yes that was wordy, and mostly full of a bunch of BS to make you sound like you know what you are doing, but whatever. When you said, 'Huh? What does that even mean? What the hell is a "Mike situation" or a "sub situation?"
it clearly shows you don't know what you don't know.
Want to compare resumes to see who knows what they are talking about?
- all state QB
- all-time record holder at my high school (20 years later) for passing yards in a season
- quality control coach for QBs at an FBS where my QB signed with the Denver Broncos and we led the COUNTRY in fewest sacks allowed (may know a thing or two about protection, eh?)
- QB coach at a top 25 FCS (back-to-back seasons) which destroyed a C-USA team, beat a C-USA team again the following year, had his QB lead the COUNTRY (FCS) in pass efficiency, and signed with a CFL team
- QB coach at another FCS whose QB, as a first-year starting sophomore, finished in the top 10 in the country in passing yards per game, total offense per game, TD/INT ratio, and completions per game; QB was one of only six FCS QBs to be invited to the prestigious Manning Passing Academy as a counselor; I, too, was invited once again to coach there; QB was twice named the conference player of the week in nine games played even though the #1 offense and #1 QB in the country were in the same conference; QB was named the player of the week in the country one week; led recruiting which finished 9th in the country (FCS) by 247 Sports even though we played our home games in a bad high school stadium, were in a non-fertile recruiting area, and didn't have the full allotment of allowed scholarships at the FCS level.
- after being out of football for ten years and having absolutely no contacts still in the industry, have been hired full-time at an FBS to coach on the defensive side of the ball and special teams (even though my four years of previous coaching have all been on the offensive side) due to what I bring to the table; was hired in January and helped team finish #1 in the conference in recruiting by 247 Sports . . . and, oh yeah, we are also #1 once again for the 2018 class so far.
Most O's need to know, do they have 3 lbers in the game (Mike) or did they go nickel (sub).
That's entirely wrong. It doesn't matter if it is a linebacker, a nickel, a safety, or a three technique. Protection isn't based on what position each player is. A nickel can blitz just as easily as a Mike. A cornerback can blitz easily which is why proper protection is taught based on who can come (if a safety is "capped" over a cornerback, the corner can definitely come with the safety covering that receiver). At no time would a coach ever instruct a QB to care about how many LBs are in the game. All defenders are a threat regardless of their title/position; you simply look at how they are positioned in relation to where the receivers and other defenders are. If you have twin receivers covered by a cornerback and an outside linebacker while the 1-high safety is pushed towards the middle of the field, you know that neither that cornerback nor LB defender can come. If the 1-high safety is cheated on top of the twin set (10 yards behind the corner and LB), it is likely that one of those two defenders is coming. It has absolutely no relevance if a defense has two LBs and a nickel in or three LBs in the game. That's asinine.
Most O's need to know, do they have 3 lbers in the game (Mike) or did they go nickel (sub). So a coach makes a call, Mike or sub. So if it is sub, they know they have to block at most 6 and , they have 6 (OL and RB)
Having coached at four D1 schools and discussed protection with dozens of other D1 coaches, I have never heard of this "philosophy." Nobody gives a %^&*, relating to protection, if you have three LBs and two safeties in or if you want just speed and have five safeties in. This "sub" rule is comically bad. Nobody gives a %^&* about their title/position. They want to know where they are on the field in relation to offensive players and other defenders.
You're telling me that if a defense puts in 5 safeties but has three of them align as linebackers, that an offensive coordinator will say "sub" because, since they're safeties, they can't blitz?
Think about how dumb your plan is. Lets say they bring a nickel into the game. That means they have four lineman (accepting the assumption you made), two LBs, and five defensive backs (hence, "nickel" coverage). Four lineman and two LBs equal six. That means you still have to make a Mike call so the line knows which five they have and either 1) the RB knows who his man is or 2) if in a five-man protection, the QB will know who his hot read is (meaning the sixth defender who isn't picked up by the line). So, how would calling "sub" help anything? Christ. That doesn't even mention how a nickel and/or safeties and/or corners could also blitz. But, hey, since they called "sub," it means only six can come according to you.
I have no idea what your "1 5 side" and numbers represent. I am guessing they represent a counting system going across of defenders you think can come. If so, that is a recipe for disaster. It is just like a kickoff return team counting coverage players as to whom they can block. If your numbered defender decides to stunt or cross the center's face, is the offensive lineman going to chase him across the formation? Are they going to yell "switch" or try to pass off anyone who crosses their face?
It appears that you had a high school coach who really didn't understand protection and created his own system trying to find out how to do something. You then ran with it thinking that was how protection is taught.
If you have a Mike situation, now you have to account for 7, and the only way to that is either with another RB or the TE, you decide.
This is yet another example of how bogus this "plan" is. Assume the offense goes empty, so they have five wideouts in (or any mix of five eligible receivers lined up in normal receiver positions). Clearly, even if a defense goes cover 0 (man defense where there is no safety help), in order for them to cover every receiver, they will have five defenders tied up in coverage. So, how in this "Mike situation" does an offense have to account for 7? Will the defense just decide not to cover somebody so that they can bring 7 defenders? See how absurd your attempts at rules are?
But none of this is the point, the point is simply, you threw a bunch of kids under the bus,
Actually, if you were better with reading comprehension, you'd see that I defended the line. It appeared that they messed up more than they actually did in protection, but I argued it wasn't always their fault as Chase didn't have a good understanding of six and seven man protection.
who all they do is bust their (@/:; to be as good as they can be, get up 4 o'clock in the AM to lift and work out (OL).
Lets hope they aren't getting up to lift at 4 am, as that would be a violation (assuming they are lifting at 4 am or 5 am or even 5:59 am). But you knew that already, huh? No? Of course you didn't, just like you have no idea what you are talking about at any point in this thread.
you say the QB doesn't get them in the correct protections, and then you throw him under the bus, because you say he doesn't understand. And then you double down when the guy says you were offering and opinion, and you jump him and say it is fact.
It is a fact. Chase didn't have a good understanding of their six and seven man protection last year. He claims to now have it down this year. Again, that isn't an opinion. It is a fact that isn't contested by Chase or the offensive staff.
It wasn't throwing him under the bus. It was showing that the criticism of the O-line wasn't always fair, as many times they were not the ones at fault even though an untrained eye may be led to believe otherwise.
You do this all to make you look like some kind of expert, of which you are not.
Well, I don't claim to be an expert, but I do have numerous FBS head coaches and coordinators contacting me asking how I teach certain things (including protection) to young QBs.
Maybe if you get the newest edition of Madden Football for your video game system, you'll be a little better educated on this subject . . . "Mike or sub." ;D
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