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Reading through reddit threads, I see fans of other teams call Jeff Fisher teams "dirty". Then it's compounded by the fact that G. Williams is our DC. But, I was thinking....Is our team dirty? Or is it just hard nosed old-school football?
We know that Jeff favors the defensive side of the ball, and especially places a higher value on the front 7. The type of players that he fleshes out our DB's with is hard hitting players that fly to the ball. When you mix our front 7 with our secondary, you get something that is beautiful to watch. The front 7 just blisters the offensive line, applying pressure after pressure. Then, you have the secondary flying to the ball to knock the ball loose.
Back to the point, after thinking back to when Fisher took over, I can't think of a single play that would show any kind of targeting by our players. Some other fans might point to McCleod's hit on Sanders last year, or Barron's hit on Big Ben this year. But both plays were pretty innocent. McCleod's was a legal hit, and Barron lost his balance, carrying his momentum into Ben.
What do you guys think? Do we play on the dirtier side? Or is this defense just a form of football from the last era of the NFL.
We know that Jeff favors the defensive side of the ball, and especially places a higher value on the front 7. The type of players that he fleshes out our DB's with is hard hitting players that fly to the ball. When you mix our front 7 with our secondary, you get something that is beautiful to watch. The front 7 just blisters the offensive line, applying pressure after pressure. Then, you have the secondary flying to the ball to knock the ball loose.
Back to the point, after thinking back to when Fisher took over, I can't think of a single play that would show any kind of targeting by our players. Some other fans might point to McCleod's hit on Sanders last year, or Barron's hit on Big Ben this year. But both plays were pretty innocent. McCleod's was a legal hit, and Barron lost his balance, carrying his momentum into Ben.
What do you guys think? Do we play on the dirtier side? Or is this defense just a form of football from the last era of the NFL.