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Old 08-06-2004, 01:56 AM   #12
joecrisp
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Originally Posted by Daseal
Henson didn't prove anything in college, and still hasn't in the pros.

Blitzing IS the answer to our defensive woes. We need to create pressure on the QB and our line can't create that. Im not saying bring the house every time, but a hell of a lot more often than we did last year. We have STRONG DB's. They can handle man on man. Keep Barrow on the back and crush with LaVar and Washington.
I think you're right on target with that assessment. Don't expect to see much blitzing in this first preseason game, and maybe not much throughout the rest of the preseason, as Williams stated he wants to see what the young players can do in a vanilla defense. But Williams will most certainly rely heavily on the blitz, at least in the early going of the regular season, and will continue to do so unless it proves to be counterproductive. His defense is designed to generate constant pressure with the blitz, while placing a premium on man coverage skills behind the blitz. He's made no secret that will be the case, and that the strategy will be executed from a variety of packages and looks to disguise the angle of the blitz and the coverage.
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