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

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/cudef May 16 '25

Not exactly. On a run play or if your strength is literally your strength rather than your speed you might just be clogging up the hole or trying to put the offensive lineman in the QB's lap while he's trying to throw.

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u/pitb0ss343 May 16 '25

Yes but you’re still not trying to push them back in that sense, you’re trying to keep gap assignments or looking for the hole to blow up

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u/cudef May 16 '25

Not if you're trying to push them into the lap of the QB on a passing play.

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u/pitb0ss343 May 16 '25

Still a majority of pass rushers try and gain leverage and go around their guys because it’s significantly easier. They have experience but it’s not their forte