Megatron96 |
10-09-2023 04:54 PM |
DLs are never going to be able to stop the tush push until they begin to put several big bodies behind their DTs at the point of attack. it's just simple physics. All other things being equal, the greater mass always move the smaller mass, period.
PHI has been mostly driving behind the C and the LG, in every game I've watched PHI. A quick check of their OLs respective weights tells us why. Their LG weighs in at about 335-lbs, while their RG 'only' weighs 304. And then you have Hurts (223), a RB (approx. 200), and usually one of their TEs (Goedert, 256), all pushing directly behind the C and the LG. That's about 1300-lbs. of mass all focused on and pushing against just two DLs, that are usually not quite as massive as their OL counterparts, but 300-lbs each is about the norm. So, 1,300-lbs of mass vs. 600-lbs. No contest, they're going to win that battle every single time.
If defenses are going to win that fight, they're going to have to put a couple (or three) big guys behind their DTs, just to get them back to an even footing, mass-wise. Until then, PHI's tush push will always work, against every defense.
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