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  1. Noone competent runs 3-3-5 base, it's too vulnerable against the run. The alternative is a 3-4, but both schemes if done right will employee a platoon of LB/DT/Ends and sub/adjust based on opponent scheme/personnel/down and distance. And it's essentially operates as a disguised front 7 that can play as anything from a 5-2 to a dime post-snap depending on the ends/OLB responsibility(rush edge, spy, drop into zone). But the modern 3-4 typically typically runs as a bear front with a 3 tech, 0 tech, and 3 or 5 tech down, and then walks up 2 OLBs near the edge. The end result is something that looks like a 5-2, but can drop to become a 3-4 and causes chaos for the OL because which of the 4 LB's are rushing and dropping can't be determine until post-snap. But the 3-4 is extremely vulnerable to running QB's The 4-2-5 is nowhere near as vulnerable vs a mobile qb, but is not as challenging for QB reads and OL assignments and is weaker vs power. It's also much more personnel-heavy and requries 2 pass rush specialist edges like Simmons/Moore/Orogbo that can also drop/cover the flat, 2 traditional 5 tech DE that are strong enough to fight off tackles and set the edge/maintain B/C gap integrity while also being capable pass rushers(Lance Jackson/Sorrell/Burke/Vasek), 1 traditional 3 tech that's a run stopper first, but can get pressure occassionally(Collins, incoming Charles), 1 0 tech whose only job is to eat the center and both A gaps in run defense(Norton, incoming xfer from UNC, inc freshman Sharma), and a do it all DT that can play anywhere on the line and is the one making tackle for loss in run defense, getting sacks via interior pass rush an can ideally move out to D-end to play as 5 tech for bear fronts(Broughton, inc frosh Justus Terry). And that unit has no weaknesses as it can be mixed and matched to form a down 4 that's capable of defending any and all scenariors/personnel/scheme
  2. This years offense was largely residual players originally recruited for skillsets that fit an offense Sark designed for the B12 The offense shredded Bama last year because Saban tailored his 3-4 to defend Georgia, which meant leaving DB's in man on inferior X and Z receivers while the rest of the defense focused on the run and defending areas attacked with a slot/TE(Bowers and McConkey). And those same DB's had a 0% chance of holding up in man vs Mitchell and Worthy Meanwhile that same offense would have been dumpstered by Georgia, just like this year, as Kirby's 3-4 was crafted to shut down the pro-style spread run by Bama with Mac Jones and Bryce Young, which Sark recreated with Ewers Saban responded by switching to Milroe, a strong mobile QB with an elite deep ball + explosive WR capable of beating the press completely breaks Kirby's defense (see game this season and why every running QB torches Georgia), while Sark tried to make the impossible work with Ewers What's happened to Ewers is the same thing that's happened to Bryce Young. Their skillsets were great fits in certain systems, but those offenses have not only been made obsolete by Kirby, but also by new variations of the nickel that rotate dline personnel capable of exploiting both the run and pass, while incorporating hybrid LB/S like Jonah Williams who can both cover like a 5th DB and provide run support of a 3rd LB And given the nickel(4-2-5) is now overwelmingly the dominant base defense at the NFL/top collegiate levels and a strong armed mobile qb(hello Arch, but a new offense has to be installed)/power run game is the only way to counter it, the game has effectively passed Ewers by. This is also why Milroe will be a 1st rounder and Ewers is virtually undraftable
  3. You ran IZ zone last year because Texas was in the B12, meanwhile every playoff-caliber SEC and B1G team has nfl starter quality 0 and 3 techs. And you’re not running inside against them unless your interior line is all day 2 players or better, something Texas doesn’t have. Thus IZ zone is off the menu Also not sure why people are surprised at the run game struggles, the production vs Bama the 2 years prior was similar to what you saw this year vs elite run defenses. And that was with the #1 overall RBs carrying the ball Vs 2022 Bama 33 carries 79 yards 2.4 ypc Vs 2023 Bama 37 carries 105 yards 2.8 ypc
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