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Doug from Mitchell, OR

Vic, when trying to stop the run, how many yards is a fair amount allowed and still getting the job done?

You don’t need stats to make that determination. What did Justice Stewart say? You’ll know it when you see it. A defense will know it when it feels it, because there’s an unmistakable feeling of accomplishment when a defense whips its opponent up front and denies rushing yardage. A quarterback scramble can make the stats lie, but neither the tape nor the smile on a defense’s face lies. When you whip your man you don’t need to look at the stats. If the Packers defense walks off the field on Sunday knowing it whipped its man, we’ll all have a smile on our face.