Sentences with phrase «of rush defense»

He was not responsible for the team's complete lack of rush defense or terrible home record.

Not exact matches

It's funny how many refuse to accept Rush's apology but will jump to the defense of the likes of Bill Maher who flat out refuses to apologize for calling Sarah Palin an extremely vulgar word.

Last year, in a talk at a conference on Mormonism and Islam at Utah Valley University, I asked my Mormon listeners why they had not rushed to the defense of Muslims in controversies such as the one that raged over the Park51 project near ground zero.

So CNN waits 5 days to spotlight Rush's comments in defense of capitalism as their MAIN web story.

They place a high value on shalom and rush to the defense of the Torah principles on which it rests.

Yeah, ok, it's not often I do this, but in defense of believers, even if I had it in my mind that I was going to a heaven when I die, that does not mean I would be in a rush to get there.

---- I find it very interesting that, some of you, rush to the defense of David, when I am being «honest [y] and authentic [ity].

You would think they would rush to the defense of a minority religion attacked for, among other things, conspiring to take over their country through the imposition of religious law.

Now the leadership of his Mars Hill Bible Church is rushing to his defense, and we're learning more about the fight to publish his controversial new book.

But the run game cratered following the loss of back Anthony Wales and three all - conference linemen, and the defense stumbled across the board, losing both its run prowess and its pass rush as the front seven depth thinned.

Lastly, and it's not talked about enough because of Jacksonville's excellent pass defense, its rush defense is suspect.

Green Bay absolutely should go defense here and probably one of their first two picks should be a corner, but Landry is an intriguing pass rusher.

The Packers» defense allows only 84 rushing yards and plummets the Washington offense into ineptitude on its last five possessions of the game, which went this way — punt, punt, ball over on downs three times.

Between Jonathan Allen and consensus All - American A'Shawn Robinson on the inside and Tim Williams and Ryan Anderson on the outside, they now get a pass rush vastly superior to that of any previous Saban - Tide defense:

Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez are killing the Broncos defense, as Hernandez has just two catches for 29 yards but he's added 58 rushing yards on three carries, including a 43 - yard run on the first drive of the game.

Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt's first Florida State defense has been a python against the pass, forgoing an aggressive pass rush and simply squeezing the life out of your aerial attack.

So in the last two games, both losses, Tittle has been unmercifully punished by hard - rushing defensive lines; the 49er pass defense has broken down; with Conner out for most of the Detroit game, the passing offense broke down, too.

Now, thanks to a lot of returning experience all over the field, an explosive and powerful rushing attack, and an efficient defense, Notre Dame can have goals bigger than just making a bowl game, something they couldn't do last season, by virtue of finishing with a 4 - 8 record.

In so doing, Oklahoma plowed up 307 yards rushing against a team that had been proud of its defense.

Jernigan may not have had the pass rushing numbers that we expected, but he was a big part of why this line was # 1 in pressures and as you mentioned, his defense against the run game was magnificent and better than anyone expected.

James Madison is one of the best rushing offenses in the country, and maybe they saw something in the film that will allow them to break through the tough Bison defense.

Among the elders was linebacker Shane Conlan, an aggressive 6 ft. 3», 225 pound All - America who led the third - best rushing defense in the nation and ^ perfectly embodied the dual personality of the team.

Not content to be just a nickel pass rusher, which was supposedly the original plan, Harrison has instead been a catalyst of sorts, transforming that Steelers defense from pretty much a joke early on this season to one that has again started to inspire just a liiiittle bit of fear in their opponents.

According to all draftniks, Elliott is an instant 3 down starter, and potential rushing champion behind our line, taking the pressure off of Romo and the defense at the same time.

«To those who loved, as I did, the old - time football — the very thud of the ball, the scent of bruised grass, the mighty rush of a hundred men, the swift and cool defense — there is something insufficient in the presence of a whole university sitting and shivering in the chill wind around an arena where a few picked gladiators push and wrestle.»

