Film Room: Mizzou’s pass rushing DTs

Denny Medley-USA TODAY SportsComing into the season, one of my main concerns was the Missouri pass rush. With no established pass rushing defensive end on the Tiger roster, in my mind the only hope was that a young’un like Trajan Jeffcoat or Jatorian Hansford, or perhaps transfer Sci Martin, would emerge as a feared sack artist. This didn’t happen: Jeffcoat is off the team. Martin hasn’t played a meaningful snap. Hansford hasn’t developed into a difference maker.

Nevertheless, on Saturday the Tiger defense sacked Gator quarterback Kyle Trask four times, all in the first half. While the main job of a defensive tackle is to clog the interior running lanes, the Tiger DTs, especially starters…