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<blockquote data-quote="stinger78" data-source="post: 969227" data-attributes="member: 6771"><p>You are a masochist, LNJ. Ha!</p><p></p><p>I have seen the same thing re: filling gaps. First, a DL has to be either a 1-gapper or a 2-gapper. One or the other. The best can do both, but you have to be able to do one. A 1-gap DL is a penetrator who shoots into the gap and penetrates, holding that gap. A 2-gap DL is a guy who plays face up on the OL and holds his ground, able to cover both gaps. IMPO, this is pretty rare in CFB. You see this a lot with the 3-4 NT, and when it happens it frees the LB to do a lot of mayhem-creating things. 1-gap DL are fine, you see it a lot with the 4-3, but the LB have to fill the open gaps. Problem is, I cannot remember the last real 2-gap DT we had. But that's fine a 4-3 is a great D.</p><p></p><p>We're running a 4-2 though, and that seems to be a problem to me. Our DL do not penetrate well and when they do, the LB do not fill particularly well. The reason, IMHO, our Will LB are all playing at 214-217 pounds. That's no better than 6 DBs. Ken Swilling played SS at about that weight, if not heavier. Moala, at Sam, is 230 and he cannot do it alone. His backup is Efford who is 219. Filling a gap, these guys are going up against OL who outweigh them by 80-100 pounds. If you're going to run a 4-2, you'd better put the meanest **** on your team at LB, and they better be guys who can fill a flipping gap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stinger78, post: 969227, member: 6771"] You are a masochist, LNJ. Ha! I have seen the same thing re: filling gaps. First, a DL has to be either a 1-gapper or a 2-gapper. One or the other. The best can do both, but you have to be able to do one. A 1-gap DL is a penetrator who shoots into the gap and penetrates, holding that gap. A 2-gap DL is a guy who plays face up on the OL and holds his ground, able to cover both gaps. IMPO, this is pretty rare in CFB. You see this a lot with the 3-4 NT, and when it happens it frees the LB to do a lot of mayhem-creating things. 1-gap DL are fine, you see it a lot with the 4-3, but the LB have to fill the open gaps. Problem is, I cannot remember the last real 2-gap DT we had. But that's fine a 4-3 is a great D. We're running a 4-2 though, and that seems to be a problem to me. Our DL do not penetrate well and when they do, the LB do not fill particularly well. The reason, IMHO, our Will LB are all playing at 214-217 pounds. That's no better than 6 DBs. Ken Swilling played SS at about that weight, if not heavier. Moala, at Sam, is 230 and he cannot do it alone. His backup is Efford who is 219. Filling a gap, these guys are going up against OL who outweigh them by 80-100 pounds. If you're going to run a 4-2, you'd better put the meanest **** on your team at LB, and they better be guys who can fill a flipping gap. [/QUOTE]
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