I'm over it now myself. I've gotten passed it being a scary game and realised that the reality is that it is a game that we should win. If we don't win that one, first game or not, we are not a team that can win the SEC. Anything can happen however.
As far as Venebles I know your feeling. Stoops wouldn't have kept a guy that long just because of a friendship. He knew the caliber of coach he was just like Spurrier with Lorenzo Ward.
A lot of people don't know it but it took a little more than most know about to get Ward to Carolina. You see the athletic program has a rule or clause or whatever you may call it that says that newly hire "position coaches" can only be hired with a one year contract. Ward wouldn't take the job with less than a 3 year deal. So Spurrier created a new title for Ellis Johnson, "Head Defensive Coach". This way Spurrier could hire Ward as the "defensive coordinator" and not just a position coach. This gave Ward the 3 year deal he wanted. I think it speaks volumes that Spurrier went as far as to create a loophole to get Ward hired. Spurrier knew what he was doing by hiring Ward and I think it will pay off. Let's face it, the man isn't too shabby when it comes to hiring defensive coaches with the guy you named earlier in Bob Stoops and of course Ellis Johnson. I might also mention that Ward spent 6 years on Bud Foster's staff at VT. He left there because he was hired by Art Shell to coach with the Raiders. I mean Foster, Shell, and Johnson. I would say that's a pretty damn good coaching pedigree to have.
As far as my prediction on what we will see out of Ward's defense this season.... PAIN! Just kidding bro lol. I think you will see something very aggressive. It will resemble Johnson's defense in the 4-2-5 formation but much more aggressive. You will see more blitzing. You will see more sacks. The aggressiveness doesn't stop with the pass rush though. You will see more man press in coverage. You will see more attacking the ball, creating turnovers by going for picks and stripping the ball. Ward has made it know that he will take a page from his coaching days in the NFL and go after the ball.
Sounds great right? Not so fast..
You will also see allot of blown coverage, missed tackles and over pursuing the ball carrier in the backfield. It will be a very risky approach. The talent we have will help I just hope the good will outweigh the bad. I think you will see more turnovers going our way and and more big plays given up by our defense. We'll find out soon enough.
Now I want to hear what you predict to see from Venebles defense. What scheme will he run? Will it be aggressive? Conservative? What formation does he primarily run out of? I'll admit to not watching much of Oklahoma's defense and I'm intrigued.
As far as the QB's go for our teams, I wouldn't be concerned. As in I don't think those are the ones to be concerned with as far as the QBs performances go. For Clemson it's the OL and for Carolina it's the WRs.
When the OL gave Boyd time last season he threw some of the best passes I saw last season. I mean deep throws into coverage that were right on the money. It was remarkable what he did at times. On the other hand, late in the season when he played good against a good pass rush and got pressured you saw a completely different guy. He made some of the worst decisions I saw last season. If you give him time he will be one of the best not just in the ACC but in the Nation. I really believe that.
As far as Shaw, he did pretty damn good after being thrown to the wolves if you ask me. Half way through the season Garcia was your starter then all of a sudden he's dismissed and you give Shaw the ball and say "go play". He came out and won half of our games without Lattimore. He brings a different element to the game for Carolina. He is a runner and he is damn fast. He is a legit 4.5 guy. Teams don't usually look at a white QB as a 4.5 guy. He is smart and doesn't make dumb mistakes mainly because if he sees pressure he can take of and run and pick up necessary yardage. Thing is he always had Jeffery to depend on for the crucial clutch play. Jeffery is gone. No more 3rd and 5 outs to old faithful. We have to see what we will do without Jeffery to depend on. Until then our passing attack is just a question mark. I do think Shaw can make the throws and manage a game. He has a average arm but pretty accurate. He can not win a game with a game on his shoulders but he can distribute the ball to get the job done with help from the WR corps. Question is will the WR corps provide help?
I went off on a little tangent I know but I'm hyped up bro!
As far as my prediction on what we will see out of Ward's defense this season.... PAIN! Just kidding bro lol. I think you will see something very aggressive. It will resemble Johnson's defense in the 4-2-5 formation but much more aggressive. You will see more blitzing. You will see more sacks. The aggressiveness doesn't stop with the pass rush though. You will see more man press in coverage. You will see more attacking the ball, creating turnovers by going for picks and stripping the ball. Ward has made it know that he will take a page from his coaching days in the NFL and go after the ball.
Sounds great right? Not so fast..
You will also see allot of blown coverage, missed tackles and over pursuing the ball carrier in the backfield. It will be a very risky approach. The talent we have will help I just hope the good will outweigh the bad. I think you will see more turnovers going our way and and more big plays given up by our defense. We'll find out soon enough.
Now I want to hear what you predict to see from Venebles defense. What scheme will he run? Will it be aggressive? Conservative? What formation does he primarily run out of? I'll admit to not watching much of Oklahoma's defense and I'm intrigued.
As far as the QB's go for our teams, I wouldn't be concerned. As in I don't think those are the ones to be concerned with as far as the QBs performances go. For Clemson it's the OL and for Carolina it's the WRs.
When the OL gave Boyd time last season he threw some of the best passes I saw last season. I mean deep throws into coverage that were right on the money. It was remarkable what he did at times. On the other hand, late in the season when he played good against a good pass rush and got pressured you saw a completely different guy. He made some of the worst decisions I saw last season. If you give him time he will be one of the best not just in the ACC but in the Nation. I really believe that.
As far as Shaw, he did pretty damn good after being thrown to the wolves if you ask me. Half way through the season Garcia was your starter then all of a sudden he's dismissed and you give Shaw the ball and say "go play". He came out and won half of our games without Lattimore. He brings a different element to the game for Carolina. He is a runner and he is damn fast. He is a legit 4.5 guy. Teams don't usually look at a white QB as a 4.5 guy. He is smart and doesn't make dumb mistakes mainly because if he sees pressure he can take of and run and pick up necessary yardage. Thing is he always had Jeffery to depend on for the crucial clutch play. Jeffery is gone. No more 3rd and 5 outs to old faithful. We have to see what we will do without Jeffery to depend on. Until then our passing attack is just a question mark. I do think Shaw can make the throws and manage a game. He has a average arm but pretty accurate. He can not win a game with a game on his shoulders but he can distribute the ball to get the job done with help from the WR corps. Question is will the WR corps provide help?
I went off on a little tangent I know but I'm hyped up bro!
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