As defensive standouts and future Hall of Famers like Los Angeles Rams’ defensive tackles Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh proved this season, a great defense can not only lead a team to the Super Bowl, but it can also be built around elite entire line play. Detroit Lions fans should dream that their defense is as good as that one day.
The Rams proved that the biggest cog in a prime defensive scheme can literally and figuratively be the defense tackles who eat up the A-gap and shorten a quarterbacks stay in the pocket.