Draft 2021

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

It’s the c gap. If the running back ran to the B gap it would actually be easier to defend. The LB would have to cover less space and the DT could help. The RB is running to the outside. The LB is trying to set the edge and turn him back inside to traffic.

Freeney defended well in that playoff run they won the super bowl. Scheme/personnel, blame who you want. We didn’t have the LB to properly cover it nor the DT to match the penetration. That’s why you mainly see it in 3-4 and not 4-3. But if he could play the run, they should have let him do that, not play pass every down. But his biggest asset was his speed and they didn’t want to give that up.

I will add this. No one could run outside the tackles against Freeny and Mathis. Their job was to get up field and play the run on the way to the QB. If teams ran well, it was inside of them and thats where Rob Morris used his run stop abilities. He wasnt able to make that deep drop the Dungy D MLB had to cover in the middle. Give him one gap and he help win that supuer bowl