Originally posted by clumpedplatelet
The interior DL IS suspect if not healthy......that's the point!
If your interior DL is not playing as well as in years past:
1) Jason Taylor AND Zach Thomas are less effective vs run
2) Both CBs will have increasing difficulties because opposing offenses will have more 2nd & 3rd downs with short yardage.
evidence: last year.....run defense in the last few games suffered without a healthy DG......if the DTs are not tying up OL, zach Thomas faced more interior OL and he wasn't as effective
None of this can be refuted!
What a completely ridiculous arguement!
1) ANY team that suffers injuries in a particular area becomes "suspect" in that area.
2) This writer
is saying that the DL is suspect when not healthy, so in effect so are Zack,JT and the secondary.......well lets see how effective Urlacher is without Ted Washington or lets see how effective Ray Lewis will be without Tony Saraguisa(?) or Sam Adams.
3) Lets take a healthy OL away from Curtis Martin or Marshall Faulk and see how "suspect" the running game becomes, then in turn see how suspect their QBs passing game becomes because of a lack of running,,, well hell then the WRs must be "suspect".
4) Let me take your Video card out of your PC and see how "suspect" your Madden 2003 becomes!
5) If one component of a unit isn't playing well injuries or not it will effect the rest of the unit. If the DL isn't getting a pass rush then the LBers have to blitz, then the secondary suffers because they have no LB support. If the OL isn't playing well the RB and QB become "suspect".
Maybe this is why football is the ultimate team sport.
Hey here's a thought, lets take Bob Glaubers' brain away and see if his writing becomes"suspect".......nawwwww it'll probably improve.
Oliver you're right in this case the secondary held up but the run D didn't.