The Trojans didnt do it for every third-and-7 and longer, but in most of those obvious pass situations, Orlando employed a 1-4-6 look. What is the current state of play for one of the elite QB prospects on the board? The image above shows the Longhorns base look against the ever prevalent Y-Off 20 pers. Todd Orlando was announced as USCs defensive coordinator Friday, ending a lengthy search for Clancy Pendergasts replacement that had dragged into its fourth week. It makes a QB think, said Texas senior defensive endCharles Omenihu. On Arizona States final possession, Orlando went back to the 1-4-6 look for the entire drive. Thats where adaptability comes into play. 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. USC has officially found the new face of its defense. If you allow that to happen and know its going to happen, thats a crime in my opinion. And now former defensive end Malcolm Roach, as he prepares for the NFL Combine, reflected on how much he would have liked to play in Ashs scheme and how much he thinks it will benefit the 2020 Longhorns. He dropped into coverage just twice against Arizona State, by The Athletics very unofficial count. Pola-Mao returns and has been a stud in camp, causing chaos in blitzing situations and making plays on the ball in pass coverage that he has not made in the past. One of the key subplots to USCs season opener against Arizona State is the performance of the Trojans defense, more specifically the secondary. Hes a guru, said Texas junior safetyBrandon Jones. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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. Under Orlando's direction last season, Texas run defense jumped to eighth nationally from 76th the year prior. This allows the B backer to be a free player and essentially go get the football! The Longhorns base with a true Nickel as well, and align him opposite the Jack, primarily with the passing strength. USC defense has different feel in camp after full offseason Due to the pandemic, USC was unable to implement new defensive coordinator Todd Orlando's scheme in person before the 2020 season, so players were learning on the fly as they prepared for the delayed season. Texas also got produced seven sacks from the secondary because the experienced group on the back end was able to cover long enough for those deep blitzes to get home. Orlando's 3-4/quarters defense had to be tweaked and altered to fit the 2017 Texas football roster and the demands of playing against Big 12 offenses, but in the process Orlando simply proved what makes him one of the top defensive coaches in the country: In particular, his effective teaching, aggressive philosophy and high capacity for adaptation. That safety, last year played by the hard-hittingJason Hall, helped support the run defending on his read. There were times when we said the same thing together at the same moment. Two things generally forced USC to shift out of its base defense. Some of the stuff I was about to say, he was already thinking. 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.. DeForest left last month to coach at North Carolina State. This season has not gone according to plan for anybody, especially the defense, and major changes will be headed USCs way. Theres a little learning curve for him just the speed of the game and all that, but then Stanley also being very new to the position has his own learning curve.. The diagram below illustrates the fronts usefulness versus a popular Spread play, the Power Read. Its going to be real interesting to see how that unfolds in the Pac-12 with USC and everybody., Its a legitimate question in terms of how Orlando is going to play it early in the season, right? Orlando has a long coaching career with multiple stops across the country. Orlando now becomes the seventh defensive coordinator in seven seasons for FAU. Before heading to Utah State and learning the art of disguised zone blitzes and modern 3-4 defense from the Kyle Whittingham coaching tree in the early 2010s, Orlando was a traditional 4-3 coach. Through spring and summer, the physical, hard-nosed brand of defense Todd Orlando promised to bring to USC remained strictly theoretical. Drake Jackson will man the hybrid outside backer position again this season. Senior middle linebackerGary Johnsoncame from a junior college in 2016 where the scheme was significantly less complex. Or what type of player they would be getting because of the scheme we ran. Now they brought in a new staff, giving those guys the opportunity to rush the passer and show what they have.. Orlando is widely considered a fast-rising coach in the industry, and players, like Roach, say Orlando should be a head coach someday. Herman starts most practices with a variation of the circle drill (essentially a one-on-one meeting in a small space that Herman calls out one by one) to ramp up the energy. If you dont, its going to be limited. As I wrote in early 2019 after Texas defeated Georgia, Orlandos defense uses hybrid players and different alignments to put pressure on offenses. The Trojans defense held the Spartans to only seven points on the game, and things seemed to be going well in Southern California. In that game, the Longhorns consistently confused a seasoned and well-coached offensive line, garnering two sacks and seven tackles for loss (TFLs). There's no better way to demonstrate that than to look at howTexas defended the run. Follow Antonio on Twitter @AntonioCMorales. This offseason, there were more than a few reports potentially linking Orlando to head coach jobs. Its a combination that spurred a defensive transformation at Texas. In fact, Todd Orlandos defense is towards the bottom of the conference in points allowed per game, per SportsPac12s latest. Thanks to some help from the Cyclones and Mountaineers, the Longhorns trashed the Jayhawks to land the No. I love TO hes one of the smartest defensive minds I ever played for.. This is something, until this year, fathomable only on a 3rd and Long or an end of a half situation in the NFL. A safety begins with his role in installation before even glancing at another spot. Be sure to follow us on Twitter at: The time is now! Adam Grosbard covers USC athletics for the Orange County Register and Southern California News Group. It is not going to be participation awards. You have to use those guys. Over the course of 2017, Orlando gained a full mastery of his own roster and unleashed it in a variety of fashions against a loaded slate of Big 12 opponents. If the Trojans are going to take a step forward as a program this season, its going to need its defense to make some serious progress. Orlando, 47, is considered a rising head coaching candidate, and his contract reflects that. