03-19-2020, 04:41 PM
(03-19-2020, 04:12 PM)fredtoast Wrote: It is called the "Zone Blitz". Dick LeBeau invented it and it is one of the reasons he is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
You guys sound like the rubes who used to claim the shovel pass was stupid and never worked.
It's a very common blitz across the league now. It's meant to overwhelm a part of an offensive line with either numbers or surprise without sacrificing guys in coverage. Usually when it's a defensive tackle dropping into a zone it's to cover a specific route usually an inside hitch or hook.