Was reading this article in the USA Today about Arizona State's defense
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...tate-sun-devils-defense-todd-graham/18876653/
and this stood out to me:
Is there any way that a similar defensive system would work at ISU? Can we get the athletes necessary to implement an attacking style defense in the Big 12? Will our d-line ever be able to hold their own, which would be necessary to blitz with that kind of regularity?
Seems like a long shot that ISU could get the players necessary for such a system, but wondering what everyone here thinks.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...tate-sun-devils-defense-todd-graham/18876653/
and this stood out to me:
To drag one of college football's serial underachievers into relevance, Todd Graham knew he couldn't do it the conventional way. He was going to have to poke and prod at Arizona State's perpetual culture of complacency, find players that the heavy-hitters overlooked and employ a distinct style of defense built on speed and the unwavering commitment to bring pressure on darn near every play.
"I just believe it's too hard to defend all the things you're going to see and the diversity of schemes week to week," Graham said. "It's much more efficient to attack. The key is to attack with minimal risk. It's not just blind, reckless defense. It's very, very strategic and well thought out and you have to have smart guys to run it."
Is there any way that a similar defensive system would work at ISU? Can we get the athletes necessary to implement an attacking style defense in the Big 12? Will our d-line ever be able to hold their own, which would be necessary to blitz with that kind of regularity?
Seems like a long shot that ISU could get the players necessary for such a system, but wondering what everyone here thinks.