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) "I feel like I need to take some time for my wife, kids and grandkids while also looking to see if I can help college football on a larger scale," Patterson told Horns247. The defense made the final stand to seal the victory, but it also gave up some big plays and surrendered 258 rushing yards to the Sun Devils. Owl fans had seen this defensive scheme recently when defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer coached FAU in 2019 as part of the 11-3 Conference USA and Boca Bowl championship season. It took defenses a while to catch up, but Orlando is at the cutting edge with his defensive packages that can disrupt the process and even the playing field. The Longhorns used lightning package variation the remainder of the season, allowing only 21 points per game the rest of the way. At the same time, it causes a lot of controversy for the guys on offense.. The timing between Daniels and his receivers was off all game. Imagine if this actually happens. 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. Orlando took a job as the linebackers coach and assistant head coach at Texas Tech soon after. Orlando, 48, spent the last three seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Texas, where he was one of the highest paid assistants in college football. Greg Johnson is the veteran returner at nickel back. Preparing for his first season as defensive coordinator at No. Imagine if this actually happens. The former is built on repetitive contact. With one of the pass-rushing outside linebackers replaced by a nickel DB, the defense is left with only a single edge rusher on the field (the B-backer in Orlando's defense). Herman just needed to know if the pair would mesh personally. Its not likely to last forever. The Chargers based out of it for a whole game! 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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. But returning veterans on the roster like safety Isaiah Pola-Mao and defensive end Nick Figueroa have made a point of helping the young players come along and be ready to contribute in 2021. On the back end, Orlando typically employs a quarters coverage that allows his defensive backs to break aggressively to the football while preventing big plays. Orlando said the Big 12 is unparalleled nationally when it comes to offensive playcalling. Put together, bad luck and some poor choices cost Orlando his job, in no small part because the defensive line wasnt positioned for success. Practices under Herman and Orlando are hard. Is USC defense ready to take a leap in Year 2 under Todd Orlando? Phone. Herman clearly agrees. The Horns look to close out the inaugural season at the Moody Center with a 17-1 record. The football bona fides were clear. 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. Then Utah State's defensive coordinator, Orlando flew to Columbus, Ohio to interview with Herman for Houston's defensive coordinator job. Behind them, USC has transfers like Xavion Alford and Chris Thompson, not to mention a slew of freshmen. Gambling problem? Todd Orlando has plenty of experience arriving at a new school and installing his defensive scheme for the first time. Once I left, I thought we were one and the same.. The only two Pac-12 schools behind them are Cal and winless Arizona. One thing to not overlook is the away side 4i who has leverage on the away side tackle. A Michigan native and University of Michigan graduate, Kartje previously wrote for Fox Sports Wisconsin and the Bloomington (Ind.) 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. A good run defense has been a calling card of. Though it did prove to be the origin of one of college footballs best coordinator-head coach relationships. Since then, the USC defense has been getting torched time and time again, with their worst performance arguably against Oregon State as the Beavers ran for over 300 yards to upset them in Los Angeles. This positionless style of play allows hybrid players, primarily at linebacker and defensive back, to play a larger role. Feb 18, 2023 . 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The offseason plan was to mold Jefferson into the next star rover for Orlando, but circumstances over the course of the season resulted in Jefferson moving to the "mac" position to make room for fellow speedster and junior college transfer Gary Johnson. Their camp D was a 3-4, but once the season hit, the packages started to proliferate. Theyre not only making plays, but theyre trying to help other guys. 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. 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. Apr 5, 2021. Defenses that base out of the Tite Front dont mind the bounce because their speedy (and usually free)LBs can now chase down the RB while its overhangs box everything back inside (think of them like the Double Eagles wide-9s). Safeties coach Craig Naivar, whos been working with Orlando since 2015, described the defense with that exact word a few weeks ago. 