On a snap during the fourth day of training camp, Darius Philon exploded out of his three-point stance, charging unerringly at the quarterback. With preparation time effectively cut to nothing by the charging defensive end, the quarterback flubbed his pass. The ball bounced harmlessly into the turf, yards short of its intended target.
“I get on top of the guy’s hips very fast,” Philon said. “So me being a short defensive tackle, I kind of have that explosive power where I can get off the ball as fast as I can and also have the leverage to get up on the offensive lineman.