05-24-2019, 12:16 PM
(05-23-2019, 04:06 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: This drill is about none of those things.
I hate it because it's just another example of the NFL becoming soft.
Yes, you do need to shed the block and tackle, but it's about intensity, wanting it more than the opponent, and about being fired up.
There was one of our players that ran the drill years ago and it was a small defender that knocked the blocker on his ass and didn't even make the tackle (I believe the back had to run outside of the pads though, so technically he did win), and everyone was saying "what's so great about that? He didn't even tackle him," but, like I said, it's about intensity and it's just about hard-nosed football.
I understand the less contact, but even just limiting it to one time per player (which it normally is anyways) would be enough to keep it safe.
I hate this.
It gets the team fired up........ just watch this video:
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That's a nice picture that captures the essence of our practice field being under a bridge.
