It is not going to be participation awards. Figueroa served as the single down lineman and was joined on the line of scrimmage by Jackson, Echols and one USCs more traditional linebackers, either Ralen Goforth or Palaie Gaoteote. Todd Orlando was announced as USCs defensive coordinator Friday, ending a lengthy search for Clancy Pendergasts replacement that had dragged into its fourth week. Want to keep up with all the latest FAU football and recruiting news? I wrote about Orlandos prowess as a DC in my article discussing how teams attack the Tite Front, the Longhorns base defense, but it is his use of multiple personnel packages within a game that truly shows his knack as a DC. Greg Johnson is the veteran returner at nickel back. The defensive line lost more bodies in the offseason when Jacob Lichtenstein opted out of the season, and it was announced that Trevor Trouts season (and possibly his career) would be over with a back injury. Boca Raton, Fla. - Just over 24 hours after FootballScoop.com first reported that FAU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops was heading to Kentucky to coach with his brother Mark Stoops, the Owls have quickly found his replacement in former Southern California defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Todd Orlando, per Bruce Feldman. 1 teach us about the units new direction? Orlando said he's already adjusted his scheme, which relies on mixed fronts and aggressive blitzing, to fit USC's personnel. Orlandos players have a different term for that distinction. What is the current state of play for one of the elite QB prospects on the board? Thats not to say those seven months were for naught. A four-run fourth inning broke the game open for the Longhorns, but they gave it all back and dropped the series opener. Since L.T. Orlando has previously doubled as linebackers coach, a position that USC split last season between Johnny Nansen, who coached inside linebackers, and Joe DeForest, who coached outside linebackers. Orlando has also recently had stops at Texas (2017-2019), Houston(2015-2016), and Utah State (2013-2014). Not all of its issues were alignment-related though. That much was clear on Saturday, and its why losing a player like Tufele, who possesses all three traits, hurt so much. From Georgia in the SEC to the Longhorns and Cyclones in the Big 12, the new-age Double Eagle took flight as one of the top ways to contain high powered Spread offenses. The use of small ball to counteract the space created by Spread offenses is understandable. However, that was so long ago and feels like a lifetime. Odds & lines subject to change. This is something, until this year, fathomable only on a 3rd and Long or an end of a half situation in the NFL. One of the areas in which Orlando has excelled as a teacher is in the art of disguising pressures and dictating to opponents with stop calls. Contact drills were reduced to virtual cues. Previously, he spent three years at the Clarion Ledger in Mississippi, where he covered Ole Miss for two seasons and Jackson State for another. Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress. From there, the hits dont stop. 16.2ASU19.6Washington21.8Oregon23.0Utah23.2OSU23.8Colorado24.8WSU26.5UCLA27.0Stanford27.3USC27.6Cal31.6Arizona, SportsPac12 (@SportsPac12) October 10, 2021. Todd Orlando (born March 24, 1971) is an American football coach. What I think were all starting to learn defensively theres some four-down stuff thats really good but the number of people you can get off the ball based on how the offense is attacking can be advantageous to you.. Texas run defense didnt suffer in that time either. That's what Orlando labels coachings million dollar question. I dont know how theyre going to play it, but thats going to be worth watching against a quarterback (Jayden Daniels) who is a veteran.. It was during his time at Utah that he learned to assemble the 3-4 pressure package that made him an attractive hire for Herman and then a successful coach at Houston. This positionless style of play allows hybrid players, primarily at linebacker and defensive back, to play a larger role. Among current players, defensive end TaQuon Graham was something close to ecstatic about the potential for rushing the quarterback in Ashs defense following the Alamo Bowl win over Utah. We see how he got his start c. The Longhorns used lightning package variation the remainder of the season, allowing only 21 points per game the rest of the way. While the scheme is expected to adjust, the possibility of changes to USCs defensive staff is still up in the air. FAU's defense ranked 50th in the country in 2019.In 2021 FAU's defense had its up and downs, ranking 99th against the pass, 75th against the run, and 86th overall, but was in the top 50 in scoring defense. 9 Texas hosts No. The Times first reported his hiring Monday. Apr 5, 2021. