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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kitten" data-source="post: 389818" data-attributes="member: 2692">This is what I was leading to, but I like the way you worded it. Every player on that defense serves a unique purpose. Because we are talking about the pass rush here, I'll try and limit it to that. An effective safety like Collins will enable other players, Matthews, Woodson, Walden and such to get to rush the passer and it yields to a higher rate of sacks. To say it doesn't deeply undermines the role the safety plays on the D. The players directly involved in the pass rush are often assisted by other players that are indirectly involved in the pass rush.Hopefully that makes more sense in explaining what I was getting at with Collins.I stand by my earlier statement that our pass rush is not as bad as we fear. The problem is fixable and in all probability is being addressed by Capers as we sit analyzing this. I look to Peprah to help fill the void at safety left by Collins.Another thing to consider is when a player is out due to injury and a backup/ replacement player comes in, it offsets the teams chemistry to some degree. The Packers play with amazing chemistry, the offense almost seems telepathic. Give our D time, I think by the end of the season, going into the playoffs that this discussion will be but a faded memory.</blockquote>

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