🏈 Run fits/Block shedding.

There some Brent venables film im trying to find that I can't as of now. Also still searching for the Saban run fit video as well, can't find that one. I've sat and watched hours of his coaching clinics, or tape of him explaining anything defensively, and can't find it.
 
Here's some footage of Bama working on their inside run game and hand placement.

It's basically the same stuff I've been posting earlier on the thread. Keeping your shoulders and hips squared when stacking and shedding off a block, violently shoot your hands inside the blocker, also use your lower body to generate that power as well to knock back the blocker, extend your arms to create space, keep your head up at all times to see the ball carrier, and shed off the blocker.
 
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Both Foster and Ragland fit this perfectly. Tennessee is in 11 personnel, we're in our nickel package(arguably base now) and in an even front look. Tennessee is running an Rpo, Foster does a good job of scraping downhill and fitting his gap. Foster has two reads here, if Dobbs keeps it and runs to area, then it's his job to contain him and play it inside and out. Bus other read is what you see on the video, Dobbs hands it off, Foster reads that and continues to scrape downhill, fill his gap, and get in in the play. Theres also him reading the pulling guard and TE from the boundary and indicating that they're probably running the ball in that direction. He also keeps himself in a position to play Dobbs if he were to keep it and run is way. Great read by Foster here.

Ragland also reads this is my perfectly as well, just like Foster, he's multiple reads in this play as well. Fills the backside A gap, reads the pulling guard and TE, but is disciplined in not overcommitting and continues to play it in case Dobbs kept it, and you can see that if he did keep it, he was going to run to the boundary side of the field, so Ragland would've had to scrape over and play him inside out. He reads that he handed it off, remained in his gap, scraped downhill and got in on the play.

Perfectly played by both of these guys. Also showed their discipline with their eyes as well. Love it.
Playing LB is a little easier when the DL plays at a high level. Not saying our LB play doesn't need improvement but I have not seen the DL do antying close to what we see in that video.
 
Playing LB is a little easier when the DL plays at a high level. Not saying our LB play doesn't need improvement but I have not seen the DL do antying close to what we see in that video.
You're right. If ILB's have a dominant D-line that eat up blockers, then they usually get all the space they want/need to make a play. And again you're right, our d-line hasn't been very good at helping our backers out with that at all. It's frustrating.
 
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