martes, 19 de febrero de 2008
Everybody knows that rushing the passer is a must in the NFL today, but the New York Giants have showed us what can happen when you make it a top priority.
Not only they finish strong during the regular season and made an spectacular run in the playoffs, (they did finish the 2007 season with 32 sacks and 7 forced fumbles from defensive ends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora and backup Justin Tuck), they showed us how to make a perfect QB like Tom Brady appear like a regular passer during Super Bowl XLII in Arizona, with 5 sacks and a fumble only in the first half.
The key to the Giants very effective pass-rushing is that they have two speedy and athletic defensive ends in Strahan and Umenyiora, and sometimes they put Tuck in the middle and just let them do their job.
We just have to see if other teams around the league follow in the steps of the Giants, stoking in their defenses 2 or 3 speedy defensive ends to make the pass-rushing a top priority… instead of stopping the run.
- The Mentor
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