Brian wolf wrote:Haha ... George Allen too ... I didnt know White played for the Blitz.
White played for Maxie Baughan in Baltimore and with the Lions...when USFL started
Allen was a coach there and Baughan went to Cornell--so there is a couple layers
of connection there...Allen loved vets...knew White from covering games and
from knowing Baughan.
White knew the scheme like the back of his hand...called the signals for Baughanin Balt
and Det...
White, as mentioned, didn't blitz a ton, but when the right protection showed he'd
have the ability to be aggressive and call it..almost a "blitz the formation" or "blitz the protection"
kind of thing. If it was the kind of look they wanted to blitz they'd do it. And it was probably
a high percentage of "hits". So you can get more sacks in fewer blitzes when the right look is there,
And as far as coverages, I just think, just speculating, that White was just good at it. he could read
things, was a college TE, smart...more nimble and quick than big...maybe 220 or so pounds, maybe
220-222 or whatever.
Regardless of what was going on averaging 6 picks and 6 sacks over a 3 year period is special.
It's hard for a 4-3 OLber to get either one of those in a year ... or to average that number over
three years...and to do both--he's got to be only one...In fact, 99% sure he is.
Then, the numbers drop... teams get wise? D not as effective? Dropped a pick here and there.
Blitzing the same and not getting to QB? Just don't know..maybe some of all of that and
other things not thinking of.