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Muschamp Opines Pre-Spring Game
Posted by Scipio Tex on April 2nd, 2009 under Football
I speak coach. Happy to translate for you.
As always, all of this stuff is freely and publically available on Texassports.com.
Will Muschamp:
On what he expects out of the defense on Sunday: Any time you walk on the field, you want to compete and play well. We’re looking to shut the offense out. Our kids need to play hard and execute what we’re going to do because we’re not going to do a whole lot. It’ll be the first time for a lot of these kids to line up in this stadium, so it will be an exciting time for them.
Vanilla packages, minimal complexity, not much blitzing, working individual technique. Stating that they want to shut the offense out is refreshing to say the least. Most coaches are content with “we hope to compete” babble. I love the attitude it conveys.
On if he thinks the leadership from last year’s team can carry over to the 2009 team: There’s no question. We’ve had a couple guys that have stepped up throughout the spring in Sergio Kindle, Roddrick Muckelroy and Earl Thomas. Those are three guys we have identified that have had that every day. We certainly had great leadership last year. We need to have those guys continue to push forward. We had a great post-spring workout session, we had a great summer last year and that’s going to be critical for us again.
Interesting how Sergio Kindle has gone from perceived malcontent to team leader with personal growth and maturation and a coordinator who can connect with him. Each reciprocating the other, I’d imagine.
On sophomore DB Earl Thomas’ spring performance: I think that everybody’s different, and Earl as a young player had a really good spring last year. I think he’s had a good spring this year, but we need to have more guys like him that have that lunch-pail attitude to come out and work hard every day, that have the consistency in performance of playing physical football every day. It’s not something you just flip on and off. He’s an intense competitor, he has a good, competitive edge about him and we need more guys like him.
Edge. Physical. Consistency. Not Beasley’s hallmarks, eh? This is why we currently have a two year starter in Deon Beasley running as our fourth cornerback and a gifted athlete like Ben Wells sitting at third string safety. If you can’t play with an edge – mentally and physically – find a comfortable place to sit.
On where the defense needs to improve: We need to get better up front, that’s the bottom line. We need to have more effective rushers other than Sergio (Kindle), and we need to get better inside up front. We’ve got to continue to build depth, which is going to have to be with some freshmen next fall so they need to get ready. We’re not where we need to be. We were okay in the first seven practices. I think as a defense we made some strides in the eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th practice, but we’re not where we need to be, especially at that position.
DT is a big problem. Kheeston Randall is still very young, Alexander is subpar, Wilcoxon is a ghost. If he’s talking about freshmen getting ready, that speaks volumes. Houston is good to go, but a #2 DT hasn’t stepped up and we lack any reliable depth.
On senior DT Ben Alexander: Throughout the season we’re going to face some two-back run teams and he certainly fits in well there. He plays the run very well, he does a good job of eating two blocks and he understands his role. All the good teams I’ve been a part of have guys like that, that understand their role.
When a coach talks about a weakness in a team and then remarks that a 5th year senior at that position “knows his role” you can disregard most of the complimentary fluff surrounding it. Ben Alexander may stop a gap and demand a double against our schemes, but he won’t be that useful against real running teams. Whether in Stillwater or in a BCS bowl. If your goal is to manhandle Wyoming, I’m sure you’ll throw in it my face when he gets a tfl and a pressure against a fat kid from Laramie.
On freshman DE Alex Okafor: Alex is a guy that’s got some natural pass rush ability. He’s a good athlete, he can play in space, he’s a very smart kid, he’s learned well in the time he’s played here, but he’s one of those guys that hasn’t lined up in this stadium, hasn’t lined up in front of a lot of people, so I’m looking forward seeing him competing on Sunday.
Translation: We like Alex. We’ll find out if he’s ready for prime time soon enough. Freshmen can lose their minds.
On where the secondary is compared to this point last year: We’re light years ahead of where we were, obviously, because of experience. We’ve got a lot of competition back there, which is the best motivator. We’ve just got to have some guys continue to separate themselves from the pack and make those game-finishing plays.
