IndyJay1234 Posted October 18, 2004 Posted October 18, 2004 I will apologize if this has already been talked about but I thought the biggest difference was Willis picking up a defender when they came through. He is a great blocker ala Thurman.
UB2SF Posted October 18, 2004 Posted October 18, 2004 I will apologize if this has already been talked about but I thought the biggest difference was Willis picking up a defender when they came through. He is a great blocker ala Thurman. 74905[/snapback] Willis's blocking definitely helped. I think our success could also be chalked up to... 1) fewer all-out blitz packages from the Dolphins than we've seen from other teams 2) better "max protect" schemes for Drew -- rarely was he back there all by his lonesome 3) good reads by Drew and crisp routes by the WRs. In spite all the gushing about Willis's pass-blocking, which I tend to agree with, the lone sack on Drew was the direct result of Willis missing his pick-up (tried to make a block, but had a poor angle).
DC Tom Posted October 18, 2004 Posted October 18, 2004 In spite all the gushing about Willis's pass-blocking, which I tend to agree with, the lone sack on Drew was the direct result of Willis missing his pick-up (tried to make a block, but had a poor angle). 75025[/snapback] I can accept that as a rookie mistake...particularly since he consistently made blocks, whereas Henry consistently whiffs on them. I liked, too, the way McGahee stayed back and looked for anyone needing blocking, and if he found no one went out as a safety valve for Bledsoe. Nothing all that special...except he seemd to be paying attention to the game, which is something I don't ever really sense from Henry when he doesn't have the ball.
jester43 Posted October 19, 2004 Posted October 19, 2004 i thought willis was just-ok on blitz pickup. his guy got by at least twice that i can think of...one sack and one near-sack. on the other hand, the guy's hardly played...he'll only get better.
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