That's what I meant. Part of making the calls is reacting to pre-snap adjustments and alignments. I'm thinking maybe that's just not his strong suit.
You hit it, Barrow isn't that coach on the field like Minter was and Welter's ability to read an offense and set his teammates in the right spots on the fly has to be the reason he is the mike and Lamin isn't. I'm wondering what a 3-4 would look like with Jordan Allen and Hunter playing OLB's Barrow and Kwon in the middle, d-line being Rasco Freak and Ego. I know I'm dreaming and Chief is put the right lineup and formations out there, just fun to think about that front 7.
He's good at making tackles. I don't know about making calls, but Barrow is a smart guy and he's been a starter longer than either Welter or Louis have been on the team. There must be a reason, but I don't get it.
Nice scenario but Freak is too light in the ass to play tackle and Rasco is better suited at OLB himself in that alignment. You need a big strong three down lineman to occupy five linemen. That's why most nose tackles are in the 330-350 range. They're big and strong enough to tangle up the center and one or both guards. Freak would probably do very well as an end in a 3-4 though, like a Richard Seymour. Strong in run support and still good enough to net a good number of sacks and tackles for loss. Seymour was a beast in his Browns and Patriot days playing in the 3-4.
That's a good defense against power running teams without a good passing attack, but against a good passing attack it can't cover. That is Alabama's defensive lineup and they made it work, but how? LSU, last year a power running team without a good passing attack. Notre Dame. I don't know what they were but definitely not a good passing attack. Georgia. I didn't watch Georgia a time last year, not even the SECCG, but I got the impression they are mostly a power running team (might be a good defense against them this year). Texas A&M, a team with a good passing attack and could run a little, oops, A&M beat Alabama. The rest of their schedule were cupcakes. That is Alabama's problem with LSU this year. I am already on record somewhere on this forum as predicting a victory over Alabama this year and I didn't just pull it out of my back pocket. We need to get our running game going a little better and get out defense straightened up a bit though.
Hey, what am I talking about? LSU passed them silly last year and dominated the game. How did we lose? How did we lose? HOW? HOW...? I'm just kidding. Actually I do know.
as the quotes below indicate, Barrow can make the calls from OLB as well as MLB. Barrow also points out that all three of our LBs are responsible for making sure each other are lined up right and know their responsibilites. Barrow also points out he doesn't feel as comfortable with his responsiblities at MLB compared to weakside LB. Tahj Jones points out how big the mental aspect is: knowing your responsiblities on each play (your gap responsiblity, your coverage responsibility, whether you are supposed to bump a receiver or not and which one, etc.). 4th-and-5th-year LBs like Barrow, Jones, Welter are going to be twice as likely to know what Chavis wants his LBs to do than our 2nd-year LBs. As our 2nd-year LBs progress mentally as Chavis trains, teaches, and coaches them each new week that passes, they will be more and more likely to see more responsiblity on the field. This also goes for Barrow, who is a veteran at weakside LB, but not at the other LB spots. the Advocate ( August 23, 2013 ), Scott Rabalais: Barrow said he can run and monitor things quite effectively from the outside. “Absolutely,” said Barrow, LSU’s top returning tackler with 104 stops in 2012. “It’s just about making sure you echo the call correctly to rest of the defense and the line. I’ve always done that, even when they haven’t had me at middle linebacker. “Even if Kevin was getting the call, it was still my job to echo it and make sure we were aligned right. It’s knowing where I need to be lined up and making sure other guys on the field are, too. It’s about trying to provide help. If I see anything wrong, I have the option to voice an opinion and get us lined up.” Though Barrow said he can play anywhere if needed, he feels he is best suited to playing on the weakside. “I can be interchangeable,” he said. “But I’ve always been really comfortable on that weakside, and...I still think there are a lot of things I need to learn and grow at that position. The weakside is always a big deal for me, because I feel I can get better and make a difference.” ... (Tahj Jones said...) “I’m working on my technique and to get my keys down pat,” he said. “During the summer, I was repping things in my head and would write it down to make sure I’m going to my right gaps and playing the right coverages. “Coverage is a big part of playing Sam linebacker. I’ve got to know all my techniques to help the defensive backs out. If they give me the call, I’ve got to make sure I bump the receivers off their routes to make it easier for the safeties. It’s communication.”
Freak is getting the double team every game, teams not wanting him to get started. He and Ego have the same weight (around 300). This has allowed Ego, Jordan Allen, Rasco and Hunter to do well, allowing one-on-one. They have been doing what I called, putting Beckwith at DE, we also saw Neal a little in the UAB game.
No, UGA is incredibly balanced on offense (this year and last year). Stud QB, stud RB. They ran and passed all over bama in the CCG last year, but Richt had a Milesean brainfart near the goal line in the last 6 seconds of the game and the crimson tard was once again handed a spot in the NCG.