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. You hear about soggy eggs and burnt toast. College football was temporarily revolutionized when hurry-up spread teams began to perfect the art of sending signals from the sideline to the field, allowing coordinators to make audibles and adjustments on behalf of their players. Nearly every defensive coordinator will say theyre multiple in the various looks theyll give an offense. (Roger Steinman / AP) Ryan Kartje (LA Times) -- Through spring and summer, the physical, hard-nosed brand of defense Todd Orlando promised to bring to USC remained strictly . The biggest breakthrough of the spread offense was in creating a clearer pre-snap picture for the offense and the QB in particular so that he had a narrower menu of options and threats to scan through after the snap. Theyre not only making plays, but theyre trying to help other guys. Its not likely to last forever. Aside from one spring practice, the intricacies of his scheme were installed only over Zoom. Orlando took a job as the linebackers coach and assistant head coach at Texas Tech soon after. In this years (2018) THSCA Football Lecture, Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart attributed his use of the Tite Front and how he played the secondary behind it to his meeting with Texas own, Todd Orlando. 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The Trojans considered other candidates before settling on Orlando, even getting as far as discussing the parameters of a potential contract with Rams linebackers coach Joe Barry. At the same time, it causes a lot of controversy for the guys on offense.. However, Willie Taggart and his staff still need to find ready-to-play talent in the secondary as FAU loses four of their top five snap getters from 2021. Orlando is widely considered a fast-rising coach in the industry, and players, like Roach, say Orlando should be a head coach someday. And sometimes they went with a 3-4 look with its normal defensive line (Figueroa, Marlon Tuipulotu and Caleb Tremblay) and Jackson and Hunter Echols as outside linebackers. His defenses would mix in three-down looks, but that was only about 20 percent of the time. If you bring four and they have six back in there to block, its not good numbers for you especially if youre covering the heck out of everybody. But the Trojans just had a full, traditional offseason, from spring football to summer conditioning, creating One key element I talked about in my latest book, Hybrids: The Making of a Modern Defense, is the use of a more positionless defensive gameplan going forward into the future. USC essentially ran a 4-2 front last season under former defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. FAU brings back a solid core talented defenders in their front seven and have also added numerous former blue-chip transfers to solidify their front seven. After the opening weekend for USC, things looked good for the Trojans. Los Angeles. Here is where USCs struggles against the run and its short rotation, particularly on the defensive line, tie together. When you get players who can make throws and can run, you have to be mindful, Orlando told reporters on Wednesday morning. With Drake Jackson now listed as a linebacker and primarily playing in a standup role, USCs base is essentially a 3-3-5. Orlando utilizes a number of disguised blitzes and coverages out of his 3-4 front, which can cause havoc for an offense trying to sort through things quickly. After holding Oklahoma State to 10 points in regulation, Orlando set about tweaking and retooling the base defense around the 3-2-6 lightning package and the robber coverage. Is USC defense ready to take a leap in Year 2 under Todd Orlando? A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) Cornerback is a different situation. https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2021/10/13/todd-orlandos-defense-has-been-getting-exposed-all-year-long/. Arizona, the Trojans opponent this weekend, had its first game canceled, so its difficult to predict what the offense will look like, but USC can probably expect a heavy dose of running back Gary Brightwell, who is stepping in to replace the departed J.J. Taylor. Gone were the experienced players in the secondary who could force the quarterback to hold the ball for an extra second or two. Todd Orlando has plenty of experience arriving at a new school and installing his defensive scheme for the first time. He knows the tendencies of the receivers, the quarterbacks, the linemen, what they have to offer. The main difference here is Jackson is playing as a standup linebacker instead of lining up with his hand down like he did most of the time in 2019. USCs defense got two hits on Daniels and forced three incompletions on those three plays. He has a system that allows his talented players to play freely, said Baylor head coachMatt Rhule. That wasnt happening before Hermans arrival in Austin. You know, he was a linebacker previously, and hes really strong, so being able to move in this system is really a high priority, defensive line coach Vic Sooto said. In 2021 most defensive coaches will tell you their defensive schemes are "multiple,'' which is true to a degree. In 2019, that all fell apart. The SEC used to be one of the sole holdouts