CTE Study

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(07-28-2017, 02:48 PM)J24 Wrote: Is there anyway for an offensive lineman to make blocks without using there heads on the play?I agree with you CTE seems most prominent with O lineman. Not trying to be a dick serious question.

Probably not at the NFL level, but if a play is running to your left, you can essentially step your right foot back and anchor yourself with your back facing the direction of the play, and use your hands to more or less let the defender take himself out of the play by pushing him to the ground or just getting in the way of pursuit and "riding him out of the play" as they call it.  I also used to get lower than them and kinda hit them in the waist or thighs and knock their legs out from under them.  You're absolutely going to take shots to the head up front, but there are techniques that allow you to use leverage, angles, etc to minimize contact to the head while controlling the path the defender must take.  I hope all of that made sense, it's much easier to show you in person than it is to describe.


I didn't think you were trying to be a dick at all. :andy: