what do you guys think about closing speed for a DE?
Rage Kinard
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might be interesting on a pure speed DE for chasing down strong side runs from the weak side. Maybe if you can get to 155-160 speed and DC covers up inside blockers so the DE is unblocked at LOS.
Would probably need a defense with a LB that is built more like an extra DT for the inside.
Would probably need a defense with a LB that is built more like an extra DT for the inside.
andrew7taylor
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Originally posted by Rage Kinard
might be interesting on a pure speed DE for chasing down strong side runs from the weak side. Maybe if you can get to 155-160 speed and DC covers up inside blockers so the DE is unblocked at LOS.
Would probably need a defense with a LB that is built more like an extra DT for the inside.
But only if you're a stat whore who sell out a whole team just to get stats to that DE. Even at 200 speed, you're going to give up several yards until the opposite side DE could chase down the RB.
might be interesting on a pure speed DE for chasing down strong side runs from the weak side. Maybe if you can get to 155-160 speed and DC covers up inside blockers so the DE is unblocked at LOS.
Would probably need a defense with a LB that is built more like an extra DT for the inside.
But only if you're a stat whore who sell out a whole team just to get stats to that DE. Even at 200 speed, you're going to give up several yards until the opposite side DE could chase down the RB.
Edited by andrew7taylor on Oct 20, 2010 03:36:20
Rage Kinard
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Originally posted by andrew7taylor
But only if you're a stat whore who sell out a whole team just to get stats to that DE. Even at 200 speed, you're going to give up several yards until the opposite side DE could chase down the RB.
That should be the case, but in GLB unrealistic things can happen. Not sure if you were around in seasons 2 and 3 or not, but speed DEs were regularly chasing HBs down from the opposite side in the backfield. With the new blocking code, I have a feeling that if the weak side DEs are fast enough, and DC sets up defense right so that they are unblocked, they could do it again.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1372117&pbp_id=10927232 - imagine if RDE had 5-10 more speed and closing speed on this play.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1372117&pbp_id=10927281
But only if you're a stat whore who sell out a whole team just to get stats to that DE. Even at 200 speed, you're going to give up several yards until the opposite side DE could chase down the RB.
That should be the case, but in GLB unrealistic things can happen. Not sure if you were around in seasons 2 and 3 or not, but speed DEs were regularly chasing HBs down from the opposite side in the backfield. With the new blocking code, I have a feeling that if the weak side DEs are fast enough, and DC sets up defense right so that they are unblocked, they could do it again.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1372117&pbp_id=10927232 - imagine if RDE had 5-10 more speed and closing speed on this play.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=1372117&pbp_id=10927281
Edited by Rage Kinard on Oct 20, 2010 08:09:24
Edited by Rage Kinard on Oct 20, 2010 08:08:38
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