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). Tackling has been an issue, (as has) lots of defensive miscommunication. The Longhorns base out of a 3-4 that utilizes the Tite Front (404) and a stand-up hybrid DE to the weak side, or away from the passing strength (this is Mint in Saban-speak). Thats not to say those seven months were for naught. Players retained more than he expected, and coaches got to know players better than they would have otherwise. Overall, the rotation was much shorter than what was utilized last year. Antonio Morales covers USC football for The Athletic. Stanley, he has natural mobility. We kind of talked about this going into 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. If the offense doesn't even know where the overload is coming from or who's dropping into coverage unless they can figure it out after the snap, they're more likely to have their own weak spots exposed than they are to hammer a favorable matchup with a pinpoint pass or run. That pair figures to start at the two end positions, with either Jamar Sekona or Stanley Taufoou at tackle. It could afford to, considering Arizona State wasnt making it pay through the air. Were not going to know the answer to that question until Nov. 7, but Todd Orlando seems very confident this defense will have everything straightforward and understood., Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. He spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons under Mario Cristobal and FIU, where he won a share of the Sun Belt title and a bowl game victory. As defensive coordinator at Houston in 2015 and 2016, he oversaw a defense that finished 20th and 13th in the nation in yards allowed. Youre in this area and theres some really good high school players in this area, the top guys. Los Angeles Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje offered this extended answer: Its important to remind everyone listening that I havent actually seen Todd Orlandos defense other than one practice during the spring Weve seen it all over the country that these offenses are running roughshod over defenses. There are a lot of questions about how the Trojans offensive line will perform, but having Brett Neilon at center and Alijah Vera-Tucker at left tackle should help. 20 Southern California, however, has been different because of the coronavirus pandemic. It has been an awful showing for USCs defense, and the coaching has to be the sole reason for the blame. Orlando did present Arizona State with several different looks on Saturday. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. At the three traditional LB spots, converted safety Raymond Scott has grabbed control of the outside backer spot while Kanai and Ralen Goforth return inside. 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. The defense made the final stand to seal the victory, but it also gave up some big plays and surrendered 258 rushing yards to the Sun Devils. The trickle-up effect is in full swing. 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? When interim defensive coordinator Craig Naivar finally allowed Ossai to play that role, Ossai produced three of his five sacks in the Alamo Bowl. Hands-on coaching was limited to distanced learning. Until you go against live, at the end of the day youre not going to trick everybody in terms of your scheme, Orlando said. He trains the defense to quickly show one look before audibling to another with merely a glance to the sideline just before the snap. With Gary Anderson and Dave Aranda's exit to Wisconsin in 2012, the door opened for then Offensive Coordinator Matt Wells to ascend to the Head Coaching position. Even the NFL saw many of its teams embrace a more open style of play. Orlando was fired by head coach Tom Herman on Dec. 1 and Naivar the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Longhorns who has worked with Herman across four different stops (Sam. Orlandos players have a different term for that distinction. The beauty within Orlandos use of interchangeable players allows him to stay within packages, but get different pre-snap looks. Contact drills were reduced to virtual cues. A four-run fourth inning broke the game open for the Longhorns, but they gave it all back and dropped the series opener. Texas goal is to play fast on defense, forcing opposing QB to play slow. USC coach Clay Helton says hes noticed benefits from the Trojans unprecedented start to an unusual, pandemic-shortened season. Take a look at those QBs 2017 season, youd see their matchup with Texas as a low-end outlier amid exceptional overall campaigns. But those arent the only areas that were to be evaluated starting Wednesday. Except Hermans questions were constantly put on pause so that he, still serving as Ohio States offensive coordinator, could run out of the room to take care of some crisis or another as the Buckeyes prepared for the 2014 College Football Playoff final against Oregon. USC played just five defensive linemen against Arizona State. Hell then put on a video with several examples. Thats certainly a way to end the regular season and enter March Madness. The Longhorns created four total sacks (averaged 2.33 a game). The Times first reported his hiring Monday. Toughness is for naught if the player and coach relationship isnt strong enough to offset those consistent practice blows. His $1.7 million annual salary is the highest in Texas history for an assistant, and only two assistants nationally earned more in 2017, according to USA Today. New USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, shown during his tenure at Texas, didnt let the COVID-19 shutdown stop him from familiarizing the Trojans to his defense. Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Some offense will come out and run the triple-option, which is really different and as a defense really strains us, Orlando said. Orlando told his team, Its my fault. When you get players who can make throws and can run, you have to be mindful, Orlando told reporters on Wednesday morning. No. Its going to be exciting.. The numbers back up that decision, as Texas tied for 66th nationally with 27 sacks in 2019, down five from 2018. With his ability to teach fundamentals to raw athletes, train and equip defenders to attack offenses with disguise and pressure and adapt his tactics around the strengths of his roster, Orlando is proving to be a cutting-edge coordinator. Theres a reason why he was let go. Last. 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.. Theyre the best in the country. 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. Written by Ian Boyd (@Ian_A_Boyd)for Athlon Sports. Find out which 3 #USC players go to the Bears in an NBC Sports Chicago mock draft. On several occasions, the Trojans walked a safety up into the box, mainly Talanoa Hufanga, in order to have seven players near the line of scrimmage for run support.
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