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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1091100" data-attributes="member: 17953">This confirms what I was saying about Van Ness being excellent on outside containment. Most people don't see that, they just take it for granted but in reality, being as good as he is tells the story of his value. When that's your primary objective, you don't see too many sacks, or QB hurries because you're not supposed to be playing defense inside the offensive tackles, but outside, to ensure that a runner, or the QB can't scoot outside. Your job is to turn them in, to the teeth of your defense.Not all fans are as a-n-a-l as some of us, and don't see that facet of the game because they don't experience it either as a player or coach. It's one of the nuances of the game that is often missed, not because the fans don't understand the game, but they don't see the choreography of it. Blame most of that on the TV cameras, and the fact that when watching the game, people concentrate on the ball, and what's happening with it. They rarely even glimpse the actions of play away from the ball, often outside the purview of the cameras.Then, when an announcer starts talking about all the little technical nuances, way too many fans don't understand what they're saying, and they say the announcer is a lousy announcer. The problem is, they don't understand what he's trying to convey and think he's not too good at his job.Anyhow, that's my opinion.</blockquote>

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