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Defensive Scheme

5280Griz said:
Learn to read, Georgia runs a 3-4, not 3-3-5.
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3-3-5. My family follows Georigia goes to Georgia game. We have 50 yard line tickets at the Fiesta Bowl this year. Hoping it's Georgia and Ohio State. Saw Georgia beat TCU in the national championship game few years ago.

"Georgia's defense, led by Kirby Smart, runs a versatile, hybrid system primarily based on a 3-3-5 stack/nickel look that morphs from traditional 4-2-5 fronts, emphasizing physicality, pattern-matching, and disguised coverages like Quarters (Cover 4) to confuse offenses, control the line of scrimmage, and create pressure with athletic linebackers and versatile linemen.
Key Elements
  • Base Formations: A blend of 3-3-5 (three down linemen, three linebackers, five defensive backs) and 4-2-5 (four down linemen, two linebackers, five DBs).
  • Flexibility: They frequently shift pre-snap from a 4-2-5 to a tight/mint front (Bear Front) to match spread offenses, confusing blocking schemes.
  • Coverage: Strong use of pattern-matching zone coverages like Quarters (Cover 4) to defend deep passes and bracket receivers.
  • Personnel: Elite, athletic linebackers (like Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker) who can blitz, cover tight ends, and play in space, supported by versatile defensive linemen.
  • Philosophy: Physical, disciplined defense focused on controlling the line, disguising coverages, and creating negative plays, forcing teams into long-yardage situations.
"It's a hybrid 335/425 with an EDGE that can stand as a 3-4 OLB in a two gap scheme or operate with his hand in the ground like a 4 man front End. It's more like Muschamp's BUCK (Gamecock fan, I know his scheme well enough to know why it could never work at Carolina). Of course Smarts base is always a 3- man front, so that's the only difference is the base. Include a 4- front nickel and make your biggest and best pass rushing OLB the DE (use formation sub) and make him whichever side OLB rotates down when you shift from 3-3-5 to 4-2-5 in hurry-up, make sure that side's end is the larger of the DEs as he'll be more likely to gave a double team."
 
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AZGrizFan said:
The “gimmick” is in having 3 of the 4 guys on the line > 250lbs and expecting them to NOT get washed down every running play against true run-first offenses. Two 245 lb DE’s and a 230 lb LB and ONE guy around 280 just ain’t gonna pack it.
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Sounds like it’s not the scheme that’s the gimmick, and instead the players in the scheme…
 
mthoopsfan said:
3-3-5. My family follows Georigia goes to Georgia game. We have 50 yard line tickets at the Fiesta Bowl this year. Hoping it's Georgia and Ohio State. Saw Georgia beat TCU in the national championship game few years ago.

"Georgia's defense, led by Kirby Smart, runs a versatile, hybrid system primarily based on a 3-3-5 stack/nickel look that morphs from traditional 4-2-5 fronts, emphasizing physicality, pattern-matching, and disguised coverages like Quarters (Cover 4) to confuse offenses, control the line of scrimmage, and create pressure with athletic linebackers and versatile linemen.
Key Elements
  • Base Formations: A blend of 3-3-5 (three down linemen, three linebackers, five defensive backs) and 4-2-5 (four down linemen, two linebackers, five DBs).
  • Flexibility: They frequently shift pre-snap from a 4-2-5 to a tight/mint front (Bear Front) to match spread offenses, confusing blocking schemes.
  • Coverage: Strong use of pattern-matching zone coverages like Quarters (Cover 4) to defend deep passes and bracket receivers.
  • Personnel: Elite, athletic linebackers (like Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker) who can blitz, cover tight ends, and play in space, supported by versatile defensive linemen.
  • Philosophy: Physical, disciplined defense focused on controlling the line, disguising coverages, and creating negative plays, forcing teams into long-yardage situations.
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Have fun at the Fiesta Bowl this year. I went in 2019 when it was Clemson against Ohio State in the semi finals. Not particularly a fan of either team but it was a good game and the weather was great as it always is in AZ this time of year. Georgia shifts into 3-4 defense as well.
 
5280Griz said:
Have fun at the Fiesta Bowl this year. I went in 2019 when it was Clemson against Ohio State in the semi finals. Not particularly a fan of either team but it was a good game and the weather was great as it always is in AZ this time of year. Georgia shifts into 3-4 defense as well.
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You don't know Georgia's defensive scheme. Did have 50 yard line tickets in row 20? We saw TCU beat Michigan a few years ago too.
 
mthoopsfan said:
You don't know Georgia's defensive scheme. Did have 50 yard line tickets in row 20? We saw TCU beat Michigan a few years ago too.
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I prefer being in the endzone to watch the play develop. This was before they installed the stupid casitas and took away one endzone's worth of seating. I was around 15 or 20 rows off the field.
 
