jday
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Gotcha.speed in terms of 10 yard split, not 40.
i just think a bull rush is less dependable than rushing a race if your speed is just faster by a little.
to me a bull rush depends too much on hand-to-hand combat where the bear may get you or you may get the bear.
Your logic seems sound, but in the NFL defensive ends are expected to use everything. In today's game, you can't get by on one move...you have to go through a whole catalogue of moves, otherwise all your doing is giving the opposition additional reps at shutting you down. Football is a science at this point.
With all of that said, situation really dictates what moves are ideal based on gap responsibility and rather or not the play calls for a stunt.
Lastly, there are several techniques.
A good run down at this link:
http://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2011/2/28/2003172/defensive-line-pass-rush-techniques
You may already know all of that so the last thing I will point out is the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If the defender can swim past or put the ot on skates, that would be faster then going around.
Salute.
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