with only a few teams, namely Ole Miss and Texas A&M, embracing the shift. We understood the reason why we were running what we were running, Roach said. Contact drills were reduced to virtual cues. The time is now! In the concluding 2019 Pressure Tape review, MQ will breakdown three Longhorn pressures against the now-famous LSU offenses (one of the best in history). While some players struggled to learn virtually, he said the extra time spent installing and discussing the defense led to an especially sharp first week. I do think that is the gambit this season with the defense: You have to risk the fact that while there may be some miscommunications, and maybe its getting a little too complicated, also that complication is what could give this defense a leg up from past defenses USC has fielded. Texas would not allow more than 29 points the rest of the season in regulation. As defensive coordinator at Houston in 2015 and 2016, he oversaw a defense that finished 20th and 13th in the nation in yards allowed. 3 overall pick),Baker Mayfield(No. Enter your email address to follow this blog & make sure to follow on MatchQuarters.substackcom. Click here to buy a copy today or visit your local newsstand! Tackling has been an issue, (as has) lots of defensive miscommunication. That was the biggest thing that we got caught up in, not using our weapons to our full advantage. Continue reading Simulated Pressures From a Positionless Defense (2019 Sugar Bowl). 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Defensive coach Todd Orlando of the Texas Longhorns reacts during play against the TCU Horned Frogs in the second . https://trojanswire.usatoday.com/2020/11/06/todd-orlando-vs-arizona-state-a-central-pregame-question-for-usc/. Gone was Omenihu, who proved himself capable of producing in Orlandos scheme. Get your first month for $1. As I wrote in early 2019 after Texas defeated Georgia, Orlando's defense uses hybrid players and different alignments to put pressure on offenses. The Tite Front is becoming a popular way to defend the Spread; its important to understand how teams are going to attack it on the ground. From this ultra-quick 3-2-6 package, the Longhorns then unleashed a small part of Orlando's third-down package with such tremendous force that they started calling it every play against Oklahoma State and then expanded it over the rest of the season into a new base defense. Are they going to be too complicated in the first game and have to scale things back, or are they going to keep it simple and then gradually add layers of intricacy? Until you go against live, at the end of the day youre not going to trick everybody in terms of your scheme, Orlando said. The deepest position on the USC defense is safety. A little has to do with the pace of the game too. Orlando walked into the interview room and saw his Aggie defensive film already on the screen. None of that stuff. Orlando has always been multiple, but it seemed like in the end there was just too much going on which was evident by Head Coach Tom Hermans decision to go with Chris Ash as the DC who is known for a simpler style reflecting Ohio State (with more of a Quarters base). Orlando is a linebackers coach in a defense that asks the linebackers to be the primary playmakers on the team. Herman brought Orlando along with him to Texas, where a brilliant Year 1 netted the Longhorns defensive coordinator a raise to $1.7 million per year through the 2021 season. Under Orlando's direction last season, Texas run defense jumped to eighth nationally from 76th the year prior. Since Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman dismissed defensive coordinator Todd Orlando two and a half months ago and even before, to some extent it's become clear just how much. Through it all, Orlandos stayed on Hermans staff. Odd-front defenses with nickel and dime packages on the back end are en vogue across college football. Its really hard to screw up a run play. Figueroa had a breakout 2020 season and since then has added 15 pounds of muscle to give himself the flexibility to line up at his natural defensive end position or slide inside to play tackle. The rotation should expand when Pili returns, but at the moment USCs defensive personnel is what it is. Theres no backside meetings. . Thats certainly a way to end the regular season and enter March Madness. The Big 12 is not new to the concept of smaller faster players playing on the defensive side of the ball. After that hell usually return to the picture one last time before moving to the board to draw different concepts out of the same look. USC's new defensive coordinator didn't waste time schooling Trojans on new scheme New USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando didn't let the COVID-19 shutdown stop him from familiarizing the Trojans to his defense. The Chargers based out of it for a whole game! Two Former NBA Players Receive Prison Sentences For Fraud Scheme. He brings a passion, energy, toughness and discipline to his coaching, Helton said, and those characteristics were evident in our