re: Saban & the delayed blitz

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When Shane Lee is the rusher, every blitz is delayed.

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This was one big problem with it. Harris and Kaho are fast enough to make it work. Lee is not. The other problem with it was that we waited too damn long all season. Delayed blitz doesn't mean count to 3 after the ball is snapped and then come after the QB. You wait for the initial rushers to be engaged by the OL and then take off. The idea is to get a free run on the QB by a linebacker or in the box safety, but there's no point in doing it if the ball is out of his hand when the unblocked rusher is still 10-15 feet away from him.