How will my zerk barb fare?

ive come to relieve without max block true melee pk'ers will laugh @ you...ive never made a character with max block cause never understood the your block rate is under your defence not what you shield has >_<...but i would just through the maybe 50 dex points into it to get block rate up there...other then that i dont see why it wouldnt be teh 1337z3r