New Defensive Coordinator - Billy Crocker of Villanova

[Dove]

Do we have any room for Villanova verbals?

 

[uconnbill]

I think it a a good hire and offsets the cost for the rest of the staff coming in on the offensive line and defense line coach

 

[uconnphil2016]

3-3-5 gets better athletes on the field. Seems to be a trend with these hires. Spread offense, 3-3-5 defense. I like it. Give me playmakers!

We're dreadfully thin on DL anyways

 

[kris1]

I would hope he is not committed to one style of defense. The best coaches design their defense to best utilize the personnel on the current roster.

The 3-3-5 allows for that.

 

[CAST-BONE]

Do we have any room for Villanova verbals?

Of course.

 

[MattMang23]

Do we have any room for Villanova verbals?

Considering Coach Doofus only got like 11 commits I'd say we have enough room for their entire roster.

 

[JMick]

The 3-3-5 allows for that.

the best part is that while yes, it's a 3-3-5 - you will have a different number in the box on every down. Sometimes it looks like a 4-3, sometimes a 3-4, sometimes a 3-5, sometimes a 5-2, etc.

 

[kris1]

Thinking Vontae Diggs and EJ Levenberry could be good fits in the scheme.

I think Carrezola is going to be a terror in this scheme.

 

[BlueDogs]

Well that was a bit anticlimactic. I guess pulling a jackpot three times in a row is pushing our luck.

 

[kris1]

the best part is that while yes, it's a 3-3-5 - you will have a different number in the box on every down. Sometimes it looks like a 4-3, sometimes a 3-4, sometimes a 3-5, sometimes a 5-2, etc.

'Nova even ran a 2-4-5 out of it in certain situations. It disguises coverage and pressure.

 

[metsfan2323]

Thinking Vontae Diggs and EJ Levenberry could be good fits in the scheme.

Cameron Stapleton about to be unleashed.

 

[Dove]

3-3-5

That's a soccer formation.

 

[JMick]

Cameron Stapleton about to be unleashed.

I expect Eddie Hahn to start as a safety, too. This scheme is made for players like him

 

[Dove]

Villanova’s ATTACK 3-3-5 defense
If you haven’t read Football Study Hall before, it’s a goldmine of the ins and outs of football strategy. One of their more recent pieces covers the ATTACK method for deploying linebackers.

The base concept of ‘ATTACK’ is putting as many players that can raise hell blitzing behind the 2-or-3-man defensive line on the field as possible. They still need to be able to run and defend the pass, but (as we’ve seen first-hand) most of that responsibility falls to the secondary.

The Playbook: Structuring a Defense

So it's an attack don't break defense?

 

[pick6s]

Nowadays teams end up in nickel most of the time anyway, so while most teams say they play a 4-3 or 3-4, they tend to be in a 3-3-5 or 4-2-5 more often than not.

 

[JMick]

So it's an attack don't break defense?

it's disguise the coverage and confuse the QB while bringing an edge rusher to hit him before he can get the ball out type defense.

 

[Stainmaster]

Reading about this scheme, I feel a lot less concerned about the utter lack of DT depth heading into next season. This way, we can afford to bring Kevin Murphy along slowly and have him step in for Foley after he graduates.

 

[Dove]

Considering Coach Doofus only got like 11 commits I'd say we have enough room for their entire roster.

We still have to make way for the Auburn verbals, tho.

 

[Excalibur]

I agree about the DL depth, but I think that our D linemen look more like 4-3 tackles than 3-down ends. The scheme doesn't fit us all that well next year but once we can recruit to it, I like it a lot. It allows you to disguise what you're doing really well.

 

[MattMang23]

We still have to make way for the Auburn verbals, tho.

Touchè

 

[LRock34]

We are never going to be able to recruit large numbers of elite defensive lineman. Elite D-Lineman are the most heavily recruited players in college football after QBs. That said a 3-3-5 might serve us well. We have proven that we can find elite players at LB and in the secondary. A 3-3-5 might play to our strengths.

I was anchored in the anti-Edsall camp previously but I believe this staff can get us back to the 8 or 9 win mark. I will gladly take that at this point

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

From his time at Nova: Crocker’s recruiting areas will consist of Central and Southern New Jersey.

Had wondered which coach(es) would bring important Joisey recruiting experience and contacts

 

[Dove]

I heard the other day we had offered the job to Duncan Hines but he passed.
This seems like a reasonable next step

Reporter: Coach, your offense was great out there. That defense you saw came in ranked #4 in the country. What are your thoughts?

Tufts coach: We knew coach Hines would focus on having Baker blitz all day so we controlled him well. Their schedule has been full of cupcakes so we knew their stats were half-baked. Our offense got on a roll and the rest was a piece of cake.

Reporter: Thanks coach!!

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

I heard the other day we had offered the job to Duncan Hines but he passed. This seems like a reasonable next step

Hines never had enough yeast for the job

 

[Adios]

If it's aggressive instead of this passive crap we've had then I'm willing to see what this guy has got.

I am not sure if anyone checked, but Villanova was #1 in total defense, total yards per game allowed last season in the FCS.

Total Defense | FCS Football Statistics - NCAA.com

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