Scoring
- Thread starter steinek11
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Defense falls again. Pitt entered game leading country apparently with 17 sacks.
Scoring is misleading at times. Special teams and defense are putting up points as well.
Scoring is misleading at times. Special teams and defense are putting up points as well.
- Explosive plays are huge
- Turnovers are next
- Absence of tackling or defense, watching LSU today
And yet something as simple as turning your head to look for the ball led to two interceptions by Clemson cornerbacks. Amazes me how many teams don't do this.
It's not a matter of won't but can't. It is not nearly as easy as some elite athletes make it appear. It it were easy to do, every pro CB would do and they don't.
I tried reaching this to HS CB's and it is very difficult to run, maintain contact with the WR and turn around all at the same time while maintaining speed.
Many know how to do it but actually doing it, not so many.
It's not that hard to do. I can do it and I'm probably not as coordinated as most college athletes. HS athletes don't yet have the coordination, so I understand that. But college athletes should have no problem with it.
I've played flag football against some of the track athletes and if a semi-coordinated white guy like myself can get my head turned around to deflect passes against that kind of speed, the athletes we have on our team should be able to do it no problem.
You can tell some teams skipped fundamentals.. most likely due to limited spring and fall camps. Hope our boys just come out tackling well.
Too many nanny rules hindering defense. Also, holding among offensive linemen has been accepted now for decades. I'll never understand that.
The point I'm trying to make is it doesn't take super athleticism to get your head turned to the ball without losing track of the receiver. It's actually much easier to do this than trying to play the receiver's hands. Pro athletes may be able to do that, but I don't think most college athletes are capable of doing it consistently. All it takes with the first technique is a decent amount of coordination. And this is much easier to teach and coach at the college level than playing the receivers hands.