What is dispiriting about DL

[jimbob22]

play is that if the starters are this bad, how bad is second team? Equally dispiriting is to flip the dial on a Saturday and see almost every defensive line firing off the line and occasionally blowing up a play in the backfield. Our DL philosophy seems to be: Stand up, hold your ground, and try to grab a running back if he happens to be running by you. We long ago gave up on the pass rush (2009 was the last good one, in Clayborn's junior year); now we can't even stop the run.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Also, while the d line struggles to get pressure the staff refuses to blitz to try and add anything. So we then ask linebackers to cover even longer.

 

[Slappy Pappy]

Our ends *are* the second team.

 

[ClarindaA's]

play is that if the starters are this bad, how bad is second team? Equally dispiriting is to flip the dial on a Saturday and see almost every defensive line firing off the line and occasionally blowing up a play in the backfield. Our DL philosophy seems to be: Stand up, hold your ground, and try to grab a running back if he happens to be running by you. We long ago gave up on the pass rush (2009 was the last good one, in Clayborn's junior year); now we can't even stop the run.

It's because we don't rotate guys in....they are effing spent by the third series

 

[scotthawk1964]

I do see them rotate the d-line, because I see Ekakatie and Lattimore at times but I'm not sure how often they rotate. Linebackers never get rotated though. I wouldn't mind seeing them experiment with a 3-4. Johnson at nose guard with Ekakatie and Bazata at the tackles, then blitz with the linebackers. Van ginkel if he would commit would be a good outside linebacker in a 3-4, and good as a defensive end in the 4-3.

 

[Hawk493]

I said it yesterday at the game. Throw in a 3-4 and make em think a little. Too sexy!