Defensive line question

[NE1tm2nv]

Does anybody know why the d-line plays a yard off the line of scrimmage?

It drives me nutz to watch that, without knowing what they're trying to accomplish.

Thanks in advance

 

[iruletheskool]

Its retarded.

 

[Nebraska885]

It has to do with Bo's read and react defense. The 1 yard is supposed to give them 'the edge' to read the play quickly and react...which works very well with a formable DT like Suh or that guy from LSU or even a slightly above average DT like Crick. But when you have a Rome or Steinkuhler who just aren't very good...well...you give up running yards like no other NE team.

 

[Red_Alert]

I never played line, but back to the days of pop warner football and beyond I remember the coaches teaching the D-lineman not to let the O-lineman get under their pads. Made sense to me.
Seems playing 1 yard off the ball would give an O-lineman a better opportunity to do just that.

Rich Glover and a few other greats always looked like they were lined up off-sides.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

It has to do with Bo's read and react defense. The 1 yard is supposed to give them 'the edge' to read the play quickly and react...which works very well with a formable DT like Suh or that guy from LSU or even a slightly above average DT like Crick. But when you have guys with white skin...well...you give up running yards like no other NE team.

fify

 

[NE1tm2nv]

It has to do with Bo's read and react defense. The 1 yard is supposed to give them 'the edge' to read the play quickly and react...which works very well with a formable DT like Suh or that guy from LSU or even a slightly above average DT like Crick. But when you have a Rome or Steinkuhler who just aren't very good...well...you give up running yards like no other NE team.

Thanks

fify

LMAO
white guys

 

[NE1tm2nv]

I never played line, but back to the days of pop warner football and beyond I remember the coaches teaching the D-lineman not to let the O-lineman get under their pads. Made sense to me.
Seems playing 1 yard off the ball would give an O-lineman a better opportunity to do just that.

Rich Glover and a few other greats always looked like they were lined up off-sides.

There were a few times last night I thought UCLA lined up offsides.