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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greg C." data-source="post: 121118" data-attributes="member: 195">My understanding is that the DE's job on those end runs is just to hold firm and either force the runner too far outside or back to the inside.  The DE is rarely going to make the tackle on that play.  The LB's or DB's or even DT's are going to have to close the deal.  Having said that, there are a lot of times when KGB is not able to hold his position on those plays and he gets overpowered, which allows the RB to get near or beyond the line of scrimmage before he's force to commit one way or another, and that usually leads to a successful run.  I think KGB has been decent against the run for most of the year, but he got consistently blown up in the Seattle game, and it may happen more toward the end of the season as he wears down from going up against bigger guys.  Maybe putting Cory Williams into the mix, as McCarthy may do this week, will improve the run defense and keep KGB fresh.</blockquote>

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