Burnt Orange Nation · Sep 19, 2018
Breaking down Gary Patterson’s 4-2-5 defense at TCU
For TCU Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson, the development of his 4-2-5 defense has become his calling card and represents a significant contribution to defensive strategy as more and more teams have to consistently defend spread offenses and play nickel defenses.
Combined with explosive spread offenses, Patterson has used that recipe to win 162 games in his 19 seasons with the Horned Frogs, including 11 seasons with 10 or more wins and an undefeated campaign in 2010.
On Monday, Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman expressed his respect for Patterson and gave a brief explanation of why it’s so difficult to move the football against TCU.