Tavon Wilson's outstanding game
October 12, 2011 8:24 AM
What I missed while pacing on Saturday: Tavon Wilson's outstanding game. I remember him playing well -- I didn't remember him having his best game in an Illini uniform.
To me, he's our 4th linebacker. Which is really our third linebacker because the Sam Linebacker is really a safety. So instead of calling it a 3-2-6 defense like I've been doing, I think I need to call it a 3-4-4 where a safety and a corner play linebacker. Many times in this game, you'd see Trulon Henry split out with the corners on a slot receiver and Tavon Wilson tucked in with the inside linebackers. So our linebacker is really a safety but our corner is really a linebacker. Got it?
Whatever it is, it works. Tavon can make plays out in space, be it running the length of the field with a slot receiver or blitzing off the corner. We'll really miss him next year.
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To me, he's our 4th linebacker. Which is really our third linebacker because the Sam Linebacker is really a safety. So instead of calling it a 3-2-6 defense like I've been doing, I think I need to call it a 3-4-4 where a safety and a corner play linebacker. Many times in this game, you'd see Trulon Henry split out with the corners on a slot receiver and Tavon Wilson tucked in with the inside linebackers. So our linebacker is really a safety but our corner is really a linebacker. Got it?
Whatever it is, it works. Tavon can make plays out in space, be it running the length of the field with a slot receiver or blitzing off the corner. We'll really miss him next year.
alioneye.com
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