From what I'm reading the nickel package will be the base defense. In obvious passing situations it'll be the dime. I'm also reading that Jai Eugene has moved up to the first unit ??? :huh: Remember though this is just spring. Charles Scott apparently has a minor injury. The Spring game is going to be very interesting. Wish I could be there.
Hamstring injury but expected to back before the Spring game. As for Jai over PP for the drills, there is some talk that he missed team meetings because he returned from a Florida Easter vacation late.
I've read just the opposite. Chavis relies much more on the LBs and does less substitution. http://blog.nola.com/lsusports/2009/03/lsu_tigers_defensive_coordinat.html Under his scheme there really is no nickel. It's the same personel as the 4-3 and the the OLB just plays the pass.
Quote: CHAVIS: "No. Our base package was basically our nickel package. We just moved that outside linebacker up and back, inside and outside. You look for a guy that's got skills enough to do some or really all the things that we want to do in our base package. And you like to play with that guy because he's going to get the reps, he's going to get all the looks. You're not working an extra package in practice. And to me, if you're going to go nickel, why not go dime, where you're going to get the match-ups all over? And you're going to do some things to help yourself in the run game." LSU actually did some of this last year with C. Jones in the nicklebacker role moving up and back as warranted. It worked pretty well but they went right back to the 4-3 with Riley, Beckwith and Sheppard and then substituting Jones for Sheppard in the nickle, usually amid much confusion. With the nicklebacker you don't need to substitute, negating (somewhat) the quick huddle advantage. Maybe this scheme makes the nickle package terminology obsolete? Maybe the dime is now the nickle? Whatever terminology you use you're going to need speed in the back 7 to beat single back offenses, especially Florida.
I hope this works and I think it might. I'm not a big Coleman fan just based on last year but he played LB in high school and safety last year so maybe this is the spot for him.
Sounds good to me. I'm hoping Brandon Taylor will step up and get some serious PT at cornerback too. Taylor and Peterson.. lockdown. Best part about having great DBs is that it let's the linebackers stay in the box for run support/blitz.
J. Taylor will miss the Spring game for undisclosed reasons. Toliver is questionable because of a concussion suffered on Monday. Looks like Scott did not have a hamstring injury but missed practice for academic reasons yesterday. He was at practice today though. http://blog.nola.com/lsusports/2009/04/lsu_wide_receiver_terrance_tol_1.html
The tweener players are becoming more and more popular with all the spread offenses these days. The closer to the LOS you can get your speed the better. I like the Coleman move.
