flagator07
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This thread cracks me up because in the 1970s I was a starting DE for the Pop Warner Dania Bears. Most of the teams we played ran some form of an option offense and my only job was to get up to field quickly and force the play inside. Before one game I remember my coach pulled me aside and he told me to crush the QB on every play no matter what. I asked, "Are you sure, what about the RB?" and he said shut up and just do it.
It took me all of three plays to understand why. The QB would never pitch the ball. Every play was a five yd loss. He finally started to pitch it in the 2nd qtr. but he would pitch so early it was easy to contain. Even after he pitched the ball I would hit him as hard as I could and forty plus years later I still remember how scared he looked and how much he flinched. I don't know if this would work against NFL QBs but it was a great strategy against an eight-year old!
It took me all of three plays to understand why. The QB would never pitch the ball. Every play was a five yd loss. He finally started to pitch it in the 2nd qtr. but he would pitch so early it was easy to contain. Even after he pitched the ball I would hit him as hard as I could and forty plus years later I still remember how scared he looked and how much he flinched. I don't know if this would work against NFL QBs but it was a great strategy against an eight-year old!