There are only two ways to introduce complexity into your defense: your front (25%) and your coverages (75%). If you don’t trust your secondary, you better stay vanilla with both. Last year the focus was on not giving up the big play. Now that the secondary is a team strength, you’re going to see increasing levels of complexity posed to the offense and an attempt to make plays rather than react to them. That’s the primary way we’ll increase our turnovers from last year.
On who the current starters are in the secondary: We’ve been kind of by committee day by day, based on the production from the previous day. Right now at corner, Chykie (Brown) and Aaron Williams have done a good job. Aaron and Earl (Thomas) have both played the nickel. I don’t feel differently one way or the other about one or the other. Curtis (Brown) and Deon (Beasley) are our third and fourth corners at this point. Blake (Gideon) and Christian (Scott) and Earl have all played the safety position, and Nolan Brewster has had a really good spring and Ben Wells is coming along. We really feel pretty comfortable about our depth at that position and the quality of players that we’ve got.
Nolan Brewster coming on is nice to hear. I’d pegged the guy for a transfer to Gopher country after seeing him in limited action. Christian Scott, Aaron Williams, Earl Thomas, and Chykie Brown are really the key drivers to our base nickel. Having them on the field together is worth an extra turnover a game even without more schematic complexity. You’ve got guys who will strike and can run.
On senior DT Ben Alexander’s role on the defense: We would play him more in the early down situations and he understands that. He’s gotten his weight under 300 pounds, he’s moving a lot better, he’s always had good punch and power at the point of attack. Everybody’s got their role within what we do and he certainly has his role on this football team.
See role player comment above.
That Mad Dog allowed a 5-10 athlete to weigh 315+ is just extraordinary. The passivity of our S&C program in how each athlete is monitored, evaluated, and coached stands in direct contrast to our basketball program. Yes, I understand that we’re talking 85 athletes vs 13, but it’s not as if customization is impossible when you have multiple assistant S&C coaches and more resources than God. You can at least offer a player minimal expectations and benchmarks beyond Eat N Bench.
On the defensive tackle position: Right now we’re playing with what we’ve got and we need to be more consistent up front and play better up front. We’re not where we need to be, there’s no question about that after 13 days. I don’t think it’s a lack of effort, it’s more of a lack of consistency in what we’re trying to do and I think we can get it out of them. I think the ability is there. I am very concerned about the depth. We’re one injury away from a tough time in there. We just need to make sure we keep those guys healthy, but yet still get the work and the effort we need inside.
Well, that was rather to the point.
“We’re playing with what we got.” A statement of dissatisfaction and a reference to the incoming freshmen. Muschamp wants somebody – anybody – to give him 40 good snaps a game alongside Houston.
On if the staff is looking to move anyone to defensive tackle: Not at this point. I think the ability is there and I think the talent is there, we’ve just got to get more out of them and that’s on us as coaches. It goes back to consistency and performance. We show some good things at times, we just don’t do it enough. We’ve got to improve our pad level, improve our strike and improve our play-making ability at that position.
Uh, who would we move? No tweener ends like Aaron Lewis or Lamarr Houston to be found. Scan the roster. Reporters.
We’ll sink or swim against the big boys on our DT play. Tinkering with a 3-3-5 may be in the cards, but that formation would get crushed with our personnel if we faced a real downhill running team.
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The General said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 am
Is that a replica of the titanium in his leg in that picture?
Are Muschamp’s eyes always a little over dialated?
Gracie Supanoosinphone said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Excited about the secondary, not so much about DT.
Rocky Top has a great review of the zone blocking scheme that I think BC should put up for all the so called “experts” who don’t understand zone blocking.
http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2009/3/31/815874/zone-blocking-tutorial-inside-zone
dedfischer said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
My thoughts? Loafers with no socks…..you know what that means, break out the 3-iron…I can’t believe Texas is selling out.
Scipio Tex said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Muschamp doesn’t wear socks because his feet are too intense.
Vasherized said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
ded,
Come on, they’re driving shoes. No socks allowed. Muschamp has the keys to the Ferrari now and can wear yoga tights with a satin shirt and leather vest for all I care.
dedfischer said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Is he sporting pennies in those bitches? They’re made of fucking wicker.
