If we are talking about the best defensive lineman, Jayce Tuck is definitely the best. No question.
However, I'm going to talk about the defensive tackle position. I believe Dan Miller is the best Defensive Tackle in the league.
Out of all defensive tackles this season, he is leading in tackles (54), Forced fumbles (4), Fumble recoveries(2) and sacks (16).
He has been a dominant force to be reckoned with. However, he did not achieve greatness over night.
Did you know that Dan Miller was taken in the 15th round of the innagural draft? 88th overall.
In his first season, he did alright. Ended up middle of the pack, however early in season 1, he picked up 9 tackles and 4 sacks in a single game. At this point of time this was a game record for sacks.
Season 2 was much more quiet for Dan. He put in a ton of time in to training in , however he was mostly focused on strength building. He thought this would be the key to success. However, he noticed that Mark Ramrio @Anti-Hype was crushing the interior and was doing so with a much more balanced training approach. He watched Ramrio's film and tried figuring out what he could do to emulate that success.
Dan took this to heart and began cross training. He started going on longer runs to build up endurance, began tire training for agility, and practiced tackling techniques. He lost a little bit of muscle mass due to this cross training, but it seemed worth it. His stats saw an uptick during the end of season 2.
Between season 2 and season 3, he continued his training. He regained some of his former strength while still maintaining the other important aspects of his game.
What really separates Dan from other players is his ability to strip sack. His ability to overpower and strip the ball after getting a sack is what makes him so special from other defensive tackles, and why he is currently the best.
However, I'm going to talk about the defensive tackle position. I believe Dan Miller is the best Defensive Tackle in the league.
Out of all defensive tackles this season, he is leading in tackles (54), Forced fumbles (4), Fumble recoveries(2) and sacks (16).
He has been a dominant force to be reckoned with. However, he did not achieve greatness over night.
Did you know that Dan Miller was taken in the 15th round of the innagural draft? 88th overall.
In his first season, he did alright. Ended up middle of the pack, however early in season 1, he picked up 9 tackles and 4 sacks in a single game. At this point of time this was a game record for sacks.
Season 2 was much more quiet for Dan. He put in a ton of time in to training in , however he was mostly focused on strength building. He thought this would be the key to success. However, he noticed that Mark Ramrio @Anti-Hype was crushing the interior and was doing so with a much more balanced training approach. He watched Ramrio's film and tried figuring out what he could do to emulate that success.
Dan took this to heart and began cross training. He started going on longer runs to build up endurance, began tire training for agility, and practiced tackling techniques. He lost a little bit of muscle mass due to this cross training, but it seemed worth it. His stats saw an uptick during the end of season 2.
Between season 2 and season 3, he continued his training. He regained some of his former strength while still maintaining the other important aspects of his game.
What really separates Dan from other players is his ability to strip sack. His ability to overpower and strip the ball after getting a sack is what makes him so special from other defensive tackles, and why he is currently the best.
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