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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy
Good post I'd also say that pressure makes everyone's job easier as far as defense is concerned but offenses have adjusted since the Giants won their championships with their dominant dline. More offenses have added quick passes to their attack.
So yeah pressure is still the most important trait of a defense IMO but it goes behind pressure nowadays. You look at Seattle's dominant defense that destroyed the Broncos highest scoring offense of all-time in the SB, their secondary was their strength not their dline although their dline was very good. More recently the Broncos great defense that won them their SB was constantly getting quick pressure but their secondary was very good as well.
So I'd say if you are going to be a great defense nowadays you need a good secondary. You can't just rely on pressure anymore.
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Seattle got after Manning and did a fantastic job of limiting yac.
Aside from pressure is sound tackling when the receivers make the short catch.