As the season progresses, look for true freshman Raesjon Davis to sneak his way into the starting lineup. Now they brought in a new staff, giving those guys the opportunity to rush the passer and show what they have.. The Iowa St. Cyclones rose from #103 in 2016 to a respectable #32in BCfToys efficiency rankings in 2017. Herman isnt shy about issuing compliments to his defensive lieutenant. The 2015 and '16 Texas defenses had been defined by what could be called "youthful" linebacker play from former five-star recruit Malik Jefferson and former four-star Anthony Wheeler. Their rotation would be a bit deeper, too. 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. USC has officially found the new face of its defense. Todd Orlando, who has 16 years of experience as a collegiate defensive coordinator, was named USC's defensive coordinator in January of 2020. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. You hear about soggy eggs and burnt toast. After the Sun Devils started to have success on the ground midway through the second quarter, USC started employing a 4-3 front at times. While the scheme is expected to adjust, the possibility of changes to USCs defensive staff is still up in the air. Having a base, four-man pass-rush is less valuable for attacking any of those schemes, so Orlando determined that it was a worthy trade to give up a pass rusher up front in exchange for more coverage and blitz flexibility and disguise potential while also gaining a "free hitter" in the form of the robber. Once I left, I thought we were one and the same.. 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. Though Todd Orlandos (DC, USC) time at Texas came to a screeching halt after the 2019 regular season, one thing is clear, the man can create pressure. Texas removed what would often be a disadvantaged linebacker in pass coverage and added a dime safety as a robber in the middle of the defense. Two Former NBA Players Receive Prison Sentences For Fraud Scheme. At Texas, Orlando oversaw a defense that improved from 80th to 24th in points allowed. To me, hes a special player, Orlando said. #FightOn pic.twitter.com/Jorj04g0b6, Orlando will take over a talented Trojans defense that progressively declined over Pendergasts four seasons. 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. Thats what practice is about. While some players struggled to learn virtually, he said the extra time spent installing and discussing the defense led to an especially sharp first week. However, although Hill called Orlandos scheme gimmicky, thats not really true Baylor and Iowa State both had highly productive defenses in 2019 with similar schemes. If that sounds like thinking, its because it is. 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. If you go out there and you dont know what youre doing after meeting with someone for seven months, that pretty much explains how much you care, Orlando said. It has been an awful showing for USCs defense, and the coaching has to be the sole reason for the blame. Get full team previews, schedules, scouting reports, conference predictions, and national rankings. From a core principle perspective thats not too far off. Youre going to be based on how hard you run to the football, how you get off blocks and how you tackle.. Orlando believes the only way a team will play fast and hard is if they do so in practice. At the same time, it causes a lot of controversy for the guys on offense.. A simplified picture combined with an athletic QB who could improvise if things got hairy made the spread offense absolutely deadly. Most offensive schemes in the Big 12 didn't have many built-in answers for a versatile safety floating in the middle of the field and thwarting their route combos or coming unblocked against the run game. The football bona fides were clear. Hermans old college buddy,Dave Aranda, recommended Orlando highly Orlando took over as DC at Utah State when Aranda, now at LSU, went to Wisconsin. Email. Todd Orlando (born March 24, 1971) is an American football coach. Orlando usually sent four rushers when he used this package early in the game, and Sun Devils quarterback Jayden Daniels took advantage of the pressure on the first drive by ripping off a 38-yard run. His defensive system poses an extreme challenge to offenses., You cant practice soft and play hard.New DC Todd Orlando is looking to up the physicality on the USC practice field. 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. Texas goal is to play fast on defense, forcing opposing QB to play slow. Orlando's favorite scheme against the run in his multiple 3-4. Nothing went right for Texas and the principles Orlando instilled all offseason seemed to evaporate. One key element I talked about in my latest book, Hybrids: The Making of a Modern Defense, is the use of a more positionless defensive gameplan going forward into the future. The Tite Front works because it forces the offense to bounce everything outside. Pili underwent surgery last week on some broken fingers, which forced him to miss the game. 