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Originally Posted by Gary Cooper
I would rush four and dare Burrow/Allen to move down the field slowly. That may be death by 1,000 papercuts, but it worked against the Chiefs last season. The key is stopping the run of course. If you can't stop the run, you're cooked against these offenses. Also, no coach is as unlikely to commit to a run game as Reid. I think McDermott and Taylor would be less stubborn and more willing to run.
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Well, Spags is a blitzer. It's genetically hard-wired into him; he's going to blitz at some point. Honestly, I've been impressed at how little he's blitzed this season. I thought at first it was like working out lines in hockey. Insert player X here and see what he does. Try player B over here for a couple games. Play around with the combinations until you start seeing something you can work with.
I swear he does that with the secondary.
Anyway, i think he's figured out somethings about what works and doesn't work on the DL, or rather Cullen has. So I think there's a better than even chance the DL will be able to be significantly more effective against the CIN OL if they meet in the playoffs.
I wouldn't necessarily bet my house on it, but I think it'll happen.