5280Griz said:
I prefer being in the endzone to watch the play develop. This was before they installed the stupid casitas and took away one endzone's worth of seating. I was around 15 or 20 rows off the field.
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You only have enough money for crappy seats. End zone tickets are pretty weak. Can only see one end of the field.
 
Ursus Horriblis said:
No, he has a Blake Cashman, Dallas Turner, a healthy Greenard, Eric Wilson, Jacob Hargrave:ROFLMAO:
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Blake Cashman, a walk on linebacker at Minnesota and wears the green dot, is the other player that makes the defense happen with pre-snap reads and getting the defense in the right alignment.
 
mthoopsfan said:
You only have enough money for crappy seats. End zone tickets are pretty weak. Can only see one end of the field.
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Not a money issue. End zone you can see the play from a lot better perspective and the environment is awesome for redzone plays on your end. The first row of the second level in the end zone is the best spot in NFL stadiums in my opinion, particularly State Farm the concessions in the Ring of Honor level in the end zone (what they call the first few rows of the upper level) are awesome and way less crowded than the rest of the stadium. I was in the lower level for the Clemson Ohio State Fiesta Bowl because I wanted to experience the fan bases. For Cardinals games section 428 is my favorite.
 
5280Griz said:
Not a money issue. End zone you can see the play from a lot better perspective and the environment is awesome for redzone plays on your end. The first row of the second level in the end zone is the best spot in NFL stadiums in my opinion, particularly State Farm the concessions in the Ring of Honor level in the end zone (what they call the first few rows of the upper level) are awesome and way less crowded than the rest of the stadium. I was in the lower level for the Clemson Ohio State Fiesta Bowl because I wanted to experience the fan bases. For Cardinals games section 428 is my favorite.
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Nobody picks endzone over 50 yard line except for lack of money reasons.
 
mthoopsfan said:
Nobody picks endzone over 50 yard line except for lack of money reasons.
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Your posts make it clear you know nothing about State Farm Stadium. I was there when Phil Dawson hit a 57 yard walk off, the longest kick of his at that point 19 year NFL career. I would have not had the same amazing view and experience after it went in from the 50 yard line. It is clear you never have and never will experience all time moments in that stadium like I have and you are clueless about State Farm Stadium.
 
5280Griz said:
Not a money issue. End zone you can see the play from a lot better perspective and the environment is awesome for redzone plays on your end. The first row of the second level in the end zone is the best spot in NFL stadiums in my opinion, particularly State Farm the concessions in the Ring of Honor level in the end zone (what they call the first few rows of the upper level) are awesome and way less crowded than the rest of the stadium. I was in the lower level for the Clemson Ohio State Fiesta Bowl because I wanted to experience the fan bases. For Cardinals games section 428 is my favorite.
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End zone seats about 20 rows up are the closest you can get to the All 22 view.
 
Missoula223 said:
Well. 3-3 is typically known as odd. The griz have used what they call a “Reb” to be a primary 4th rusher. they can certainly blitz to over, but the benefit of it is an offense often has to determine late where that guy is going to come from. Although honestly his alignment typically gives him limited options. What’s important is bringing a different 4th rusher to change the picture. Basically, offense thinks he’s rushing and the DL are slanting, and instead the other side comes. Kind of good to have a 70-30 balance at the very least.

Griz are daily multiple coverage wise. So your extra defender comes depending on formation and rotation. If I’m being honest, games that I’ve been at, I think rotation is fairly easy to see based on eyes of the corners, alignment of linebackers, and depth of safeties. Which is one minor critique I would make. It’s hard to get college kids to “disguise” coverage at times. But your coverage is going to be your fit, so at some point you’re going to tilt your hand.

Regarding the 2 gap question, anytime you play a 0 nose without slanting he’s going to be a 2 gap player by default. Again I’m not defending or promoting how good or bad the coaches are, I’m simply saying the scheme isn’t the top issue for why they are giving up points.
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Thanks for the great info.
 
5280Griz said:
Not a money issue. End zone you can see the play from a lot better perspective and the environment is awesome for redzone plays on your end. The first row of the second level in the end zone is the best spot in NFL stadiums in my opinion, particularly State Farm the concessions in the Ring of Honor level in the end zone (what they call the first few rows of the upper level) are awesome and way less crowded than the rest of the stadium. I was in the lower level for the Clemson Ohio State Fiesta Bowl because I wanted to experience the fan bases. For Cardinals games section 428 is my favorite.
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100%. This is the perfect seat. You everything.
 
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