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. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Were going to have to work the heck out of this. By Coachlamons @nukeit1981 Dec. We understood the reason why we were running what we were running, Roach said. In this years (2018) THSCA Football Lecture, Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart attributed his use of the Tite Front and how he played the secondary behind it to his meeting with Texas own, Todd Orlando. Drake Jackson, who spent last season as more of a strict defensive. It also gives him the ability to put players in situations to take advantage of deficiencies within an offensive scheme or weaker/slower players. Nearly every defensive coordinator will say theyre multiple in the various looks theyll give an offense. Without a Spring Camp to provide real first-hand understanding of Todd Orlando's defensive scheme as well as Vic So'oto's preferences as defensive line coach, these are best guesses. It's pretty common for coordinators to double up as position coaches for the most important position on their unit. Orlando took a job as the linebackers coach and assistant head coach at Texas Tech soon after. 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. It wont get any easier, either, with the trojans facing Notre Dame right after their bye and still have games against UCLA and Arizona State on the schedule. Every week is a challenge. Thats in large part due to the variance of the offensive minds. He is the defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida . Ryan Kartje is the USC beat writer at the Los Angeles Times. A Pasadena native, he currently lives in the South Bay. Last year, Orlando helped the Longhorns shed more than 10 points per game allowed on defense despite working with 10 of the 11 starters from2016's porous unit. None of that stuff. But those arent the only areas that were to be evaluated starting Wednesday. 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. Lincoln RileyandKliff Kingsburycome from the Air Raid tree, but their systems look quite different in the same way Kansas States pro-style, option-heavy scheme varies from Oklahoma States spread. He also coaches the linebackers. Orlandos players have a different term for that distinction. Thats certainly a way to end the regular season and enter March Madness. From Georgia in the SEC to the Longhorns and Cyclones in the Big 12, the new-age Double Eagle took flight as one of the top ways to contain high powered Spread offenses. Follow Antonio on Twitter @AntonioCMorales. Facing an offense that averaged 45 points per game, fourth nationally, Orlando reversed one of the core principles of his defensive philosophy. One it has practiced against every day for months. Herman just needed to know if the pair would mesh personally. Orlando walked into the interview room and saw his Aggie defensive film already on the screen. 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. Herman said Orlando would be the first assistant in his foxhole. Preparing for his first season as defensive coordinator at No. It's a testament to what a normal offseason has done for second-year coordinator Todd Orlando and his ability to install the defense and instill the mentality he wants from his players.. Preparing for his first season as defensive coordinator at No. He wants his defenders to fly to the football. The initial conversations went well. One of those games came in a 13-10 victory over Texas. Jefferson went on to lead the team with 110 tackles, including 20 run stuffs, while anchoring the interior of the Texas defense in a 3-2-6 dime package that Orlando unveiled to the bewilderment of Texas' spread-oriented Big 12 opponents. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Then Utah State's defensive coordinator, Orlando flew to Columbus, Ohio to interview with Herman for Houston's defensive coordinator job. Youre in this area and theres some really good high school players in this area, the top guys. Texas OL spring preview: Here are your big humans, Despite recent struggles, bracketology projections still like the Longhorns, Longhorns Daily News: Former Texas HC Charlie Strong joins Alabama, Nick Saban as defensive analyst, Longhorns Daily News: Texas alum Bijan Robinson is toughest player Alabamas Will Andersons played against in college career. If you practice soft, youre going to play soft, Orlando said. Its a combination that spurred a defensive transformation at Texas. Their camp D was a 3-4, but once the season hit, the packages started to proliferate. One of the areas in which Orlando has excelled as a teacher is in the art of disguising pressures and dictating to opponents with stop calls. No. FAU's defense . Stanley, he has natural mobility. But full contact could always force further change. He said of Orlandos teaching, He has one of those play calls where its constant blitzes. Tuli Tuipulotu, one of the stars of spring football, brings similar flexibility to the position. Figueroa had a breakout 2020 season and since then has added 15 pounds of muscle to give himself the flexibility to line up at his natural defensive end position or slide inside to play tackle. Junior Chris Steele was an unquestioned returning starter, whereas it was an open competition for the second job, with Isaac Taylor-Stuart seeming like the leader entering game week. He did some things out there that were pretty special.. Even former Big 12 Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury got a head coaching job with the Cardinals on nothing more than his offensive acumen. 