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Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief
I could give a shit whether we have any sacks as well. I win is a win. You meant force him to his left, right? I think we need to set the edge with the left defensive side so he can't roll to his right, and Frank's responsibility when rushing from the defensive right can be less disciplined and more "shark like" than this past week. Also, any notable pressure from the middle will not allow him to step up or stay in a tight pocket like Baker was able to do.
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Originally Posted by OKchiefs
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe to the right is where Allen actually wants to go, so we want to keep him from being able to move the pocket to the right. I would think the DE or whoever has contain on that side would actually want to rush up field a bit and keep him in the pocket over actually trying to crash the pocket. Allen seems to do most of his damage when he's rolling to the right.
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You guys are probably right. Or left. Whatever. i know we've faced a couple different QB this season that like rolling out, one likes the left, the other the right. It gets confusing sometimes. Whichever way Allen doesn't like (I'm sure Spags isn't confused), we push him that way and get some pressure on him while he tries to escape, and try to force him to make a mental mistake. Or throw the ball away. Either way is a win for the defense.
IMO, this type of game-plan frustrates Allen. And over the course of the game that frustration can reap dividends. If Spags can get in his head and keep frustrating him, Allen should start making mistakes. And those mistakes should translate into INTs or other turnovers. Which are far better than sacks. Give me the ball back. Who cares if we have a crooked number in the "sack" stat line.
And the best way to execute that plan is for the defense to play extremely disciplined football. Stay in your lane, keep Allen contained, send an occasional but well-timed extra blitzer, and let HB/Thornhill/Sneed/Breeland/Sorenson ball-hawk.
Sacks are for stats mavens. Turnovers win games.