10-21-2008, 01:25 PM
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Re: Missing Persons Notice
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Originally Posted by DaBruinz
At lease 4 of the 6 sacks were on the TEs and RBs as they missed their assignments. Morris and Faulk both missed blocks that led to sacks. Watson let at least one LB in clean without so much as a chip at the line. I am not sure if the other one was Watson or Thomas.
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Absolutely so. I saw it and replayed several sacks on my HD DVR. Both Morris and later Faulk missed up the middle blitz blocks. Yes, they shouldn't have had to react quite that fast but they failed to slow down the rushers at all. Another quick sack came on a complete TE wiff from outside Pats RT.
Yes, Cassel is not a natural back in the pocket but you can't even 'throw the ball away' if the guy is in your face in under 3 seconds. You need to be outside the tackles to toss it into hyperspace.
The more I see the more I'm convinced of two things...
1. For years, Dante schemed the league with smoke & mirrors technique and finally last year DCs figured it out, attacking right up the gut with brute strength and/or delayed blitzes
2. We miss the strong blocking contribution of Dan Graham at TE, effective stoping the outside speed rushers
An aside, #44 Evans had a MONSTER night run blocking. MONSTER.
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