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Originally Posted by Gatorubet
Yeah, maybe. But Jax is right, if you use that soft zone against the spread and you have any athletes at slot back/receiver, you get mismatched linebackers trying to chase down guys seven yard after the catch. You guys not going man against Harvin and co two years ago was a bad decision. You have the talent to go man, even if you give up the odd big play. But it is frustrating to see a team dink and dunk down the field for first down after first down when it keeps your own offense off the field and wears out your D. I would be surprised if you don't use a lot more man covearge this year. When will you be better as a group than this bunch? If not now, when? Screw the zone.
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The problem the past two years has been alternately having DEs that aren't complemented by the DTs, or vice-versa, and the early exits of a parade of great Jrs in the secondary that ultimately burned us in 2006 when a number of things (injuries, lack of development, etc) robbed us of depth. All you need to know to see how we got burned against UF in '06 is consider that the starting back four consisted of a RS Sr former walk-on, a RS Sr who had previously been a career back-up, a RS So career back-up who was only playing due to injury to the #1, and true So Malcolm Jenkins.
3 of the 4 would not have started any other year but that year. They won the jobs by default. The soft zone was to protect them -- that didn't work out so well.