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Assume Tebow plays - how do you defend him
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:15 am
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:15 am
knowing that he might actually DIE if you hit him? I've never played organized football, so I'm not really inside any of these guys' heads, but how the frick do you operate a defense knowing that the next clean hit on that guy could actually end his life? If it was me, I'm sure I'd be holding back. Which is surely no way to play defense.
So what do you do, as a coach or a player? I'm really at a loss.
So what do you do, as a coach or a player? I'm really at a loss.
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Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:17 am to Colonel Hapablap
you dont go out there and try and hurt the guy, but you dont back off at all. if they say he is healthy enough to play the game then he is healthy enough to take your biggest clean hit.
This post was edited on 10/5/09 at 9:18 am
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:17 am to Colonel Hapablap
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how do you defend him
i'm gonna offer erin andrews $20 to make pretty eyes at tebow the whole game..that should distract him.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:17 am to Colonel Hapablap
Same way Tennessee did.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:19 am to Colonel Hapablap
quote:Dumb. He's not going to "die". He has a concussion, not terminal pancreatic cancer. If he gets head to head contact, it could cause some head trauma, but he does have a helmet on, after all. It's not like a high speed car crash with no seat belts.
knowing that he might actually DIE if you hit him
Exaggerate much?
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:19 am to Colonel Hapablap
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knowing that the next clean hit on that guy could actually end his life
Can you link the occasion that this previousley happened??? If doctors clear him to play, you have to assume as a player he is just as capable as you.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:21 am to Colonel Hapablap
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So what do you do, as a coach or a player? I'm really at a loss.
you tell the defense that you play to win, you run through him and you hit him as hard as you would have had he never gotten injured. If he and the Florida coaches and doctors decide he's good to go, then he's good to go.
What you MUST explain to Rahim Alem and the rest of the D, however, is that the officials will not tolerate ANYTHING even REMOTELY cheap or late. Hit him hard, but don;t lower your helmet, don't go near his head and whatever you do don't hit him late.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:23 am to Colonel Hapablap
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knowing that he might actually DIE if you hit him?
A little dramatic, don't you think?
He won't play if he isn't ready. And he won't die from another hit if he does play.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:29 am to Colonel Hapablap
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:54 am to Colonel Hapablap
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knowing that he might actually DIE if you hit him?
if he dies, he dies.
i am joking people. i know someone is going to take me seriously here.
eta: should have known i wouldn't be the first to put that up.
This post was edited on 10/5/09 at 9:59 am
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:56 am to Colonel Hapablap
quote:
knowing that he might actually DIE if you hit him? I've never played organized football, so I'm not really inside any of these guys' heads, but how the frick do you operate a defense knowing that the next clean hit on that guy could actually end his life? If it was me, I'm sure I'd be holding back. Which is surely no way to play defense.
So what do you do, as a coach or a player? I'm really at a loss
you don't have to worry about killing him, if you listen to the media, tebow is actually a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Kill him, he rises from the dead and still scores two more times on you.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:56 am to Colonel Hapablap
Hit him in the head
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:57 am to Colonel Hapablap
Don't hit him in the head, but break his chest bone. Realistically, play the pass more -- he will not run as much.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 9:58 am to Colonel Hapablap
quote:Lots and lots of head shots!
Assume Tebow plays - how do you defend him
Posted on 10/5/09 at 10:00 am to Colonel Hapablap
quote:$10 says its "Angry 84" Rahim Alem who sends Tebow to heaven
that the next clean hit on that guy could actually end his life?
This post was edited on 10/5/09 at 10:02 am
Posted on 10/5/09 at 10:15 am to Colonel Hapablap
Our job is not to protect their quarterback. That is the job of their line and the officials.
I would think that if he plays that have to keep him from running with the ball. Therefore, we can probably put more back in coverage and contain him in the pocket and hope his depth perception is off. Alternatively we can rush him and try to inflict damage, but I doubt we do this to a college kid.
I would think that if he plays that have to keep him from running with the ball. Therefore, we can probably put more back in coverage and contain him in the pocket and hope his depth perception is off. Alternatively we can rush him and try to inflict damage, but I doubt we do this to a college kid.
Posted on 10/5/09 at 10:26 am to Colonel Hapablap
Florida's bread and butter is the running game and Hernandez. I would have Peterson on Hernandez and coleman spying Tebow. Sell out to stop the run. If we do that, then I think we can win, as they don't have a player like Green. I would guess if Tebow plays, he will throw a lot of quick passes to his backs and Hernandez. I don't see him putting his shoulder down and running, unless he is 100%. The guy is a warrior and I wish he were on our team, but he is smart too. You know LSU is going to want to lay the wood on him, so no point in putting yourself intentionally in that position. If we can shut down the run, which we could not the last three years at least, we will win. 
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