One thing that drives me up a wall is the pass rush "getting fooled" by a quick spin move or a step up into the pocket by the QB because they just blindly run full bore at where they are AT, with zero anticipation of the QB making any kind of a move to avoid getting tackled..........
It's 2024.......DLinemen should have some mental awareness in the back of their mind that no other QBs except Iowa's will just stand there and wait to be sacked (of course now that I say that, our DL does go against our QBs everyday, so it's what they come to expect....perhaps we've figured out the problem 🤔)
But really though, our DL need to have an idea in mind of forcing the QB to step in the direction of where THEY want the QB to go. Come in wide and force him to really have to go backwards if he wants to break back outside. Otherwise, that forces him into the pocket where another DL can get to him.
Or breakdown a bit as you're getting to him, especially with the way the rules are. You're friggin right there and 90% of QBs in the world aren't gonna overpower a rush end or DT once they get their hands on the guy.
Just blindly rushing at where the QB is AT currently in his dropkick, though, is why you constantly see mobile QBs escape from the pocket.................
Do better, defense. Thanks in advance.