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Message: [QUOTE="SoBristol, post: 4468909, member: 485"] We may never agree on this. But the one comparison around the league is how small our DL is. Look at how many times we got totally destroyed by the OL, pushing our smaller guys 5 yards off the line, with the CBs and LBs forced to make tackles. Did you watch the Wake game? Big guys pushing smaller guys leads to injuries. DBs having to deal with OGs, TE, OTs and RBs can lead to injuries. Playing 240 2nd year guys against 310 lb seniors -- another source of injuries. Yes, the D plays a lot of snaps, but it isn't only because the O hasn't sustained drives. If you play bend and don't break, giving up 6-plus yards on first downs, and allowing the opponents to convert short yardage, you give up a lot of sustained drives and the D plays a lot of snaps. And then the O gets fewer chances. [/QUOTE]