toffee
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Our young Macdonald has a plan for the installation of his defense, so far, he has installed 20%:
Are you excited that our Macdonald has a plan?
The plan, Macdonald explained, is to build a baseline of fundamentals and concepts for the defense, then to later focus on installing specific plays.
"We're chasing the baseline, base fundamentals," he said. "It's not a huge install, it's concepts. We'll get the base concepts in, then we'll go from there."
Macdonald said that in addition to taking their time in installing things, he will also be flexible to assure things are progressing at a rate that's best for the team's growth.
"We're still installing," he said. "We're going to installing defensively throughout. Install two was today, and we'll evaluate it as we go. If the guys are slow to make some checks, anticipating things, we'll make some decisions so it doesn't pile on, so we don't get too far behind. I'm not really worried about the pace of how fast we get everything in. We want a really good foundation for when we get into camp. So we have a schedule, but we'll adjust as we go.
Macdonald added that they're "chasing execution" and said the pace of installing a defense can vary. For example, he noted that his year as defensive coordinator at Michigan went at a slower pace, as did his first year installing the defense in Baltimore, whereas things moved at a different pace in his second year as the Ravens' coordinator.
Are you excited that our Macdonald has a plan?
