You're right about the scheme being predictable, but that soft zone on third and long is a disease that's infected the whole sport. I watched our Big Blues in the late 80s under Coach Dickerson, and we'd bring the house on third down. You either got the sack or got beat deep, but at least you had an identity. These coordinators today are too scared of getting beat over the top, so they let teams nickel and dime them all the way down the field. Your Tigers have the athletes to play press man, just like we did back in the day. If you don't let those new transfers use their length at the line, you're wasting them. A passive defense just breaks a team's spirit.