discussions. Behind them, USC has transfers like Xavion Alford and Chris Thompson, not to mention a slew of freshmen. The defense has numbers and is plus-one on the pulling guard. Try a week on us. Redshirt freshman Max Williams was the extra defensive back on the field in these packages. But instead of sending four rushers, USC sent six (Figueroa, the four linebackers and Hufanga) on the final three plays, which forced Daniels, who rushed for 111 yards, to beat the Trojans with his arm. Antonio Morales covers USC football for The Athletic. He did some things out there that were pretty special.. The Cyclones used the Dime look as their base defense for the entire season, leading to victories over high-powered offenses like Oklahoma (#1 in BCfToys Offensive Efficiency) and Memphis (#16). The loss of Jay Tufele, who opted out to focus on the NFL draft, has already thrust senior defensive tackle Brandon Pili into the starting lineup. Toughness is for naught if the player and coach relationship isnt strong enough to offset those consistent practice blows. The play is ultimately killed. The point behind that question is not that hard to grasp: Is a complex scheme necessary to give USC a winning edge, or should a simplified scheme be used in Week 1, to not load players with too many assignments, reads, or details? Because nobody will throw the ball on you, theyll just run it. We try to take the philosophy of trying to make people one-dimensional, run the football on you and control the clock, because, in my opinion, there are less mistakes made on you when you turn around and hand the ball off and they can get seven or eight yards.. Herman clearly agrees. The only two Pac-12 schools behind them are Cal and winless Arizona. Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. Before joining Tom Hermans staff at Texas, Orlando was viewed as a rising defensive mind in college football. The diagram below illustrates the fronts usefulness versus a popular Spread play, the Power Read. He also coaches the linebackers. Having a base, four-man pass-rush is less valuable for attacking any of those schemes, so Orlando determined that it was a worthy trade to give up a pass rusher up front in exchange for more coverage and blitz flexibility and disguise potential while also gaining a "free hitter" in the form of the robber. Most offensive schemes in the Big 12 didn't have many built-in answers for a versatile safety floating in the middle of the field and thwarting their route combos or coming unblocked against the run game. football@usc.edu. Though Todd Orlandos (DC, USC) time at Texas came to a screeching halt after the 2019 regular season, one thing is clear, the man can create pressure. Playing defensive end Marqez Bimage in a similar role produced better results for Texas late in the season. In watching ITS throughout this fall camp and knowing that he has a sense of urgency to really capture that position as well as be elite at it has been really nice to see.. Were trying to stay very consistent in terms of our message so we can get better throughout the year.. He was also inheriting a schedule that included Sam Darnold and USC, Jesse Ertz and Kansas State, Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma, Mason Rudolph and Oklahoma State, Kenny Hill and TCU, Will Grier and West Virginia and ultimately Drew Lock and Missouri -- essentially, some of the cream of the crop in terms of modern spread offense and spread quarterbacking. Aside from one spring practice, the intricacies of his scheme were installed only over Zoom. Orlando's favorite scheme against the run in his multiple 3-4. Considering how long players have had to learn the scheme, Orlando made clear he wont be as forgiving when it comes to forgetting assignments. DeForest left last month to coach at North Carolina State. Orlando sorts film breakdown by position. Put together, bad luck and some poor choices cost Orlando his job, in no small part because the defensive line wasnt positioned for success. But after successfully rebuilding the Texas defense in his first season, the Longhorns experienced a sharp defensive downturn in 2019. Orlando, who last coached defense at Texas, called the virtual install time a blessing in disguise. Even if it might only take his new defense so far. Todd Orlando was announced as USC's defensive coordinator Friday, ending a lengthy search for Clancy Pendergast 's replacement that had dragged into its fourth week. Now they brought in a new staff, giving those guys the opportunity to rush the passer and show what they have.. Todd Orlando, defensive coordinator, Houston. One question I am asking to college football experts is this: Should Todd Orlando emphasize complexity of scheme or simplicity of scheme against Jayden Daniels and the Sun Devils on Saturday? Johnson and Wheeler added another 17 run stuffs combined as the linebacker position went from being a major deficit to a team strength. Orlando told his team, Its my fault. Lincoln RileyandKliff Kingsburycome from the Air Raid tree, but their systems look quite different in the same way