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<blockquote data-quote="Heisman's Ghost" data-source="post: 568259" data-attributes="member: 4015"><p>Duke and Virginia Tech were the first teams to sell out using their absolute best athlete, usually a strong safety, to blitz the wide gaps and go after the quarterback. The intent was not only to physically punish the quarterback but also to disrupt the timing of the mesh and create havoc in the backfield that would make the quarterback hesitate on his reads. Of course, there are always downsides to a stratagem. Virginia Tech came to grief several times using that strategy and got burned on deep balls. Duke had a strong safety that was especially good at this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heisman's Ghost, post: 568259, member: 4015"] Duke and Virginia Tech were the first teams to sell out using their absolute best athlete, usually a strong safety, to blitz the wide gaps and go after the quarterback. The intent was not only to physically punish the quarterback but also to disrupt the timing of the mesh and create havoc in the backfield that would make the quarterback hesitate on his reads. Of course, there are always downsides to a stratagem. Virginia Tech came to grief several times using that strategy and got burned on deep balls. Duke had a strong safety that was especially good at this. [/QUOTE]
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