Ford so Texas did a lot of blitzing during the UH game with not so much success. If they are executing a blitz call and the secondary is man-on-man, then the slot safety HAS to come up and play man.

I was hoping Texas would bring in a nickle-back and go to a cover 1. They have to figure this out or every OC worth a plugnickle will exploit this scheme.
 
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yes, but maybe no.
Generally speaking, most teams have one of their fastest or possession receivers at the slot. whether its by scheme or because the safeties get burned a lot is somewhat immaterial, the safety on the short side of the field (boundary) has been giving a 10-15 yd buffer to the slot receiver. Okiehoma and UH exploited it on a consistent basis. You simply can not give what equates to more than a 1st down the moment the ball is snapped.

You'll also notice there are no LBs in pass protection. The only real good pass protection LB is Ford so Texas did a lot of blitzing during the UH game with not so much success.

I was hoping Texas would bring in a nickle-back and go to a cover 1. They have to figure this out or every DC worth a plugnickle will exploit this scheme.

Exactly how will a DC exploit what we do defensively? lol Wouldn't he be more concerned with our offense?
 
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