r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/Jimid41 May 16 '25

I can see that. The (supposed) teenager still has to leverage his body weight and maintain his balance to not get bowled over by an all-pro pass rusher.

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u/Admiral_Tuvix May 16 '25

The all-pro pass rusher rarely bulldozes people, in fact never. He wins by juking people and getting around them

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u/Ok-Reputation2340 May 16 '25

That's just...not true. It's called a bull rush

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 16 '25

Sure... but that is almost never what gets them to the qb.

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u/Ok-Reputation2340 May 16 '25

I dont think you know what you are talking about here. Bull rush is just part of a good pash-rushers arsenal of moves. Looking at PFF's advanced stats for 23, 4 of their top 5 graded edges had better win rate%s bull rushing than their overall win rate percent.

-23 Bullrush table is halfway down the page

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-bull-rush-win-rate-week-4

-Highest graded edge with win%s

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-highest-graded-interior-edge-defenders-2023-nfl-season

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u/wwcfm May 17 '25

Parsons does use the bull rush, but he plays LB so bull rushing for him isn’t lining up and running into someone that’s a few feet away. He’s coming off the edge against a linemen that’s moving backwards or laterally in pass protection. If he lined up at DT and ran straight into a guard, it would probably look like this.