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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-08-2015, 02:20 PM:

Defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot says a big part is players not understanding what pass rush lane they have.

“You have to know where you’re supposed to miss the quarterback. So if you’re an inside rusher you have to make the quarterback flush. You can’t miss the outside of him and let him step up because there’s nobody there,” Eliot said. “If you’re an outside rusher, you have to miss on top if you’re going to miss, so that he steps up into the rest of the rushers.

“That’s something that we emphasize too, but when you come scot-ass clean, which we have a lot in our blitzes, you gotta be under control. When the pocket collapses and you get him on a pass rush, he doesn’t necessarily see the rusher and it’s easier to sack him.

“When you come clean, like we have a lot this year where no one is blocking you, then the quarterback can see that. It’s harder to get him down, so we’re emphasizing that those guys come under control and get him down when no one blocks them.”

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