That may be part of it, but mostly it’s because they want him to roam and

Oct 26, 2021
12:49:16pm

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be more of a “playmaker”. In this base defense those opportunities simply don’t exist. Now he has more freedom to make plays sideline-to-sideline instead of floating in zone coverage.

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What the move of Chaz Ah You to LB should tell you about our defensive woes

NOCAL_YFAN

10/26/21 12:41pm

I thought LBs were going to be a strength this year. What happened?

spoxjox

10/26/21 12:42pm

Just like the DL, there’s not great depth.

allaboutthegainz

10/26/21 12:43pm

Tooley is good

Genghis Spreads

10/26/21 12:44pm

I think that’s some valid points. We need at least 6 or 7 really strong

TempeCoug

10/26/21 12:47pm

That may be part of it, but mostly it’s because they want him to roam and

BigD Coug

10/26/21 12:49pm

Correct... We need more speed at the MLB. Too many of the runs that have broken

AFewThoughts

10/26/21 12:56pm

Armstrong and Co. can decimate the BYU defense when Rushing 3 DL...

Traveller 1968

10/26/21 1:12pm

Not sure how moving a safety to LB helps. Especially putting him at MLB. Such different reads and technique.

Turnpike Lane

10/26/21 12:49pm

Reads and techniques are TOTALLY different. Though if he has the speed to at

AFewThoughts

10/26/21 12:57pm

Agreed. DL, OL, and LB. Three positions that need massive depth upgrades

sidsie716

10/26/21 12:50pm

So is this a chicken and the egg situation? Coach Tuiaki's vanilla base defense may not seem particularly appealing

No touching

10/26/21 1:04pm

I wonder how much of it is the types of athletes we're recruiting for our ...

icecougar

10/26/21 12:51pm

I missed this. Who’s going to bench? Bywater? Or is it a change in scheme where we added an LB

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