NorthCoast
10-23-2018, 05:51 PM
Tuitt and Heyward playing contain and holding position:
That’s meant the ends haven’t had nearly as much freedom this year. Blitzing means Heyward and Tuitt don’t have “two way gos,” the ability to beat their man in either gap. They’re assigned to a spot so the blitz can get home. Makes it a lot tougher to win as a pass rusher who you don’t have a choice.
And with the outside linebackers struggling to win their matchups, Butler has had to resort to tons of twists and stunts to free those guys up. That means Heyward and Tuitt, on this final drive, but also during chunks of the season, become space-eaters, designed to contain the outside, and hope the linebackers get free.
https://steelersdepot.com/2018/10/film-room-one-drive-shows-why-heyward-and-tuitt-havent-produced-this-year/
That’s meant the ends haven’t had nearly as much freedom this year. Blitzing means Heyward and Tuitt don’t have “two way gos,” the ability to beat their man in either gap. They’re assigned to a spot so the blitz can get home. Makes it a lot tougher to win as a pass rusher who you don’t have a choice.
And with the outside linebackers struggling to win their matchups, Butler has had to resort to tons of twists and stunts to free those guys up. That means Heyward and Tuitt, on this final drive, but also during chunks of the season, become space-eaters, designed to contain the outside, and hope the linebackers get free.
https://steelersdepot.com/2018/10/film-room-one-drive-shows-why-heyward-and-tuitt-havent-produced-this-year/