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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Gotta figure they'll have some 3rd down packages with him in them. That's a perfect way to get him back up to speed.
It's funny though - everyone has said for years that you wear a defense out by running at them. Why? I know the line smashes into them, but those plays are generally opportunities for the secondary to catch their breath a bit. And ask pass-rushers what wears their legs out faster - run defense or pass rushing. The vast majority of them will tell you rushing the passer. Trying to explode upfield and work towards that quarterback is just exhausting for these guys.
So you put Houston out there with limited reps of getting after the passer and just trying to be as explosive as possible and you'll probably get his heart rate back up a bit and help out in that regard as well.
Seems like a perfect recipe to get him back in the mix. And if you don't play him at all vs. AZ, you might as well just have him sit through the bye because I don't know how you could expect him to be all that useful against LA at that altitude in Mexico City.
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I have also been puzzled by "wear out the defense" comments. Take just the lines which has to be the most tiring in many ways, trying to push around the big bodies in the trenches. The D-line subs guys in pretty often but the O-line stays the same every down. How is this supposed to be any advantage to the offense?
I get it with the skill players in general. Take the comments from Ramsey and Harris earlier this year about trying to keep up with 'Reek. Chasing him around wore them out all game long. Of course DBs are not rotated the way that the D-line usually is and WRs do come out for plays at times which helps to keep them fresher.