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Originally Posted by wilsowilso
I think it's a huge positive that after the game in one of Zorn's many interviews he flat out stated that the secondary was playing too far off the line of scrimmage.
That really needed to be addressed. Even though the entire fanbase already knows it Blache might actually have to tone down the "If you want an eight yard completion at any point in the game we are happy to oblige defensive backfield philosophy."
Next up I hope we will address the Blache "Don't you dare try and throw any seventy yard passes against us because Laron Landry is fifty yards off the line of scrimmage philosophy."
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There is an argument being made by some that because Blache lets his DB's play so far back off the line of scrimmage, there is less chance of them getting beat deep and the fact that his defense ranks high in the "points allowed" category justifies this and validates his strategy. It allows the play to happen in front of the DB where he can make a tackle instead of behind him for a TD. Of course this often allows for long drives that end up for 3 points. What it doesn't take into account is the amount of time the defense is on the field and the offense is on the sideline. Of course that means fewer chances for the offense to score or get into a rhythm, (sorry CRedkinsRule). I can't speak for GTripp but I believe that's one of the points he trys to make, unsuccessfully to those who always see the bottom line as, " The defense's job is to not allow a lot of points...PERIOD!". When we need to score and the defense cannot get off the field, I think we see the fallacy of this strategy.