Question for Beergut: Ag D - Mobile QB vs. Pocket QB

by Football and Finance on Sep 30, 2009 11:19 AM CDT

Having faced two very dangerous/mobile QBs in the Utah State and UAB games, did the A&M defense employ any Spy looks? If not, what did we do (if anything) to defend against the QB threat?

Basically, I'm wanting to you to give me hope that our Defense will be better by virtue of one less threat to defend against when we face a pocket QB like Mallet. What you, and any other rational football fan, will probably tell me is: while we may be facing less of a running threat at the QB position, we're actually facing much, much improved talent at the other 5 positions.

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We didn't use a safety or a LB as a spy that I saw

but I haven’t watched the UAB game yet, so I can’t say we never did that

The difference in facing a much less mobile QB like Mallett is that while more mobile QBs to get out of the pocket and throw the bal away to avoid pressure, we should be able to get to Mallett more often. Also, Mallett makes the job of our defense easier, b/c we can play 11-on-10, since he is no threat to run the ball.

Agasint a mobile QB, you basically want to coach your DL and LBs to stay home. If the opposing offensive coordinator sees you have a spy on the QB, especially if it is a safety, he can use motion by WRs or formation to move the Spy away from the play. It is better to encourage discipline and gap assignments than to use a spy.

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by Beergut on Oct 1, 2009 2:41 PM CDT reply actions