Sports on Earth: The key to TCU's dominant defense

[TopFrog]

Sports on Earth: The key to TCU's dominant defense

By David Ubben

FORT WORTH, Texas -- You want to know Gary Patterson's grand secret to playing lockdown defense?

Lean in close.

You ready?

... Just play less of it.

"The best way to win championships," Patterson said, "is to shorten the game."

That's hard to do in the Big 12, where Patterson and TCU have called home since 2012. But the model remains a constant.

Read more at http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/261042540/tcu-defense-gary-patterson-big-12-oklahoma

 

[funkytownfrog]

Great article.

Does Patterson hold a bunch of packages/sets/alignments until the 3rd quarter?

It seems the opponent goes in at halftime and makes adjustments, then TCU comes out on defense and confuses the QB and dominates the 3rd qtr.

 

[Jefffrog1993]

Great article.

Does Patterson hold a bunch of packages/sets/alignments until the 3rd quarter?

It seems the opponent goes in at halftime and makes adjustments, then TCU comes out on defense and confuses the QB and dominates the 3rd qtr.

Why do we keep giving our secrets away? JK

 

[Frog DJ]

Fascinating!

It makes me realize how very little I know about football.

Plus, I find myself in awe of CGP all the more.

Go Frogs!

 

[FrogLifeYo]

Great article.

Does Patterson hold a bunch of packages/sets/alignments until the 3rd quarter?

It seems the opponent goes in at halftime and makes adjustments, then TCU comes out on defense and confuses the QB and dominates the 3rd qtr.

Once GP makes a team one dimensional he crushes them..Usually that meens taking their run game away, getting a lead, and then dialing up all the fun stuff

 

[BleedNPurple]

Hope our D turns it into a party Saturday night! Fun when the disco gets cranking! Football terms!