I'm get the feeling going to draft a DE in the second, and go with a run defense DL of Curry, McCoy, Allen and Gholston and rotate in a pass rushing DL on third downs of Spence, McCoy, Unrein and our 2nd round rookie

It reminds me of when we destroyed the # 1 rushing offense and defense in the Vick - era Atlanta Falcons with Priest Holmes and Derrick Blaylock getting 3 TDs each and the Falcons offense didn't do anything.

This was a victory that belonged to Super Bowl MVP Von Miller, fellow pass - rushing force DeMarcus Ware and the rest of a defense that proved it deserves mention with any great unit that's carried a wanting offense to a championship.

In 2014, he eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing on offense, had seven interceptions on defense, and scored 22 total touchdowns in a variety of ways.

Bum rush them... We gave them too much time to set up their wall of a defense before.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Vic Beasley Jr. is a cornerstone of the Atlanta Falcons» refurbished defense, the new lion in a zoo - like, breakneck scheme to rush quarterbacks violently and crush them.

Grant has a three - pronged rushing attack of DeShawn Collins, Mike Green II, and Deondre Whittington - Grays that can wear down any team, and a stout defense that must continue to make big stops when needed.

If you deduct the one 70 yard run he somehow managed (the longest of his career) and the 127 yards he ran for against the Redskins (the worst rushing defense in the league) his average was actually quite pedestrian..

The Browns defense ranks second overall in rushing DVOA and second in forcing negative rushes (16.3 % of their opponents» carries).

Memphis's defense ranked 104th in Rushing S&P + and 58th in Passing S&P + and now has to replace a good portion of its secondary.

«The classic drop - back guy who's immobile is so vulnerable now to the speed of a defense that can really rush the passer,» says DeLeone.

It seemed that Saquon Barkley's Heisman stock was ready to finally take a hit after Northwestern's defense held him to -1 rushing yards in the first half of Saturday's game.

THE BELIEF As the franchise's first great pass rusher since its inception in 2002, endMario Williams will invigorate a woeful defense and prove the Texans made theright call in selecting him No. 1 in the draft instead of Reggie Bush or VinceYoung.

The Huskies» defense has been led by the nation's most prolific pass rusher, a sophomore who has found the quarterback in nine of his 12 games this year for a total of 14 sacks.

Landry is exactly the type of outside speed rusher with elite bend that Saleh's defense need to compliment interior pressure of Buckner, Thomas and Armstead.

Despite the loss of its best pass rusher and best on - ball defender (and despite some lucky misses by Rudock), the pass defense was still fast and opportunistic.

They are polar opposites in terms of running style but together they might make up the best duo of rushers in the NFL, while keeping Cincinnati's already strong defense fresh.

And with Marcus Mariota getting healthier and more mobile, Tennessee should be able to take advantage of the Rams» biggest weakness: rushing defense, which allows 4.7 yards per carry (30th overall).

Barring some strange clash of egos on the coaching staff or a complete collapse of the pass rush, the Michigan defense is going to be somewhere between strong and tremendous.

He holds the nation's highest pass - rush grade, and 3rd - highest run defense grade, of any FBS defensive player, regardless of position.

We're talking about the pass rush because it's about the only area of the defense that suffered any sort of loss.

· On the other side of the ball, Alabama's defense ranks 96th in rushing Power Success Rate while Auburn's rushing attack ranks 12th in Power Success Rate, which measures an offense's ability to convert in short - yardage situations on third and fourth down.

Although Tony Romo will be returning from a broken collarbone, their defense is painfully thin on edge pass rushers with several question marks about the healthy and production of their cornerbacks.

The MRI came back negative, but it's hard to envision Buffalo will have a fully healthy Shady ready to take advantage of a Jaguars defense that gives up 4.5 yards per rush (29th in the NFL).

Both of these teams give up plenty of free yards via penalties, ranking 121st and 122nd overall, and USC should lean on the pass against Ohio State's No. 1 S&P + rush defense.