BillsVet Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 Defensive Tackle Importance Defensive End Importance "You talk in any sport about your strength up the middle," Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy said. "Those guys are right in the middle, right at the ball. The closer you are to the ball before it is snapped, the more impact you can have. I go back to my initiation as a player in the NFL in the '70s and being with Joe Greene at tackle in Pittsburgh. He created total havoc. And fear." No less an authority than Tony Dungy preaches what we all know. Finding the right player in the middle is difficult, and it's clear only a few in the NFL today are difference makers. OTOH, Carucci believes DE's are the player to have on defense, and I would certainly agree they're important. The Giants overwhelmingly demonstrated it during the Super Bowl. Either way, defensive line play sets the stage for the rest of the defense to function and succeed.
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