Interesting wording by GP

[Limp Lizard]

On Horned Frog Nation TV show, Gary said:
"The system's set up for linebackers to make tackles....if they will just allow themselves to do that."

If they will just allow themselves to do that...that intrigues me.

 

[BigPurple87]

It means not over pursuing, the tackles will come to you if you stay in your spot

 

[SuperBarrFrog]

I assume it means actually tackling and not just trying to go for big hits.

 

[Limey Frog]

I think he means instead of dealing weed around campus and getting busted by the FWPD.

 

[FrogCop19]

It means not over pursuing, the tackles will come to you if you stay in your spot

Yes, this. Do your job.

So many kids, from middle school to college, try to be in on every play. Sometimes you just won't make the tackle, but if you can force that runner back inside to where the rest of your teammates are flowing, one of them will. You played your part, you did your job. As linebackers, you have a gap responsibility. Do your job, and in this particular system, he's saying the gaps will open up and you will be there. Don't get sucked inside trying to make the easy tackle, don't run across the field and get out of position, just because you want to be on the ESPN highlight reel.

 

[West Coast Johnny]

Right, it means that LBs with below average athletic ability can still be all-conference at TCU (Kenny Cain) and even be an all-american (Paul Dawson).

 

[Froggish]

I think it’s a dig at our two young inexperienced SAM LBs who played fairly badly the other night. GPs defense is designed to funnel ball carrier towards certain holes and into the waiting arms of a LB..Our youngsters (LVZ & Winters) were continually out of position and reading the fill holes wrong.

 

[Peacefrog]

Right, it means that LBs with below average athletic ability can still be all-conference at TCU (Kenny Cain) and even be an all-american (Paul Dawson).

I don’t think you understand what “below average” means.

 

[Tom Brown]

I don’t think you understand what “below average” means.

...yet he crafted a below average post.

 

[West Coast Johnny]

I don’t think you understand what “below average” means.

Kenny Cain was a 5.0 forty guy. Dawson ran a 4.9 at the combine.

 

[Peacefrog]

Kenny Cain was a 5.0 forty guy. Dawson ran a 4.9 at the combine.

This isn’t helping you.

 

[LSU Game Attendee]

Kenny Cain was a 5.0 forty guy. Dawson ran a 4.9 at the combine.

Yeah, but they’re also probably the type of people that run a 5.0 forty in track spikes, and a 5.0 forty in full pads on a muddy field pulling a trailer. Bryan Cox was like this too.