I always enjoy Fabian Adaya's daily practice reports, but there was a sentence in yesterday's report that made me chuckle aloud:
"Defensive backs focused on tackling rolling rings."
First, I hate playing armchair coach and I freely admit I'm totally and completely unqualified to pass judgement on an experienced college football coach. That said, given the current state of our defense (notably our secondary and tackling) this gave me a moment of pause. I've actually seen this drill being run throughout the season and, honestly, it looks about as silly as it sounds. My unknowledgeable view leads me to believe this drill is a huge departure from actually tackling a real-life football player. I understand a rolling ring can be elusive and won't stop rolling until someone takes it down, but I sure hope we play the University of Washington Rolling Rings, because I like are chances in that scenario. If we have to play the actual football team, things are going to be a bit more difficult. Go Devils...Give'em Hell!!
"Defensive backs focused on tackling rolling rings."
First, I hate playing armchair coach and I freely admit I'm totally and completely unqualified to pass judgement on an experienced college football coach. That said, given the current state of our defense (notably our secondary and tackling) this gave me a moment of pause. I've actually seen this drill being run throughout the season and, honestly, it looks about as silly as it sounds. My unknowledgeable view leads me to believe this drill is a huge departure from actually tackling a real-life football player. I understand a rolling ring can be elusive and won't stop rolling until someone takes it down, but I sure hope we play the University of Washington Rolling Rings, because I like are chances in that scenario. If we have to play the actual football team, things are going to be a bit more difficult. Go Devils...Give'em Hell!!
