I'm watching the USC/Notre Dame game from 2012 on ESPN News today. It got me thinking, what would your starting lineup be on defense if you could draw from both rosters.
Here's my lineup for a 4-2-5:
DE Stephon Tuitt (Khalid Kareem would rotate in)
NT Louis Nix (Kurt Hinish would rotate in)
DT Jerry Tillery (Kapron Lewis-Moore would rotate in)
DE Julian Okwara (Daelin Hayes would rotate in, Prince Shembo would be in my 3rd down package)
MLB Manti Te'o
BK Drue Tranquill (I would use a 3-man rotation with Te'von Coney playing Mike and Buck)
Rover Zeke Motta
SS Jalen Elliott
FS Alohi Gilman
CB Julian Love
CB Bennett Jackson (Jackson would move inside to nickel on 3rd down with Pride at CB)
Here's my lineup for a 3-4:
OLB Julian Okwara (I would rotate in Prince Shembo)
DE Jerry Tillery (Kapron Lewis-Moore would rotate in)
NT Louis Nix (Kurt Hinish would rotate in)
DE Stephon Tuitt (Khalid Kareem would rotate in)
OLB Daelin Hayes (Danny Spond would rotate in)
MLB Manti Te'o
WLB Drue Tranquill ((I would use a 3-man rotation with Te'von Coney playing MLB and WLB)
SS Zeke Motta (Jalen Elliott would rotate in)
FS Alohi Gilman
CB Julian Love
CB Bennett Jackson (Jackson would move inside to nickel on 3rd down with Pride at CB)
My starting offense would be:
QB Ian Book
RB Theo Riddick (Dexter Williams would get minimum 10 touches a game in a rotation)
WR Miles Boykin
WR Chase Claypool (DaVaris Daniels would rotate in a bunch)
WR TJ Jones (He's my slot, Chris Finke would also play)
TE Tyler Eifert
LT Zack Martin
LG Aaron Banks
C Chris Watt (Yes, I'd move him to center)
RG Robert Hainsey
RT Liam Eichenberg
My coaching staff:
OC: Chip Long
DC: Clark Lea
ST: Brian Polian
OL: Harry Hiestand
RB: Tony Alford
WR: DelVaughn Alexander
DL: Mike Elston
LB: Bob Diaco
CB: Todd Lyght
S: Terry Joseph
What say you?
Here's my lineup for a 4-2-5:
DE Stephon Tuitt (Khalid Kareem would rotate in)
NT Louis Nix (Kurt Hinish would rotate in)
DT Jerry Tillery (Kapron Lewis-Moore would rotate in)
DE Julian Okwara (Daelin Hayes would rotate in, Prince Shembo would be in my 3rd down package)
MLB Manti Te'o
BK Drue Tranquill (I would use a 3-man rotation with Te'von Coney playing Mike and Buck)
Rover Zeke Motta
SS Jalen Elliott
FS Alohi Gilman
CB Julian Love
CB Bennett Jackson (Jackson would move inside to nickel on 3rd down with Pride at CB)
Here's my lineup for a 3-4:
OLB Julian Okwara (I would rotate in Prince Shembo)
DE Jerry Tillery (Kapron Lewis-Moore would rotate in)
NT Louis Nix (Kurt Hinish would rotate in)
DE Stephon Tuitt (Khalid Kareem would rotate in)
OLB Daelin Hayes (Danny Spond would rotate in)
MLB Manti Te'o
WLB Drue Tranquill ((I would use a 3-man rotation with Te'von Coney playing MLB and WLB)
SS Zeke Motta (Jalen Elliott would rotate in)
FS Alohi Gilman
CB Julian Love
CB Bennett Jackson (Jackson would move inside to nickel on 3rd down with Pride at CB)
My starting offense would be:
QB Ian Book
RB Theo Riddick (Dexter Williams would get minimum 10 touches a game in a rotation)
WR Miles Boykin
WR Chase Claypool (DaVaris Daniels would rotate in a bunch)
WR TJ Jones (He's my slot, Chris Finke would also play)
TE Tyler Eifert
LT Zack Martin
LG Aaron Banks
C Chris Watt (Yes, I'd move him to center)
RG Robert Hainsey
RT Liam Eichenberg
My coaching staff:
OC: Chip Long
DC: Clark Lea
ST: Brian Polian
OL: Harry Hiestand
RB: Tony Alford
WR: DelVaughn Alexander
DL: Mike Elston
LB: Bob Diaco
CB: Todd Lyght
S: Terry Joseph
What say you?
