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Jadeveon Clowney spares RB from massive hit
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He was on his knee before contact and all power was gone, looked like a rookie misdiagnosing the situation rather than a benevolent wrecking ball to me.
I will clarify though that for me the Eye Test takes place in an Opticians office and a gap assignment is being told to fold sweaters, so what do I know.
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So some backstory on practice. They don't tackle to the ground except in rare occasions (The Broncos did a full tackle or "live" practice Monday.) The players are instructed to initiate a tackle and then let go. The coaches make the running backs "finish" their runs every play. This means after the first guy gets you, you keep running and continue for about 15 yards down field even after the play is dead. Receivers do this as well. After they are touched they will continue up field toward the endzone several yards. This gets the players used to running through tackles, helps them see how defenders are positioned down field so they can navigate around them in the future on that specific play, and it helps with general conditioning.
So what does that mean for this video? It means Clowney didn't "spare" this running back. He initiated the tackle and didn't finish per practice protocol. It also doesn't mean Clowney missed a tackle. You'll notice after the initial hit the other defenders stop pursuing. The back is the only player continuing to fight upfield. This is per pretty standard league-wide practice. Or at least the three completely different coaching regimes that I've seen come through Dove Valley.
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Originally posted by Kaylore View PostSo some backstory on practice. They don't tackle to the ground except in rare occasions (The Broncos did a full tackle or "live" practice Monday.) The players are instructed to initiate a tackle and then let go. The coaches make the running backs "finish" their runs every play. This means after the first guy gets you, you keep running and continue for about 15 yards down field even after the play is dead. Receivers do this as well. After they are touched they will continue up field toward the endzone several yards. This gets the players used to running through tackles, helps them see how defenders are positioned down field so they can navigate around them in the future on that specific play, and it helps with general conditioning.
So what does that mean for this video? It means Clowney didn't "spare" this running back. He initiated the tackle and didn't finish per practice protocol. It also doesn't mean Clowney missed a tackle. You'll notice after the initial hit the other defenders stop pursuing. The back is the only player continuing to fight upfield. This is per pretty standard league-wide practice. Or at least the three completely different coaching regimes that I've seen come through Dove Valley.
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