Missouri’s defense hasn’t undergone any radical changes since Dave Steckel took over as coordinator last month, but the emergence of one player has given the Tigers some flexibility in one area: Gachkar’s move from weakside linebacker to strongside allows the defense to stay in a 4-3 look against some spread formations rather than employ a nickel package, like MU did on most downs the last few years. Gachkar, a high school safety, has the speed and quickness to drop back into passing lanes and cover slot receivers, a job MU has historically handed to a third defensive back rather than a third linebacker.
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"It’s definitely different from what I did last year," said Gachkar, who was Weatherspoon’s backup on the weak side last season. "That position demands a lot more flow to the run game, but at SAM you’ve got to play the passing lanes. … I feel like that’s part of my game, to use my athleticism, but I’ll play whereever they want me, to be honest."
From Dave Matter's epic "Emptying the Notebook" post on Saturday's scrimmage...
about 3 years ago
Bill C.
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Or even about this defense in general
It sounds like Steckel’s pushing them a lot harder, and I hope that’s translating into playing a lot harder. I just envision a whole team (or even just half a team) of guys playing at 110% all the time like Spoon, and I get all tingly inside.
If there's one thing I've realized this year, it's that I really do hate Cole Aldrich.



