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Thats where our emphasis is going to be this week.. Its really, really crazy to see., Asked to summarize Orlandos system, Texas senior cornerbackKris Boydsaid succinctly: Just run to the ball and hit.. 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. Herman clearly agrees. Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress. Lack of preparation, scheme and just overall performance is all tied in, but it hasnt been a good effort whatsoever. Sign up for the Trojans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Thats important to know, because Orlando turned down an opportunity to be Pittsburghs DC in his hometown that offseason. When youre giving up that many rushing yards, thats not a good thing with us, Orlando said. Orlandos scheme isnt complicated at least by memorization standards. The only two Pac-12 schools behind them are Cal and winless Arizona. (Liberty vs Arkansas 22), Dec. 22 Blitz of the Month Georgias Pod Alignment, Blitzing from the Odd Stack vs a Pro Style offense (Ole Miss vs Kentucky 22). But the play he makes at the end of the game, those are the two to three plays the really special players make. Scrimmages will be over. I do think that is the gambit this season with the defense: You have to risk the fact that while there may be some miscommunications, and maybe its getting a little too complicated, also that complication is what could give this defense a leg up from past defenses USC has fielded. The 2019 National Championship saw a battle of Spread teams that featured two of the most efficient offenses in the country (and two of the best QBs as well). Its going to be exciting.. Orlando needs opposing offenses to be one-dimensional, and against great quarterbacks that means sacrificing numbers in the box. It's a blitz defense that uses eight defensive backs, two. 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. Heres the cool part about this, every night after practice we watch every rep of every play that we have. "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. Stilleto Boy wins the Santa Anita Handicap for trainer Ed Moger Jr. Sierra Canyon girls basketball team is two wins away from perfect season, Practical Move gives trainer Tim Yakteen a win in the San Felipe Stakes, Sam Farmers crystal ball: NFL mock draft 2023 version 1.0, UCLAs freshmen living up to the hype, carry Bruins into Pac-12 title game. Though it did prove to be the origin of one of college footballs best coordinator-head coach relationships. Schematically, Orlando excels because hes aggressive and prepared. Orlando is a linebackers coach in a defense that asks the linebackers to be the primary playmakers on the team. LOS ANGELES (AP) Todd Orlando has plenty of experience arriving at a new school and installing his defensive scheme for the first time. But structurally, in our opinion, its still so sound.. 3 Kansas in 75-59 win. USC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Missouri each rushed 34-plus times against Texas but averaged only 4.2 yards per carry. Theyre not only making plays, but theyre trying to help other guys. Rigid positional structures are giving way to a more fluid style of play. The "mac" or middle linebacker helps call the defense and serves as the "first responder" for the defense against the run, looking to plug gaps and spill blocks to the outside linebackers (or nickel and dime defenders as the case may be) and his partner the "rover" linebacker. 3. Todd Orlandoremembers feeling bad forTom Herman. Todd Orlando has plenty of experience arriving at a new school and installing his defensive scheme for the first time. Most recently, Orlando coached at USC for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. In 2019, that all fell apart. Its a pretty substantial change in terms of what theyre doing on defense. The beauty within Orlandos use of interchangeable players allows him to stay within packages, but get different pre-snap looks. Roach believes that Orlandos odd front didnt let the defensive line showcase their abilities. Orlando told his team, Its my fault. Phone. At Texas, Orlando was inheriting a linebacker crew that was long on talent and exceptionally short on know-how. Toughness is for naught if the player and coach relationship isnt strong enough to offset those consistent practice blows. 