KGB94SACKEM
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Re: Predicting the '08 draft
In all honesty, I think you are making things up as you go. I've been around football for over 30 years and what you are saying just doesn't exist.
We don't blitz much so that is harder for the DT's which causes more injuries? Ummmmm OK. So if the LB's were to blitz the DT's could just take a break, eat a sandwich, or watch some TV.
A DT plugs the middle trying to stuff the run or pursuing the QB. The exception would be on a blitz the DT's could occupy the Lineman to keep them off the Backers. That's pretty much what every 300LB DT that has ever played football is asked to do.
No offense but it just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. A scheme that gets your own players hurt? Our DT's don't do anything different scheme wise than any other team in the NFL.
pack_in_black said:Bertram said:Our defensive scheme demands a lot from our DTs, that's why they get injured. Same thing happened with the Dolphins when they ran the scheme, but they didn't have the DT depth we have, and got in trouble every year late in the season going into the playoffs.
Very interesting note, Bertram. I have never heard that, but I'll take ur word for it. If there is a true correllation between our scheme and DT injuries, TT looks like an absolute Einsteinian mad genius for his Harrell pick.
It's because we don't blitz very much, that puts a very big load on our DTs to cause disruption and bring the pressure and they will have no help from LBs and DBs, Dolphins had the same scheme as I mentioned and they suffered a lot of DT injuries likewise. However are deep at DT and that's why we will succeed where the Dolphins struggled.
In all honesty, I think you are making things up as you go. I've been around football for over 30 years and what you are saying just doesn't exist.
We don't blitz much so that is harder for the DT's which causes more injuries? Ummmmm OK. So if the LB's were to blitz the DT's could just take a break, eat a sandwich, or watch some TV.
A DT plugs the middle trying to stuff the run or pursuing the QB. The exception would be on a blitz the DT's could occupy the Lineman to keep them off the Backers. That's pretty much what every 300LB DT that has ever played football is asked to do.
No offense but it just doesn't make any sense whatsoever. A scheme that gets your own players hurt? Our DT's don't do anything different scheme wise than any other team in the NFL.