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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
They have to read and react, which prevents them from attacking off the snap like they could in a 1 gap, but they're not somehow disallowed from rushing the passer once they read it as such. I don't know why people always apply their run responsibilities to the pass.
It makes the rushing the QB more difficult for 2 guys who aren't very good at it anyway, but good players at DE can thrive in the defense and still grab 4-6 sacks and a decent amount of pressure. Dorsey being a pass rusher was always a projection that makes no sense. He had 13 sacks in college. He was never a 1 gap explosive pass rusher in college. He's never shown exceptional explosion in the NFL. I just don't see Dorsey becoming THAT much better in a 1 gap system.
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Well, yeah. That's the point I was trying to make. They aren't put into a good position to rush the passer. I don't think Dorsey would make a good pass rusher because he doesn't have the closing speed. But he could at least create some extra pocket pressure by collapsing the pocket. Dorsey's strength in college was that he has a tremendous first step and he knows how to get into the backfield.