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Florida_Ram
(I personally believe AD is top 3 but the Falcon game was a little telling) Once Brockers left the game how much did AD step up and take over that game?
You mean when they ran away from AD?
He dominated the first half of that game and as a result of that, and of Brockers being out, they ran the ball.
You need more than one DL to control the run, and you need ILBs too. As it happens if you look at the play by play for that game, the Falcons had more success running to their right, away from AD and toward Brockers's vacated spot, and did not have as much success running left, AD's side. They had one breakaway run to the left for 22 yards, but only 5 more runs there for 3 total yards. They ran to the right (right tackle and outside right) 9 times for 33 yards.So they dominated on the ground at that point by running away from AD.
So I don't see how you put that on AD. He can't be a one-man DL and the reason they came out in the 2nd half running (away from him) is because he had 10 qb pressures in the first half, and Brockers being out gave them a chance to do that.
Even if you were right about that (and as stated I don't think you are) I don't see how you downgrade the most productive DT in the league on the basis of half a game.
Either way my bet is, the Rams don't share that view.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/2018 02:33PM by zn.
