Gregg Williams to the Rams

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

For people who bitch about prevent defenses with a lead, they work more times than not. When you go man to man and a team is taking risks, you open yourself up to big plays like the Saints did.

A prevent defense generally does the job because it keeps everything in front of you. Blitzing and taking risks with the game on the line is generally a good way to lose. People should remember this game the next time they bitch about a prevent defense.

You do know, that there's a happy medium. You don't have to blitz every down at the end of the game, and you don't have to sit in prevent, right?

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

You do know, that there's a happy medium. You don't have to blitz every down at the end of the game, and you don't have to sit in prevent, right?

This is true. But the point is, coordinators have used a prevent for a REASON for years to the tune of success. When it does fail, it's not that often actually. It's just that people bitch about it when it does. It's far more safe to sit in a soft zone than to blitz and give up a big play to lose the game. Which is what happened over and over again at the end of the game.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

This is true. But the point is, coordinators have used a prevent for a REASON for years to the tune of success. When it does fail, it's not that often actually. It's just that people bitch about it when it does. It's far more safe to sit in a soft zone than to blitz and give up a big play to lose the game. Which is what happened over and over again at the end of the game.

I agree with the bold, but it is unrelated to your defense of prevent.