Mitch Cumsteen said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
We are fucking fucked at DT. It is the only real weakness on this team and also the most easily exploited, even in this league where running the ball is only something you do when your QB’s arm gets tired. Barring a miracle from one of the freshmen, it’s going to screw up this entire season. And if Houston goes down? I don’t even want to think about it.
Vasherized said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Pennies? Try folded up $100’s.
Minnesotahorn said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Actually I’d bet leach is a loafers, no socks guy. Greg Davis on the other hand goes with a nice pair of orthopedics with socks pulled to mid calf.
Basically we’re badass to elite at ten positions and boned at the other. We need some combination of Humphrey’s return/maturation, Randall’s maturation, one or more freshman being ready to contribute or we’re a vulnerable defense all year.
dedfischer said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
He looks like he’s headed to the SAE alumni tailgate in Athens.
Nordberg said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Andre Jones continues to fuck us. That and the Jarvis Humphery situation. Both were the best DT’s the state of Texas had to offer.
BiggUggly said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm
But, But, But, Mad Dog is Mack’s bodyguard.
NY Horn said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Is Jarvis Humphrey expected to do anything this year or is he completely done with football?
I think we have a chance to be very good this year as long as we stay healthy up front. I expect us to have many more turnovers. If you look at our limitations last year (freshman safeties, etc.) versus this year I think we aren’t nearly that bad off this year even with the DT troubles.
The General said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm
The DT and TE positions were cursed by Lord Voldemort.
jc25 said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Wait, GD can opine about John Paul Floyd but Muschamp makes no mention of walk-on jesus Luciano Martinez? I mean, he’s obviously the answer to all our DT problems. Viva el Luciano!
uthookem said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
We are fucking fucked. I love the word fuck, it has so many great uses.
Yep, we are fucking fucked at DT, especially if anyone on the line goes down. I don’t know about you, but I’ll bet Gideon could get a push…
This defense will be the opposite of last year. Good to great secondary and shitty DLine versus good to great Dline and shitty secondary. So, instead of dropped passes and blown coverages, we’ll see teams like Tech averaging 6 ypc against us.
Hopefully our linebackers can shed a block and tackle.
Hook ‘em!
WhoooTex said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Muschamp does wear socks, but if you want to see them, you better get to him early in the morning, because the motherfuckers will have melted off by 3 PM.
F Troop said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Yes, it would appear we are finally fucking fucked for the foreseeable future at fucking DT.
How I loathe thee Andre Jones…
dedfischer said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
It’s a one year thang. You’ll be fine once Bible and Dorsey arrive on the scene. Both will be ready to go from day 1.
The General said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Only one of the two freshman need to be a warm body before we are adequate.
bighornfan32 said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Well our ends will still be good. Kindle, Acho, and Houston are three good to great players on the line, so it’ll really be just trying to cover up for the other guy. I think you’ll see a bit less pinning back of the ears next season, particularly against running teams, to cover up for less than stellar DT play. Two positives from this though: 1) We don’t play more than two good rushing teams (OU and Okie state) and our secondary should provide us with some coverage sacks.
TKO said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I could swear I spotted Jarvis Humphrey on a recent spring practice video.
Take a look at the March 30 practice video on MBTF (from 1:16-1:22). That sure looks like #99 to me, though the name is tough to make out.
I suppose there could have been a jersey switch if Jarvis were expected to be out indefinitely, but who could that possibly be other than him? The ’09 DTs aren’t in yet and Randall is still in #91, so that’s just about got to be Hump.
RansomStoddard said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
We got elite players at 10 of the positions, we’ll be fine. On the other hand, I will never ever forgive Earl Thomas for his intentional avoidance of contact against Crabtree on the last play of Tech game. Ever. If he breaks Crab in half like any other safety playing above the sixth grade has been taught, we win the stupid game. Unforgiveable.
dedfischer said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Norton is a stiff.
Minnesotahorn said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
“We got elite players at 10 of the positions, we’ll be fine.”
