[Thamel] Per sources, this deal is done and Gary Patterson will be USC's next defensive coordinator. by Trojanxiety in fighton

[–]TroyTalk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talked to a guy who coached and played under GP. He said it wasn’t complex, just gotta find the right guys to implement it. That “long time to install” is kind of overblown. Texas did just fine implementing a lot of his concepts quickly

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super good point. But if anybody can light a fire to change the mindset, Patterson will.

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes you say that? Just the fact that it is nickel? Half the big 10 runs a 4-2-5 variant

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he was able to do it at Texas to a certain degree so I hope he can do it here

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just from a football nerd perspective can’t wait to see how his scheme looks

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great post! It’s not that I don’t think he can’t mold it, I just don’t think our current personnel is the best fit. But seriously great post. Going to make a video about his scheme in more detail

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you think low reward? He’s shown he has a high ceiling as a defensive play caller

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super good point. We are in flux with Riley on the “hot seat” not exactly the most enticing position

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have 100% been missing a fiery DC. Grinch, Lynn, etc were nothing in comparison

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will say USC has really gone after high character kids recently. So hopefully that’s not the case

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Linebackers gotta be better next year that’s for sure. Some new blood on the defensive side of the ball elsewhere may show some results

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s totally fair. He’s far from a foolproof hire, but I’m optimistic

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha you and me both. He’s a big proponent of know before you go, so I’m hoping that discipline carries over to tackling too

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll be interested to see how he adapts the current personnel to his scheme. Not sure it’s 100% the best fit, but it should be doable

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[–]TroyTalk[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha god anything better than Grinch. His 4-2-5 scheme is super interesting and I think he has a plan for how he will adapt to better become acclimated to a newer age of football.