Generating a pass rush shouldn't be a problem with Tuck and (we assume) Umenyiora up front.
As a result, to generate a pass rush, the Steelers blitzed heavily with their linebackers and their safeties.
Generating a pass rush using only the line allows teams to drop seven players into coverage and helps to counteract the explosion of the passing game.
In a season that has already provided mind-bending parity, the Chargers are a case study in inconsistency, capable of pulverizing the Patriots one week, then falling flat, failing to generate a pass rush or tackle well, the next.
Of course, Merriman can serve as a one-year quick fix to bolster a defense that is both porous against the run and having difficulty generating a pass rush.
If, that is, Chicago can generate a pass rush.
During its three Super Bowl title-winning seasons, generating a pass rush was a given because Richard Seymour was a stud.
An extravagant opening and closing ceremony, some gold medals for the hosts and good public relations can generate a passing feel-good effect, as they did in Barcelona and London.
Remember, the Broncos are missing All-Pro Von Miller (who sacked Brady twice in Week 12) and defensive end Derek Wolfe, meaning they will have to generate a pass-rush in more creative ways.
But the play, which produced the Saints' winning touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons last Monday — and generated a touchdown pass in the Super Bowl last February — helps explain a startling statistical leap the N.F.L. will take this season.
A box the size of a calculator, it had an algorithm that generated a new pass number every 60 seconds.