Either this is an imposter or Ransom Stoddard is Champagne buzzed and being orally serviced by a super model after winning the lottery.
hot wire said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:58 pm
“I will never ever forgive Earl Thomas”
You should cause Earl is as talented a safety as we have had on the forty. He is a real asset to the team. The fastest safety on the field that Mack has ever had. Texas was not MNC material last year anyway….the team just could not stop the run against physical teams and, of course, was extremely one dimensional on offense. Don’t forget, a limited OSU squad with a freshman QB who could not throw gave us all we could handle.
Texas only needs a run stuffing DT to show up to shore up the position and few teams on the schedule next year could really expose our lack of depth or talent at the position. Other teams get by with far less than what we doom and gloom over. What team in the conference, besides from OU, has talent at the DT position? By the time the meat of the schedule rolls on by, an adequate run stuffing DT or two will have been developed.
Palmettohorn said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
None of the coaches have socks. Mad Dog ate’em all.
We need us some DTs, y’all.
Great write up, as usual, Scip.
Choke Yourself Private Pyle!!! said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm
‘Texas was not MNC material last year anyway…’
Yeah, we didn’t have any fucking business being on the field with OU or Florida…
uthookem said:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
“Don’t forget, a limited OSU squad with a freshman QB who could not throw gave us all we could handle.”
“Yeah, we didn’t have any fucking business being on the field with OU or Florida…”
Call me an asshole, but Florida would have beat us in Miami. Let’s hope not so much in Pasadena.
Black Scholes said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:09 am
F* that. That’s the same logic as Southern Cal is a loss in LA. Except not so much. Let’s play the f*ing game. You have no more idea how that would have ended than anyone else on this thread.
Crumdinger said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
Funny that Tyrell Higgins’ name is never mentioned by the coaches, but he is still on the roster (I know, as a walkon). Was he a complete whiff in recruiting? Was Wilcoxon a complete whiff? Too bad about Humprhey, but if were in this bad of shape this is fundamentally a recruiting problem. One kidney problem and one thug kicked off the team in 2 years should decimate you at the position.
Crumdinger said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
*not
uthookem said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:38 am
Hey Black Scholes, not that playing UF in Miami would have caused the loss, I just think they were a better team. I am also a little worried about how good their defense will be next year, but I have faith in Greg Davis.
Hook ‘em!
Drunken Rooster said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:46 am
Will is counting on the wimpy dt’s reading this and being inspired to hit somebody.
Trips Right said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 5:55 am
Can we move Russell Carter inside? Load him up with amino acid pills and mad dog’s diet.
BatesHorn said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:07 am
Once again, thinking about Oklahoma St. made me throw up all over my keyboard. The IT guys are starting to get short tempered about that…
dasmithjones said:
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:48 am
The General: “Is that a replica …”
Nope, the real hardware removed from his leg.
Newy25 said:
April 4th, 2009 at 4:03 am
“Can we move Russell Carter inside? Load him up with amino acid pills and mad dog’s diet.”
I thought Eddie Jones could be L. Houston v2. That was before he got injured for the eleventyth time.
justaguy said:
April 4th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Russell Carter was a young player mentioned often when older players were asked who would be expected to have a big year in 2010. Why would Texas move him inside when they really don’t have a DE who has shown they can play for the position for an entire year?
More than one freshman DT has stepped in and made an impact during their first season in Austin and there is a long time before the start of the season.
Tard said:
April 4th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
When I heard 3 star DE Kyle Kreigel had committed I never imagined he could possibly see the field in 09 as a DT. BTW, I think wifey does kriegels to tighten the ol’ snare drum…
ChrisApplewhite said:
April 4th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
“Russell Carter was a young player mentioned often when older players were asked who would be expected to have a big year in 2010.”
In 1997 that player was Gray Mosier.
justaguy said:
April 4th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Mosier was a junior who had played enough to letter twice in 1997. Carter didn’t see very much of the field in 2008 and I go back to my point that as thin as Texas appears to be at defensive tackle they don’t have one player who has started one full season at defensive end in college.
uthookem said:
April 4th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Awesome stuff, Tard…I think you can use the kriegels too to help you last longer! I mean, that, and memorizing lenny dykstra’s stats from the 1989 season (mike scott’s pitching stats from the same year are worthwhile too.
Hook ‘em!