http://smartfootball.com/defense/pete-carroll-explains-how-his-seattle-s...
Here's an interesting article taken from the always great Smart Football on tackling technique. Curious what everyone thinks about this given the way that Kam & Seattle looked in the super bowl and some of the the similarities to the way that Bud runs his defense.
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When I saw 'Hawk Tackling' I thought you were referring to this, which happened just a few days ago...
You're right. This is better.
drunk people
Oh NOW I get it... "Hawk" tackling. +1 for cleverness
Interesting that they took this technique from rugby where the 1 yard of field position is (mostly) not important. Particularly with the hawk roll technique, the runners will tend to fall forward and gain a portion of their upper body lengths worth of yardage. I do like the explanation of tracking that goes along with the tackling, so many times players are beat long before they are near contact by bad angles, giving extra advantages to the runner. It is great though to see them continue to experiment and emphasize removing the head from tackling.
I'm pretty stoked to see rugby as the example here. Rugby players don't have all the padding and silly helmets that football players use, so they can't be stupid and just throw their bodies around and hope the guy goes down. They have to use good technique on every single hit or they will be tossed from the game or hurt.
I love the drive for 5 part. I always preach a "wrap and engage the legs" approach. Get into the guy, secure him, then move him to the ground under you by engaging the drive of your legs.
But I agree with you questhokie, with some of those techniques, the runner is going to get extra yardage. I prefer, when approaching a ball carrier from an inside out angle, getting your head across his chest as you wrap. That prevents him breaking what amounts to an arm tackle, IMO.
Still, head injuries are almost a deal breaker for the sport right now, and I support what Pete Carroll is doing here. Certainly, teaching this type of tackling is very smart. It is not necessary to make a kill shot when a guy is 10 yards short of the first on third down, for example. There is a time and place for these techniques, without question.
Great points and I agree.
To expand, I love the fact that there is an emphasis on technique tackling-whatever the technique may be.
There can be some spirited debate over which technique to employ at certain times, but, in my experience, some coaches at the lower levels don't know shit technique and I've seen this produce players that end up with poor technique and produce injuries.
I've seen young players' careers cut short due to injury or fear of injury and it's great to see the NFL lead by example on this issue.
There are too many kids out there that think that leading with the head and spearing the other player to create maximum impact is the way to tackle.
J. Zumwalt, I'm looking at you....and yes, I'm still pissed.
(Concussions and C-spine fractures are ugly injuries.)
Thanks BWade for posting this.
WHY THE HELL DID YOU POST THIS UP!? I ain't needing to see dat shit!
The good news is that I imagine that if he pulls that kind of excrement in the NFL, he's going to be heavily fined, possibly suspended, and that's on top of what "under-the-pile" stuff that QB's linemen are going to do to him for the rest of the game.
The Jake Grove special if you will?
I read the title of this thread and immediately thought of what their (the Seahawks) DBs do to opposing WRs when they are trying to get off the line of scrimmage or making a cut downfield to break on a ball. Typically it also coincides with the ref being unable to find that yellow handkerchief that he carries around in his pocket.
cc: Jordan Zumwalt
It seems to me like the spikes on the shoulder pads would make Hawk Tackling more dangerous