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Addazio replaced Frank Spaziani, who was fired after going 6-18 the past two seasons. The Eagles, 2-10 in 2012, ranked No. 101 in total defense this fall. The Eagles were No. 120 in sacks, No. 120 in tackles for loss and No. 112 in rushing defense. They surrendered over 30 points or more six times in 2012. Brown should help remedy the Eagles' struggles on defense. His UConn defense ranked No. 10 in the nation in total defense, No. 7 in rushing defense and No. 19 in sacks. His D was arguably the lone bright spot on a 5-7 season for the Huskies.

In 2011, the UConn defense was ranked fourth in the country in rushing defense at 85.67 yards per game. UConn was also 13th in the country in sacks and 19th in tackles for loss. The year before Brown arrived, UConn was No. 51 in rushing defense; No. 47 in sacks and No. 26 in TFLs. Prior to his stint in Storrs, Brown sparked a big improvement in the Maryland defense.

So if I have this correct, Don Brown took a promotion to a lateral position at BCU.

b0mberMan {l Wrote}:And then of course, the boneyard:

So if I have this correct, Don Brown took a promotion to a lateral position at BCU.

HJS {l Wrote}:I have routinely stated that I am a fan of Heater. I hope he makes it onto the staff. That said, Don Brown is a very good hire for BC. Scratch that... Don Brown is an EXCELLENT hire. Not only has he consistently been a great DC. Not only is he known as a pretty good recruiter. He has complete knowledge of the ACC... after being Fridge's DC in Maryland. He was retained by HCRE, but soon left in February when UConn replaced HCRE with PaulP.

As for Heater, I will point out that he has always been a DBs catch and also was the RC at Florida. I don't know if he is young enough to be an RC, but I would be happy to give him a chance at RC/DB again. Especially, since it would mean that we are finally Ravo-free. Also... I think Don Brown and McGovern go way back... which could give some credence to the rumors of him staying on as LB coach. If Heater is moving on from Daz, you have to think that Kevin Lempa would be a likely candidate to return for his 3rd go-around at BC.

With the offense being Day, Devine, Frye and likely Rogers (assume WR coach), and the D shaping up to be Brown, Guvs and some form of Heater/Lempa, Daz needs to hire minorities for the RB and DL coaches.

hansen {l Wrote}:

HJS {l Wrote}:I have routinely stated that I am a fan of Heater. I hope he makes it onto the staff. That said, Don Brown is a very good hire for BC. Scratch that... Don Brown is an EXCELLENT hire. Not only has he consistently been a great DC. Not only is he known as a pretty good recruiter. He has complete knowledge of the ACC... after being Fridge's DC in Maryland. He was retained by HCRE, but soon left in February when UConn replaced HCRE with PaulP.

As for Heater, I will point out that he has always been a DBs catch and also was the RC at Florida. I don't know if he is young enough to be an RC, but I would be happy to give him a chance at RC/DB again. Especially, since it would mean that we are finally Ravo-free. Also... I think Don Brown and McGovern go way back... which could give some credence to the rumors of him staying on as LB coach. If Heater is moving on from Daz, you have to think that Kevin Lempa would be a likely candidate to return for his 3rd go-around at BC.

With the offense being Day, Devine, Frye and likely Rogers (assume WR coach), and the D shaping up to be Brown, Guvs and some form of Heater/Lempa, Daz needs to hire minorities for the RB and DL coaches.

Is HomoJS being positive about something?

dammit,the world must be ending on Friday after all...

31southst {l Wrote}:Count me as a fan of this hire. One thing that will be interesting is our transition to an aggressive, blitzing defense. I think we might be in for a rude awakening as to just how bad our DBs are, given that Spaz's scheme asked them to do very little. That said, maybe the novel ideas of "using a nickle corner" and "getting a pass rush" could actually put them in a position to succeed.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

31southst {l Wrote}:Count me as a fan of this hire. One thing that will be interesting is our transition to an aggressive, blitzing defense. I think we might be in for a rude awakening as to just how bad our DBs are, given that Spaz's scheme asked them to do very little. That said, maybe the novel ideas of "using a nickle corner" and "getting a pass rush" could actually put them in a position to succeed.

While I agree that this is a good move, I am going to take a more positive approach with respect to the DBs. I agree that some of them will not be able to play man coverage, but I think others will thrive in a system that allows them to actually be defensive backs instead of just tacklers. For example, I think ALJ and the Joneses have the potential to be much better if they are allowed to cover people. Verdict is out on Asprilla, who I believed thrived in the run up and tackle defense. Richardson is an unknown. Sylvia will have to move back to safety, which is a good thing. Likewise, I really like Simmons at FS in this D.

I could see a decent secondary with ALJ and CJ Jones at the corners and Simmons and Sylvia at S. Asprilla covering the slot in the nickle. I think safety blitzes could be especially effective, and I think you will see KPL blitzing a lot.

HJS {l Wrote}:With the offense being Day, Devine, Frye and likely Rogers (assume WR coach), and the D shaping up to be Brown, Guvs and some form of Heater/Lempa, Daz needs to hire minorities for the RB and DL coaches.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

31southst {l Wrote}:Count me as a fan of this hire. One thing that will be interesting is our transition to an aggressive, blitzing defense. I think we might be in for a rude awakening as to just how bad our DBs are, given that Spaz's scheme asked them to do very little. That said, maybe the novel ideas of "using a nickle corner" and "getting a pass rush" could actually put them in a position to succeed.

While I agree that this is a good move, I am going to take a more positive approach with respect to the DBs. I agree that some of them will not be able to play man coverage, but I think others will thrive in a system that allows them to actually be defensive backs instead of just tacklers. For example, I think ALJ and the Joneses have the potential to be much better if they are allowed to cover people. Verdict is out on Asprilla, who I believed thrived in the run up and tackle defense. Richardson is an unknown. Sylvia will have to move back to safety, which is a good thing. Likewise, I really like Simmons at FS in this D.

I could see a decent secondary with ALJ and CJ Jones at the corners and Simmons and Sylvia at S. Asprilla covering the slot in the nickle. I think safety blitzes could be especially effective, and I think you will see KPL blitzing a lot.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Well that would be a marked change in philosophy.

The Washington Post described Brown's scheme as "organized chaos" and "blitzing nearly 85 percent of the time."

gallopingghost {l Wrote}:Blitzing has its downside. When you have D backs that can't cover you can give up a lot of points very quickly.