AC,
You aren't going to "surprise" a good offensive scheme. OL are coached to block defenders based on whether they are covered or uncovered on the LOS, so being in a 3 or 4 or even a 5 man front is not going to make them bust assignments. What you do with those 3,4 ,or 5 guys is what causes issues ( see our OL vs OU's DL ). To stop the run you have to fill gaps.There are 6 gaps/holes plus the outside edge the defensive front has to defend. Basically 8 gaps/holes. You can't fill enough gaps with only 3 DL, and you only occupy 3 OL leaving 2 ( 3 if TE or RB blocks ) to block LBs or blitzes ......Nothing left to stop the run but safeties and corners, and ours are either all hurt or can't tackle.......SMH. Why anyone who says you have to stop the run first ( which is every great DC in football history ) would want to line up in a 3-3-5 is beyond common sense, unless you have 5 star BEASTS like Ndamukong Suh kinda guys up front.
Our offense makes me shake my head too.
Last edited: Oct 18, 2019