...to explain to me why the last few games we are typically playing opposing team's wide outs 7-10 yards off the line of scrimmage.  For the last three games, we have had only one of our cover guys playing at the line of scrimmage with the others from 5-10 yards off, sometimes farther, and the MAC teams are looking far more potent against us than PSU did week one.

I watched the Penn State game again last night, and more often than not we were jamming Penn State's receivers at the line of scrimmage.  The results that day were pretty darn good, more so than how we have fared on D the last few weeks.  Granted Penn State was new at implementing the BOB scheme, but that is supposedly Big Tweleven talent that our guys were able to keep in check most of the afternoon.

Not seconding guessing our defensive scheme, just don't understand what seems to be a huge shift in scheme from week one.  Thanks in advance for the insight.

Signed, Confused in Massachusetts

Matt Mcgloin of Penn State is a decent QB, but his receivers are not real deep threats so it was easier to jam their receivers at the line without being as worried about the deep ball.  I really don't recall them throwing many deep passes on us  as their longest pass completion was for about 20 yards. While I don't think we had any sacks against Penn State, we did a pretty good job of putting some pressure and forcing him out of the pocket.

When you bring up the corners you're relying on your safeties to help deep. Without Moore and Hughes, my guess is Burrow is worried about blown deep coverages and is playing a more bend-but-don't-break style than he was earlier in the year.