Friday, October 13, 2006

In defense of 'SC's conservative style - LA Daily News
.."Our philosophy is to eliminate the big play. If that is conservative, I guess you could call it that," defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin said. "Conservative works for these opponents."

Throughout his career, Carroll has preferred playing zone over man-to-man coverages, which helps reduce the number of big plays but also allows open spaces to exploit.

"As of right now, we're a zone team," Martin said.

That can chafe the players, who usually prefer to get in an opponent's face and play man-to-man coverage...

Also, USC driven by potent offense - State Press

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