Word: cozzas
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Dates: during 1965-1965
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Like Pont, Cozza would much rather establish a sound ground game than go to the air. He prefers to pass only to keep defenses honest, especially this season when the Elis have lacked a consistent quarterback...
...beginning of the year, Yale operated out of the basic split-T with an end split ten yards to one side and a halfback flanked to the other side. Soon, however, Cozza and his staff realized that opposing teams were concentrating their defenses on the side of Yale's tight end, where most of the running plays were directed. This concentration combined with the loss of powerful fullback Chuck Mercein virtually neutralized the Yale ground game during the first part of the season...
...counteract the moves of the defenses, Cozza has tried a variety of formations, some with more success than others...
...Cozza's Defense...
...defense, Cozza likes to use a five man front with two lines-backers, three deep men, and a roving or "monster" back who frequently lines up outside the end on the opponents' strong side. The three-man center of the defensive line, Bob Greenlee, Dave Laidley, and Glenn Greenberg, is big and tough to move, but the ends have proved vulnerable, especially against Princeton...