Dating back to Brady's Hail Mary that was almost caught by Gronk in the endzone in our Super Bowl win, I've always wondered why teams only rush four or even three. It seems to me that you should rush seven and force a premature throw even before any receiver has time to reach the endzone. Even if the qb unloads before you get to him, you still have four dbs that can defend the pass in the endzone. In the event the qb is forced to dump it off short because he's out of time, you still have the four dbs available to come up and make the tackle before the receiver gets close to the endzone.
Yesterday was a perfect example. The Bills rushed four. Murray was able to get to the sidelines and Hopkins had time to get to the endzone. As elusive as Murray is I doubt he would have gotten the time he needed if three more guys were chasing him. i understand that defensive coordinators have considered this possibility and rejected it and I wonder why.
Thoughts?
Yes, obviously because the Lord is with thee.
Works every time.
Six deep obviously.
Best? Who knows.
But Buffalo was there to make a play, they just didn't. Three men where around Hopkins. Shit happens.
That must have been one long plane ride home, jeeeeez.....
Put your two best jump ball guys at safety, rush 4 with a delayed blitz from LB to force some pressure. That's what I would do at least. After that you gotta trust your guys to make the play, thats it.
9 point lead will do.
But you still want some fast guys out there (potentially your short guys) in case they throw it short and do the lateral strategy.
Anyway, I thought it was very smart and spoiled any attempt to get off a clean throw.
So the OP's thought isn't crazy...
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Having 5'10" covering 6'2" guys on what is essentially a jump ball doesn't seem to make sense. There is not running required, no tackling needed. You park your two best/largest receivers in the end zone and they wait.
But you still want some fast guys out there (potentially your short guys) in case they throw it short and do the lateral strategy.
No need to worry...
Gronk will make the game saving tackle if it comes to that.
I kind of like 4 DLs and 7 DBs. And use one of the corners on a corner blitz from the blind side...
With that formula, you get the 5th rusher and the element of speed to chase.
Sign Deandre Baker and put him in coach
Toilolo, Engram and SMith are all 6'3, 6'7 and 6'5.
Have them in the endzone to start and just swat the ball. No 5'10 DBs.
You would have 3 people stationed at the goal line in 3rds. They need not be defensive players on the flanks but the best jumpers.
The blindside defender (only of them) would jam the receiver and then blitz off the end. The strongside lineman should be flushing him into him.
I would jam the 2 tallest receivers and then play in trail (you want to make sure they aren't tipping to a trailing receiver). The other 2 defenders are about 20 yards off the ball. They insure that there isn't any hook and ladder type play in front of them and then would defend the goal line.
The jumpers jump. The trailing players or other defenders once confirmed there are no trailing receivers play the ball on the way down trying to punch out or taking out the reciever low.
Toilolo, Engram and SMith are all 6'3, 6'7 and 6'5.
Have them in the endzone to start and just swat the ball. No 5'10 DBs.
You’d want your tallest athletes out there. TEs often don’t make that cut. 6 7 doesn’t mean anything if you can’t jump/high point the ball.