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D vs Hurts...contain or attack?

parlaygambler

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Was studying Jalen Hurts highlight films...dude is a legit RB when he decides to take off past the line of scrimmage. He doesn't run scared, but instead runs with a forward lean in his upper body and has quick feet, ability to juke, and will take defender on. On passing plays, he doesn't hesitate to back-peddle to suck the defense able to rip a thrown downfield without needing to set his feet much.

Will Kelly stress contain/staying in lanes, rather than having our DE rush wide? Hurts will gash the interior of the defense with his feet if lanes open up. Our DBs need to stick with their assignment and not bite on Hurts faking a QB run off tackle.

To me, it seems it would be best to blitz a safety or corner against Bama, while the D-line tries to keep everything in front of them, making Hurts be a "traditional" QB and try to nullify his ground game.
 
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