Marshe Terry Moving Inside

[HuskyHawk]

Hadn't seen this article posted anywhere. Seems like a good move and he should be a good fit in this hybrid linebacker - safety role. StorrsCentral.com - Marshe Terry on Moving Inside

 

[huskymedic]

Here’s another from last night that I dropped into the “Things to look for in Fall Camp” thread: The Bristol Press - Terry moving from safety to linebacker in new look defense for UConn football

 

[Nostical]

He’s the real deal. A star in the making.

 

[uconndogs]

More than any other position group I think our LBs may have the biggest influence on this season. We’ve simply got nothing out of that group for a while now. Edsall is clearly moving to more athletic guys and those guys will be expected to make runs to disrupt offenses. Whether they will be physical enough remains to be seen. Getting away from the “prototypes” that can’t run is fine by me.

I’m excited to see how it plays out.

 

[History Geek]

More than any other position group I think our LBs may have the biggest influence on this season. We’ve simply got nothing out of that group for a while now. Edsall is clearly moving to more athletic guys and those guys will be expected to make runs to disrupt offenses. Whether they will be physical enough remains to be seen. Getting away from the “prototypes” that can’t run is fine by me.

I’m excited to see how it plays out.

^^this^^

 

[Exit 4]

Honestly, I thought Terry was a big part of the problem last year. Happy to be wrong. Maybe he has learned a lot this spring and playing closer to the line will make a big difference. Edsall clearly likes the kid- must be a good effort guy.

 

[freescooter]

I thought he was slow for a safety but he’s likely fast for a linebacker and if he hits this could work out well.

 

[uconndogs]

I thought he was slow for a safety but he’s likely fast for a linebacker and if he hits this could work out well.

In a nutshell I think that’s it. We have to hope he’s quick enough to bring pressure and fast enough to fall back into coverage. We haven’t had LBs who could do that in a while. I loved watching Sio and Yawin take over games and once those to left we haven’t had a LB sniff the NFL. Those two could also bring the lumber.

 

[Stainmaster]

He seemed to be making fewer mistakes by the end of the year. I hope that carries over — he seems like a really good kid.

 

[freescooter]

During Edsall 1.0 we had some linebackers who could really play. Sio, Smallwood, Wilson and others. Even guys who weren’t pro products were really good college linebackers. I hope to see that return

 

[ktuck911]

Honestly, I thought Terry was a big part of the problem last year. Happy to be wrong. Maybe he has learned a lot this spring and playing closer to the line will make a big difference. Edsall clearly likes the kid- must be a good effort guy.

I thought he was too.. I saw first hand (USF game) some tackles missed.. But it wasn't just him though.. We couldn't tackle for *.. We were worn down by the 2nd half it seemed...

 

[huskysupporter]

He needs to tackle a ton better. Maybe moving up closer to the line would cut down the angles for him.

 

[metsfan2323]

"new look defense" - Thank God!

Are we still officially running a 3-3-5? It's hard to imagine Terry being one of three linebackers, but I could see him being one of four. It's also easy to envision Beavers and Gardner blitzing from the edges in a 3-4 set. Our best talent on defense is at LB, they need to be on the field.

Edit: Nevermind I just read the article. We are playing a 3-4 defense.

"On paper, the Huskies are switching back to a more traditional look on defense".

 

[BlueDogs]

I thought he was too.. I saw first hand (USF game) some tackles missed.. But it wasn't just him though.. We couldn't tackle for *.. We were worn down by the 2nd half it seemed...

Tackles were missed all season long. I saw few if any that were exhibiting basic fundamentals... lots of ankle tackles, no wrapping, out of position, bad angles, heads down, no gang tackling...none of them looked like they had football skills. I put that on our esteemed DC.

 

[jdb50]

Seeing our 3 lineman with the LB's all way off the line of scrimmage I was amazed anyone bothered to throw the ball. We were fish in a barrel on defense.

 

[huskypantz]

There are two ways a defensive player looks slow. First is when you really are slow. Second is when you don't have a firm grasp of the scheme. I am hoping that most of the guys who looked a little slow were in column B.

 

[Nostical]

There are two ways a defensive player looks slow. Second is when you don't have a firm grasp of the scheme

That was a huge part of the problem. Players will admit it. This year the same players have a much greater grasp of the revised scheme. Last year the most common sight was an after-play look around by the players trying to figure out where they should have been when the back or receiver sprinted by. Look for a lessening of the hesitancy, bad angles and lost looks
this fall. Terry should have a breakout year.

 

[History Geek]

God I hope you are both right. If you are, it might be a more enjoyable year than I thought.