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Originally Posted by srvy
eah Davis looked good running hard and determined. He could be the guy to get us those tough yards at goal line and 3rd and a foot that we struggle at.
Ford did what he was drafted to do. Get after the QB as for overrunning plays DT made a career of it to the point Marty jerked him in obvious running situations. DT is a HOF'er so not so worried about that. Hali currently does this a lot too drives ya crazy but you cant stifle the aggressiveness.
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One of the underrated things about DT that made him great was his outstanding backside pursuit.
He never quit on a play.
Watching Dee Ford, when he ran himself out of a play, he quit in this game.
That pissed me off, and I hope to hell the coaching staff reams his ass.
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Originally Posted by CallMeSquidwad
I'm not talking about the 70's Steelers, I am talking about 2000's Steelers, nobody knew who Ike Taylor was until he started talking in the top 100 players. Or how about the Niners the last few years? Their corners have been the consistent weakness and they've been 1 play away from the SB the last 2 years? Or the Giants? Don't give me that shit, you don't need a legion of boom to be a dominant defense, in fact a dominant d line is MUCH more important than secondary play and I will cite you the Seacox; their defensive line won them that game and intimidated the Broncos o line from the get go. D line wins championships in the 21st century, and that is a proven fact.
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The Seahawks won the SB because the secondary short down YAc in the Bronco short passing game.
If they didn't do that, forcing Manning to start looking for bigger plays through the air, the Seahawk D-Line would have had zero impact.
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Originally Posted by srvy
Only way you combat that is having speed at corner. Mainly why Flowers and crew were dumped. Trailing behind a step always. League wont let you bump the receiver off his route and they promote illegal pics. Whats the answer? I don't know I think its speed at corner but I am not sure.
I just believe another corner will be here before regular season begins but if not Sutton better have a better plan than the second half of last year.
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Tackling by the secondary is equally as important, if not moreso, as speed.
Referring back to that SB, the Seahawks tackling in the secondary was outstanding, allowing the pass rush to get after Manning.
Those corners were beaten a few times in that game, but pressure forced early throws or bad throws.
But it all starts with tackling, forcing QBs to hold the ball just that second lomger, allowing pressure to affect the passing game.
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Originally Posted by Meatloaf
For some reason, I'm not particularly high on Cyrus Gray. Yeah, he's semi-fast and semi-shifty, but something is just missing for me. Seems like he has zero power. When he gets hit, it seems that he rarely moves the pile. Don't know much about Charcandrick West, but I think I'd rather give him a shot.
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Gray, for the first time since he entered the NFL, looked like the kid that ran the ball in college/
Vision and burst.
And that TD he scored was all him, and all power.
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Originally Posted by Exoter175
7. Watch Wilson's Blocking and overall hustle.
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Spot on.
That kid might be the best blocker among the WRs on this roster right now.
And he, unlike Ford, has no quit in him.
And he looked like he was open anytime we got a view of the receivers in their routes.