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George Teague - The Strip
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:38 pm
Just wondering. Is the ability to run down a receiver full stride and strip the ball away an innate quality or can it be taught?
You don't see it often (or ever). But if you had somebody like that on your team, what offense could stop you?
You don't see it often (or ever). But if you had somebody like that on your team, what offense could stop you?
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:39 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
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Is the ability to run down a receiver full stride and strip the ball away an innate quality or can it be taught?
He just didn't want to get blamed for Lamar Thomas scoring a touchdown. I guess Coach Stallings was a scary sombitch.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:41 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
I'm going to take a wild guess that most on this board are too young to have a clue what you're talking about.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:42 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
It can be taught.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:44 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
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what offense could stop you?
wut
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:45 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
George Teague has stated on more than one occasion that it wasn't his intention to strip the ball from Lamar Thomas. He just wanted to knock it out of his hands and put it on the turf. As luck would have it, the ball took a fluke bounce in Thomas's arms and landed into the hands of Teague.
It was the ultimate fluke play that, unfortunately, was called back because Alabama was offsides on the play.
It was the ultimate fluke play that, unfortunately, was called back because Alabama was offsides on the play.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 5:45 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
You're asking if stripping the ball can be taught? It's taught all the time in practice.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 6:31 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
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or can it be taught?
I teach world class sprinting for stripping db's.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:11 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
I saw it in person and it was glorious
Posted on 4/14/14 at 10:02 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
I'd say half of that is instinct and half comes from being taught and practicing it.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Most guys in that scenario are just trying to get the guy on the ground. It takes a lot of football instincts to make a play like that, because as I said the natural reaction is just tackle the guy. Mathieu is probably the best at it that's come through this league. He was conscientious and calculated on the field.
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Most guys in that scenario are just trying to get the guy on the ground. It takes a lot of football instincts to make a play like that, because as I said the natural reaction is just tackle the guy. Mathieu is probably the best at it that's come through this league. He was conscientious and calculated on the field.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 7:16 am to LSUFOREVERAMEN
That play was easy for me. Lamar was slow as shite - probably hard to carry that big mouth. I just ran him down and took the ball. I took the ball away from him.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:33 am to LSUFOREVERAMEN
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Just wondering. Is the ability to run down a receiver full stride and strip the ball away an innate quality or can it be taught?
You don't see it often (or ever).
It is a special gift. Antoine Carter had it when he ran down Mark Ingram in 2010.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:38 am to LSUFOREVERAMEN
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Is the ability to run down a receiver full stride and strip the ball away an innate quality or can it be taught?
Of course it is taught. You work on pursuit angle drills as a secondary in virtually every practice. The strip of the ball is taught as well. Once you are in proper position you "Rake all three", meaning the one he's carrying and the two God gave him. The key to that play by Teague was not just the strip, but that he held on to the ball after the strip. If Thomas had been carrying the ball in the sideline arm, the strip likely never happens, though.
Incredible effort play by Teague.
Posted on 4/15/14 at 3:26 pm to LSUFOREVERAMEN
In the 2012 LSU v. Florida game, Mettenberger hit Beckham deep. Matt Elam chased Beckham down and forced a fumble.
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