Mike DeVito is unblockable. Granted, his pass rush leaves something to be desired, but he is 1 of the best DEs vs the run of all the 3-4 teams. The fact that this guy was an undrafted FA is about as unbelieveable as the $2 million salary we pay him. Not to get hung up on words, but neither he nor Pouha are journeymen.
Devito and Pouha are good against the run. The problem is that they take too many plays off, and that forces our linebackers to make plays on their own. Harris is a little slow, but he's very good. Westerman is small and was getting pushed around by Gronk yesterday. Pace is good. Bart Scott is a huge problem. When he gets tired, he pretty much gives up on plays or takes terrible angles towards the runner. I saw at least 2 plays where it was just one-on-one with Green-ellis and Bart, and Bart decided to run into the d-linemen instead of keeping his lane and making a solid tackle. This allowed Green-ellis to bounce it outside even though it seemed like we had him contained. The back up MLB's need to play a lot more.
