Seems though the goal of the rush was simply to contain the midget, force him to throw out of the pocket. If you get a sack, great.
It did work...
Yeah, but we do it against the statue QBs too.
Think about this: we have the greatest defensive player of this generation. The best defensive tackle is years, possibly ever (definitely top 3). Damn near unblockable 1 on 1, still very successful 2 on 1 and even beats 3 on 1 with enough regularity to make it a noticeable part of his game. We have a guy for which the only thing an offense can do to limit his impact is to throw short, quick passes. To further that impact we went and traded for one of the best man to man CBs in the game right now and we keep bringing in man skill CBs (maybe not Durant and Kendricks, I didn't read thoroughly on their profiles, but that's still fairly recent). So we have a DT that can't be stopped, a CB group built to give him more time to get home, and a defensive scheme designed to negate all of that. It's working. But it's frustrating because it's 1) not playing to our strengths, 2) just an irritating way to play football, and 3) not very fun to watch as a fan.
I'm thrilled that the team is winning. That doesn't necessarily make the in game experience enjoyable. The post game experience is great. Watching the opposing offense mount an 8 minute drive while converting all but 1 or 2 fourth downs is very upsetting though.
Ultimately I'll be happy with whatever as long as we're winning. That doesn't mean I will enjoy watching the opposing team get guaranteed 5-6 yard plays every play, every drive until what looks like a miracle stop in the red zone.