One of the biggest things I see is that everybody today is taught to strip the ball. And in the process of trying to strip the ball, they don't get the ball carrier down or at least don't get him down as soon as they might have. For this and other reasons, tackling in football has deteriorated.No defense played in SC high school football either. Nobody tackles. Everybody going for the big hit and usually miss. But make one big hit and you can jump up and down and posture. One thing about the Tide, they tackle. They get the ball carrier on the ground.
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