Los Angeles Raiders legend Howie Long watches lots of film, and he evaluated what has changed at the defensive end position over the years.
Long is now a broadcaster for Fox NFL Sunday, spending the mornings before each game breaking down match-ups and studying players and teams.
The game has changed so much since Long's Hall-of-Fame career in the 1980s. Football has evolved and grown in the last 40 years, and Long, as a film connoisseur, loves to evaluate it. Long joined Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby on the latest episode of his podcast, "The Rush," and talked about how he feels the defensive end position has changed since his time in the league.
“The funny thing is, the game has gotten bigger everywhere, but edge rushers come in all shapes and sizes,” Long said. “I’ll give you an example. Terry Bradshaw’s offensive line weighed 255 pounds. Joe Greene was 278-280. I’ll tell you what, they ran the ball a ton. They ran a lot of traps, it was a lot like San Francisco, kind of misdirection; you never get hit by the guy in front of you; it’s always something – it’s smoke and mirrors. I think the biggest offensive lineman now is 325-330.
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