re: Why isnt this strategy used for stoping the spread NFL runners

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Maybe they could teach the DE not to crash on the RB so easily on every option play

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You're absolutely right, but it is incredibly difficult to get a defensive end to "stay at home" against a read opt team when he's used to squeezing on all down blocks, something he's been doing since high school.

It's a habit for defensive ends to be aggressive based on their natural read and react and squeeze down the line, toward the RB