Evaluating the Koenning hire

Last year at K-State, Koenning and Chris Cosh ran a base 4-2-5 scheme. This is similar to our defense the last three or four years against spread teams - we would drop a linebacker and bring in a hybrid corner/safety. Against running teams, we would go back to a 4-3-4. That might not be the case with Koenning. I think he likes to find a guy who can fill both needs - run support and pass protection - and play him nearly every down. This likely means only two linebackers on the field in every situation except for short yardage and goal-line.

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