Archives for August 18, 2012

The Bill Belichick trademark 3-4 base defense always had three big guys up front – the two 5-technique defensive ends flanking the burly nose tackle. Think Ty Warren and Richard Seymour as bookends, with Vince Wilfork at the nose. But this is a new-look defense, with just two big bodies in the middle and then two hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker types on each side. Put three big linebackers behind them – one of whom was a first-round pick (Dont’a Hightower) – and you have the makings of a new-look, more flexible front-seven. So far, so good with this significant change.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-bill-belichick-trademark-3-4-base-defense/

I always quote the great Michigan coach, Fielding H. Yost, who said ‘enjoy your struggle.’ It’s a necessary process. You need to go through it, and maybe it’s too cliché to say, but to bleed together, to get the camaraderie going. [Training camp] is something you need to go through to build trust that the guy next to you is going to get his block …

https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-always-quote-the-great-michigan-coach-fielding/