Defensive line still a major issue

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Originally Posted by chrisl4064

again.... im not talking about our linebackers and safeties. im talking about the front four on a four man rush getting bitched everytime.

and yes, hopefully our secondary plays very well, because honestly if we go into new england with no pressure its over, brady will eat us apart. i would like to see these guys step it up.

i think your football knowledge is stuggling. anyone who agees with you is struggling also. a four man rush hardly ever wins, ever. lets run down some teams that blitz consistently....Pitt, New England, San Diego, Philly, Ravens.....all these teams rarely rely on thier front four to get sacks, they are known as blitzing teams. front 4 pressure is overrated. creativity in the blitz game is what gets the pressure on the qb. the teams i mentioned before are tradition power houses on defense. i am not saying front 4 means nothing but i bet if you asked any good defensive coordinator if the front 4s main goal is to stop the run or rush? almost all would say they would rather stop the run with the front 4. i am sick of this argument about how we dont get pressure with our front 4, almost nobody does. the good teams rely on the blitz to do this. i am not much on stats but the stats prove it...to be honest, would our defense be any better with dwight freeny there instead of andre carter? because last year freeny only had 5.5 sacks. carter 6. this argument gets deeper but this post is already too long.