Friday, December 08, 2006
The Return of LoJack
Great news out of Heritage Hall this morning, star Defensive End Lawrence Jackson of Inglewood, CA ("Inglewoood, Inglewood always up to no good" - Tupac) is returning for his senior season. Great news for Trojans fans, bad news for the nation. LoJack had a very slow start to the season, largely due to Pete Carroll's decision to swtich to a 3-4 defense this year. Of course that is just this fan's humble opinion.
The decision to swtich to the 3-4 probably resulted from the lack of development of sophomore DE Kyle Moore, the food poisoning suffered by junior DE Jeff Schwieger causing him to drop 30 pounds right before fall practice, and the emergence of Brian Cushing as an outstanding football player while replacing two-time team captain Dallas Sartz last year at strong-side linebacker (the SAM position). This year Sartz returned as a starter at the SAM position, so Pete Carroll decided to get Brian Cushing on the field as a starting DE (although it was officially called the Elephant position) due to the lack of a quality DE to start opposite LoJack.
The decision to swtich to the 3-4 probably resulted from the lack of development of sophomore DE Kyle Moore, the food poisoning suffered by junior DE Jeff Schwieger causing him to drop 30 pounds right before fall practice, and the emergence of Brian Cushing as an outstanding football player while replacing two-time team captain Dallas Sartz last year at strong-side linebacker (the SAM position). This year Sartz returned as a starter at the SAM position, so Pete Carroll decided to get Brian Cushing on the field as a starting DE (although it was officially called the Elephant position) due to the lack of a quality DE to start opposite LoJack.
