toffee
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How that we have re-signed Taylor, can knowledgeable folks on "student of the game" help with analyzing his game? Why is he good at sacking QB but suck at run defense?
He doesn’t set the edgeHow that we have re-signed Taylor, can knowledgeable folks on "student of the game" help with analyzing his game? Why is he good at sacking QB but suck at run defense?
I will not go into a whole bunch of x's and o's on this question, because it boils down to the players attitude. Setting the edge is about desire to beat the blocker. Taylor has no desire to take on a blocker head on. His play has always been predicated on his quickness allowing him to get around the blocker. Setting the edge is not exactly about power, it is about leverage while you grapple with the blocker. Taylor seems uninterested. Hopefully, Macdonald, Durde and Hinds can motivate him to up his game.How that we have re-signed Taylor, can knowledgeable folks on "student of the game" help with analyzing his game? Why is he good at sacking QB but suck at run defense?
By setting the edge, does it translate into tackling the RB and putting body in front pulling guards-tackle-tightend?I will not go into a whole bunch of x's and o's on this question, because it boils down to the players attitude. Setting the edge is about desire to beat the blocker. Taylor has no desire to take on a blocker head on. His play has always been predicated on his quickness allowing him to get around the blocker. Setting the edge is not exactly about power, it is about leverage while you grapple with the blocker. Taylor seems uninterested. Hopefully, Macdonald, Durde and Hinds can motivate him to up his game.
The point of setting the edge is to make sure that the running back does not have a clear lane to the outside. By keeping the blocker you are taking on from turning you, you force the running back to try a lane to the inside where the pursuit from your teammates should be able to make the tackle.By setting the edge, does it translate into tackling the RB and putting body in front pulling guards-tackle-tightend?
Thank you BASF for the education!The point of setting the edge is to make sure that the running back does not have a clear lane to the outside. By keeping the blocker you are taking on from turning you, you force the running back to try a lane to the inside where the pursuit from your teammates should be able to make the tackle.
You are welcome.Thank you BASF for the education!