It's Down to Studebaker and Houston......

He will not come in and in limited chances put up 10+ sacks, tone the homerism down. I know how a defense works, but this aint madden.

any play where one of those two is coming, he will be aided by the fact that the offense has to be ready for the other one, or both of them.

I’ve seen Studie and Vrabel both grind to a halt against single blocking, and the failure of that matchup really seemed to limit what the KC D was capable of doing. Vrabel was good at playing off the block to mess with anyone trying to run AT him, but penetration was nil, let alone taking a more-or-less direct angle to the QB. KC really hasn’t had decent strong side pressure since the Neil Smith days, and Dorsey hasn’t been all that frightening on those plays where Hali drops into zone. Folks diss Hali for his poor coverage, but I see QBs getting way too much time and maneuvering room any time Hali isn’t part of the pass rush. This made the KC D look a lot like a 4-3, and the 4-man rush was always one-sided, namely Hali’s side.

I think a healthy T-Jax will make a big difference, there, too. I think their 3-man rush is a lot more effective with him than it is with Shaun Smith. But, again, a big key to getting pressure out of 3 guys is the offense getting itself out of position to counter edge threats, and thinking those 3 down linemen are just eating blocks, when all of a sudden, they’re looking to attack cracks that have started opening up, due to those edge threats. But again, it’s all about getting the offense to increase THEIR tempo, and using that to catch them with a quick pass dialed-up, when you inexplicably drop 8 into coverage.

The most glaring example of this is from watching Donovan McNabb, after being hit and harrassed, forcing the ball into coverage, because the alarm clock in his head is SCREAMING at him. even though he was MORE than capable of extending the play against the 3-man rush, and either scrambling or waiting for the coverage to expand to the point where somebody comes open. More recently, I’ve seen Cassel make this kind of mistake, because the 4- and 5-man rush was giving him such a bad time. It’s all about that courage, serenity and wisdom thing.

Or as Bill Walsh might have said, you keep workin’ the body until the opponent brings his hands down, and then he’s set up for the overhand right.

What plays has Walters made even in the preseason? I can’t think of one.

And possibly be in the Dline rotation/Gilberry type roles, but still nothing

I don’t think Tamba is playing anywhere close to that 275. 265/260lbs

but I thought Jackson was more of a factor in the pass rush, as well, doing more to force the QB to move around. A full step quicker and faster than Smith.