The 2009 Carolina Defense: Inside Out to Outside In

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Published: June 12, 2009

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... balance on this foot but disguise it if you can, and prepare to spring in this direction on the snap. 

Concentrate on putting the drive block back on his heels. Get your hat in the crack and sit on the pressure. 

You can't do all that if you don't line up properly. So again, place your hands here and only here, and get it right!  A few inches here or there, and you lose the battle before it starts. And for Christ's sake, mind the gap!

When you're on the defensive line, you have a split second to react before you're engaged in the play.  Proper placement, stance, and positioning are the key to success. 

You don't have any time to react, you have to be perfect before the play starts and you have to know exactly what you're going to do when the ball is snapped.  In the beginning, during the play, and even at the end it's still going to be all about technique ...

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