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Well the Giants front line stopped the run AND put pressure
The Colts defense in 2006 stopped/slowed the run AND rushed Brady a lot
The Broncos defense in 2005 also did similar and resulted the smae
If you are a dominating line like our front 3 are supposed to and as good as some think you need to do BOTH stopping the run and pressuring the passer and especially in the crucial games,These 3 have not been able to do it consistently thus we are 0-3 in 3 years in a row - no denying that
I'm just trying to deal in reality.
If you are going to pin a loss on our 3 DL not getting sacks, then you have to blame our defensive philosophy not the players executing it.
Our system calls for the DL to ENGAGE blockers, read the play, play 2 gap D, THEN rush the passer. On passing downs we use OLBs at DE.
To compare pass rush of guys who play 2 gap to pass rush of guys who play one gap and in a system where you stop the run if you happen to on the way to the QB, is not a reasonable comparison.
I just dont think the number of sacks made by 3 guys playing 2 gap run defense before being allowed to rush, and 2 guys playing DT on passing downs, is the primary reason we havent won any of the last 3 SBs.