I agree, Richard has played well in the two preseason games. But Wilfork was dominated last night.
The overall problem is we don't get enough initial pressure with just our 3 d lineman. With only three guys rushing, it allows the offensive line to double team and get the proper blocking angles. Wilfork, Warren and Seymour are all excellent two gappers, but only Richard has that great initial burst for a big d lineman. Vrabel and Adalius (or any other OLB we have) are not good enough in coverage to make up for the extra time an opposing qb has. Time to rethink some of our 3-4 principles in this pass happy league.
The overall problem is we don't get enough initial pressure with just our 3 d lineman. With only three guys rushing, it allows the offensive line to double team and get the proper blocking angles. Wilfork, Warren and Seymour are all excellent two gappers, but only Richard has that great initial burst for a big d lineman. Vrabel and Adalius (or any other OLB we have) are not good enough in coverage to make up for the extra time an opposing qb has. Time to rethink some of our 3-4 principles in this pass happy league.