[pcgoode]

Last season during camp I know I was feeling uneasy about the d-line - would they be able to make plays etc. Chase Thomas noted that the job of the d-line in Stanford's 3-4 wasn't necessarily to make plays per se - it is to keep the LBs clean to make the plays. Stephens himself tweeted as much if I recall correctly - something to the effect of he didn't care if was double teamed etc. as long as it let the LBs run free.  I think Stephens and the rest of the d-line did a good job given their role in the scheme.

[pcgoode]

Last season during camp I know I was feeling uneasy about the d-line - would they be able to make plays etc. Chase Thomas noted that the job of the d-line in Stanford's 3-4 wasn't necessarily to make plays per se - it is to keep the LBs clean to make the plays. Stephens himself tweeted as much if I recall correctly - something to the effect of he didn't care if was double teamed etc. as long as it let the LBs run free.  I think Stephens and the rest of the d-line did a good job given their role in the scheme.