I think you are recalling the "Rees" defense incorrectly my friend....the typical Rees defense was 3 man front with 8 in pass coverage. Our run game was pathetic at that time, we couldn't even run against 3 man fronts and while Rees was not a deep threat, his accuracy and time on short and intermediate stuff was pin point and he would pick teams apart that only had 4 or 5 in coverage. He struggled heavily (as most would) vs 8 in coverage and no run game to turn to.