GREENSBORO, N.C. – As the Terps struggled down the stretch in 2008, much of the blame was directed at Defensive Coordinator Chris Cosh.
Often a pet peeve of message board enthusiasts and Terp loyalists, Cosh’s zone coverage, absorb pressure rather than create pressure way of doing things wasn’t working. It even got to the point where Cosh’s wife was defending him in the media.
Ralph Friedgen pledged his support, but the writing was on the wall. After the regular season and before the Terps’ bowl game in Boise, it was announced Cosh was off to Kansas State.
Enter Don Brown.
Brown’s basic, 4-3 attack-oriented system drew praise from the players during the spring. So it’s no surprise that senior cornerback Nolan Carroll said he preferred the new system over the old during today’s 2009 ACC Football Kickoff. Here he talks about the specific changes facing him and the rest of his teammates in the Terps’ secondary.
Aaron Kraut is The Diamondback’s sports editor. He can be reached at akrautdbk@gmail.com.
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