Does the “Prevent” defense
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Not when your DL by itself cannot get pressure on the qb. But to Indiana’s credit, the prevent is designed to give up yards, take time off the clock, but tighten up near the end zone; and their qb and receivers made really good plays on their two tds in the closing minutes. Can’t argue with the dominant win, but I hate shutting them down for 58 minutes and allowing those PREVENT scores the lat 2 minutes.
There was no prevent defense on the first TD drive and minimal to zero prevent defense on the second TD drive.
Just because Indiana moved the ball doesn’t mean that ND was playing prevent.
The prevent defense quite often prevents you from winning. I have seen it happen way too many times in colleges and the pros.
Now if you are up by at least four TDs with a couple of minutes to go, just put in your backups and play your normal third and long defense. Gives your younger players a chance to get good time in.
Now if you are up by at least four TDs with a couple of minutes to go, just put in your backups and play your normal third and long defense. Gives your younger players a chance to get good time in.
The prevent defense prevents you from winning. I think John Madden said that. ND using it last night was fine, because we were up by 24 points with five minutes left. I mean it didn't stop them from scoring at all, indeed it allowed them to score twice. But there was no way they could score three TD and three 2 point conversions with so little time. So we could afford to give up two TDs, thanks to the pernicious, or even actively, occasionally agonizingly self-destructive effects of the so-called prevent defense, and still come out with the win. And we didn't blow our big lead completely.
There are narrow circumstances when it might help, and the idea is to prevent a random big play for eighty yards or something. But I think there has to be way less time than five minutes for it to be a good idea. But we did win, even though we predictably gave up yards and TDs while employing it. And the onside kick certainly helped.
There are narrow circumstances when it might help, and the idea is to prevent a random big play for eighty yards or something. But I think there has to be way less time than five minutes for it to be a good idea. But we did win, even though we predictably gave up yards and TDs while employing it. And the onside kick certainly helped.
Look at all the successful hail Marys. It’s usually against a defence rushing three. Give any descent QB time and someone will get open eventually.
It can’t happen again. We need to play the same way the entire game. Also, please please please help Christian Gray out.
It can’t happen again. We need to play the same way the entire game. Also, please please please help Christian Gray out.
So you don’t think that Notre Dame was playing a prevent defense in the last few minutes ?
Not sure if it was by design. But clearly ND defense did not play as focused on those last to TDs. It was very frustrating to watch that. It was as if the game was literally over. But in reality, it wasn’t. That cannot happen if you want to play championship football. I’m sorry , you never let the opponent up once they are down. It doesn’t have to be mean spirited. It’s a competition. You shake hands after and call it a day.
It can work if you eat clock and prevent the team from scoring fast and force the losing team to burn timeouts. But many times it doesn't.
