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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic
I get that tackle play has improved as a whole, but DT's first step would be the great equalizer.
Its arguable that DT had the quickest first step ever. I don't believe that any tackle has a quicker lateral step than DT had going forward. DT was also smart, and he had different techniques for every tackle. Whatever they struggled with, he made sure he took advantage of.
Tackles seem to set up even more offset now, and that is really just creating more space to force the tackle to cover. DT didn't always go outside. And DT had the speed to not immediately win, but outwork the tackle and still get to the QB in time.
I am not saying it's recency bias, but DT had a skill set to win, and win often, in a pass rushing role, in any era.
What he didn't have was the same prowess in the run game. I still get sick thinking about DT standing on the sideline in Buffalo, especially since that game got mentioned each time he didn't make the HOF.
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Yeah he was great at timing the snap at home and using the crowd. You'd have to be an idiot to think that would go away during today's era although obviously this year would have been tough for him to do that.