Kansas States pro-style, option-heavy scheme varies from Oklahoma States spread. Find out which 3 #USC players go to the Bears in an NBC Sports Chicago mock draft. groupings are being countered by many defenses basing out of a Nickel defense. I think its a smart move. Without a Spring Camp to provide real first-hand understanding of Todd Orlando's defensive scheme as well as Vic So'oto's preferences as defensive line coach, these are best guesses. He is an experienced and successful defensive coordinator who has made an impact everywhere he has coached.. Herald-Times. When we sat down and started to talk it was just so similar, Orlando told 247Sports. It's a testament to what a normal offseason has done for second-year coordinator Todd Orlando and his ability to install the defense and instill the mentality he wants from his players.. The Cowboys averaged more yards passing than any team in the country. Last year, Orlando helped the Longhorns shed more than 10 points per game allowed on defense despite working with 10 of the 11 starters from2016's porous unit. After missing the first week of camp in health and safety protocols, Jackson was practically unblockable in practices, using his finesse moves on the edge to cause havoc in the backfield. This is where the separation begins.. Get full team previews, schedules, scouting reports, conference predictions, and national rankings. And Charles Omenihu won the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year award in 2018 with 9.5 sacks playing in the same scheme that ultimately limited Orlandos last defense in Austin. Fail big.. It also gives him the ability to put players in situations to take advantage of deficiencies within an offensive scheme or weaker/slower players. Will Alabama transfer Ishmael Sopsher be healthy enough to do so? Texas and Georgia, in particular, had great success all year running similar schemes from a base Tite Front. Gambling problem? The Trojans were also missing Brandon Pili, an experienced senior who would have definitely been in the rotation, on Saturday. Longhorns defensive coordinator Todd Orlando debuted his "cowboy" package in a 45-14 win over Louisiana Tech last Saturday. You have to look at the film and say, This guy can wreck a game, Orlando said. The Longhorns were putrid in 2015 and 2016, allowing the third- and sixth-most rushing yards in school history. Is USC defense ready to take a leap in Year 2, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). The modern spread offense is defined largely by quick-hitting pass plays, run/pass options and finally play-action shots that often feature six- or seven-man protections. After all, he fired Orlando and brought in Ash as an agent of change. Sometimes when youre a good player, youre just worried about yourself and making your plays, Orlando said. Against the more run-heavy approaches from USC, Oklahoma and Kansas State, Orlando utilized his traditional blend of nickel defense, moving quarters coverages and zone blitzes. 3 Kansas. "We are excited to have. The beauty within Orlandos use of interchangeable players allows him to stay within packages, but get different pre-snap looks. No. Thats important to know, because Orlando turned down an opportunity to be Pittsburghs DC in his hometown that offseason. Those disguised blitzes cause an opposing quarterback to think, which is critical against tempo. Lets start with the base defense. Then the injuries and attrition reduced depth at linebacker while inexperienced players tried to fill in, resulting in Orlando moving his best natural pass rusher, B-backer Joseph Ossai, to multiple positions around the field that kept him from attacking downhill. Thats where adaptability comes into play. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at: The time is now! It comes as no surprise that in a league that is at the forefront of the evolution of the Spread would feature unique defenses within the league to counter the offensive onslaught. At Utah State, where he worked in 2013 and 2014, Orlandos defenses also finished in the nations top 20 in fewest points allowed. After leaving FIU, Orlando went north to coach Utah State, where their defense ranked 7th and 12th in scoring defense during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, respectively. Preparing for his first season as defensive coordinator at No. Todd Orlandoremembers feeling bad forTom Herman. Phone. If that sounds like thinking, its because it is. The result was a defense that failed to take advantage of the pass-rushing talent of players like Graham, Ossai, and Roach because once the scheme that Orlando spent the offseason developing was no longer effective, its extremely difficult to make those changes once the season begins. We just had to learn to embrace it, and now we look forward to it.. For example, to counteract the speed of the Ravens Lamar Jackson, the San Diego Chargers went uber-small and put up to SEVEN DBs on the field at a time. The Spread offense has touched every corner of college football.
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