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. The former is built on repetitive contact. Greg Johnson is the veteran returner at nickel back. As spread offenses became a prevalent force in the college game, Orlando knew he needed to adapt. Through spring and summer, the physical, hard-nosed brand of defense Todd Orlando promised to bring to USC remained strictly theoretical. Aggressive, physical, unfearing. Defensive coach Todd Orlando of the Texas Longhorns reacts during play against the TCU Horned Frogs in the second . Odd-front defenses with nickel and dime packages on the back end are en vogue across college football. DeForest left last month to coach at North Carolina State. Hes a guru, said Texas junior safetyBrandon Jones. Feb 18, 2023 . 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. He has a system that allows his talented players to play freely, said Baylor head coachMatt Rhule. There were times when we said the same thing together at the same moment. This offseason, there were more than a few reports potentially linking Orlando to head coach jobs. But Orlando paid Herman, a former QB coach, an even higher compliment than that. Roach believes that the changes will produce better results on the field and better position future defensive lines to make the jump to the next level. The Aggies also ranked fourth in the country in sacks in 2014 with 50. We need everyone to execute at the utmost level to make things work. We all saw how that worked. A fourth linebacker released off the line can more easily pursue the football on outside runs and defend quick passes on the edge. The coaches threw the entire . Coach Orlando is a real guy, Johnson said. 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. Todd Orlando looks to bring more physicality to USC's defense this year. After all, he fired Orlando and brought in Ash as an agent of change. If youre thinking in football, youre playing slow.. After leaving FIU, Orlando went north to coach Utah State, where their defense ranked 7th and 12th in scoring defense during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, respectively. He said on the first day of practice that it was clear these guys knew more than they would have coming into a fall camp in a normal year, which is quite a statement when you consider they didnt have a spring. This "lightning" package was built off a "robber coverage" and an alignment that looked like this: Basically, the Longhorns traded a man up front for the ability to play Cover 2 to either side of the formation with a "robber" in the middle who could read the play and then serve either as inside help against the dreaded double-post combinations that Oklahoma State liked to run or as an extra man coming just a touch late in the run game. Under Orlando's direction last season, Texas run defense jumped to eighth nationally from 76th the year prior. 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. Todd Orlando's defense has been getting exposed all year long Share this article 31 shares Matt Wadleigh October 13, 2021 4:15 am PT After the opening weekend for USC, things looked good for. As I wrote in early 2019 after Texas defeated Georgia, Orlandos defense uses hybrid players and different alignments to put pressure on offenses. Theyve been physical in the run game but they all kind of complement each other.. But when the Trojans needed Jackson the most, they turned him loose and let him do what he does best at the end of the game: rush the passer. But when asked what separates Orlando from other defensive coaches, Herman pointed out a single aspect of Orlandos repertoire: Its just his creativity, his adaptability.. It could afford to, considering Arizona State wasnt making it pay through the air. Echols was the extra linebacker who came onto the field in those scenarios. Since Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman dismissed defensive coordinator Todd Orlando two and a half months ago and even before, to some extent it's become clear just how much. Like Iowa State, Texas has a three-safety Dime package that they utilize against pass-heavy offenses (think Kingburys Tech) or in obvious pass downs where Orlando wants to drop eight and flood the zones. He knows everything thats going to happen. A clearer picture of USCs new defense should crystallize in the coming days, with contact no longer limited. Yet, because of the way the Longhorns fly to the ball, it doesnt much matter that the numbers are pushed back. The two DEs (4is) in the B gaps close off the lifeline for every Spread team, the conflict gaps. Drake Jackson will man the hybrid outside backer position again this season. It didnt matter much. The defensive line lost more bodies in the offseason when Jacob Lichtenstein opted out of the season, and it was announced that Trevor Trouts season (and possibly his career) would be over with a back injury. During his time as defensive coordinator at Texas, his defense forced 65 turnovers and ranked in the top 10 nationally for .
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