Post by MCoach on May 23, 2004 13:09:23 GMT
I've been reading and thinking a lot lately about the proper way to take on traps and kickout blocks at the end of the LOS. Traditionally I was taught that a DLineman (say a 5 tech on the tackle or a 3 tech on a guard), or an End should squeeze down HARD with shoulders square to the LOS and step and clean the trap / kickout block back into the whole, forcing the RB to either run into the DL or into his own man (essentially a contain philosophy).
Now I'm reading about the wrong arm technique, where the Dlineman or DE/OLB at the LOS needs to rip through the inside shoulder of the trapper/ kickout blocker and spill the running back wide and trusting pursuit from outside to haul him down. It seems that the shoulders of the defender get turned perpendicular to the line and possibly the back is turned.
Why the new tech vs. the old technique? Is the older technique still a viable way to approach the trap, especially if we can get good squeeze momentum into the trap?
In the past our team has often gotten caught turned face into a trap or kickout block, and teams have run right past us on the perimeter. We're trying to correct that situation this year.
Your thoughts on the subject?
Thank you.