I think it’s mostly that your 5 gets involved in a lot of actions—ballscreens, mostly—and can dissuade a lot of those directly if he has the instincts & length in drop or athleticism in hedge/blitz. But you do need a low man once you’re in rotation. So you REALLY need long athletic helpers if you’re in a lot of hedge/blitz bc by defn you’re playing 2 on the ball. Michigan had Franz AND Livers AND played drop.
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And Eli was an above average defender too.
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Well annunciated.
And Chaundee.