When did we start teaching "dive tackling" to the defense?

[Tracer Bullet 190]

That Hurts run with two jukes was the epitome of this defensive tactic we've apparently incorporated.  Our players dive at the ballcarrier with their shoulder and pray it takes them down

They don't keep their head up, they don't wrap up, they just dive at someone and pray.  Sometimes, if they're (un)lucky, said dive goes helmet to helmet and they got tossed for targeting. 

Shit needs to get fixed. 

[Mikey4 2,476]

Drove me absolutely crazy. Over and over again, guys divining into the dirt.

[satyanash 14,642]

Foster, Sterns, and Brown. All three are playing hurt and all three miss tackles left and right. Really frustrating to see

[tbone_ 14,203]

We started that a loooong time ago. We are especially good at it in the cotton bowl.

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,539]

It's mainly the safeties and CB's. It's a Washington/Naviar trait, apparently. These kids were tackling their asses off in high school, and now they're diving at the feet while in front/the side of dudes? That's coaching. It's abysmal.

[Tex Pete 20,559]

14 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Foster, Sterns, and Brown. All three are playing hurt and all three miss tackles left and right. Really frustrating to see

Uh, Sterns didn’t even play. He missed all the tackles. 

Edited October 12, 2019 by Tex Pete

[Onetinsoldier 35]

It's only dive "tacking" if you don't miss....We were just doing dive..

[Tylerocks 2,555]

Foster was a waste out there today.  Horrible

[satyanash 14,642]

40 minutes ago, Tex Pete said:

Uh, Sterns didn’t even play. He missed all the tackles. 

Brandon Jones, meant to say. Whoever wore #19

[Fuck Tim Beck 3,834]

IMO this dive "tackling" is also the cause of at least some of our numerous shoulder injuries/stingers 

[Hank Scorpio 17,731]

This is a stupid thread because it presupposes that anyone has ever tried to teach our defense to tackle. 

[Tracer Bullet 190]

Apparently we lead the country in missed tackles? Jesus tittyfucking Christ

[Capn81 373]

Most of the guys didn’t even dive. They just watched.

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

Lead the country in missed tackles. I’m worried we have some coaching problems.

[WBT 20,677]

2 hours ago, Tylerocks said:

Foster was a waste out there today.  Horrible

Foster was definitely shying from contact after coming back from going out hurt.  Normally he loves to hit.

[Funk Doctor Spock 12,539]

We can always start a Jason Washington isn't our standard banner... Just tell me where to Venmo 

[Spawn of Cthulhu 2,241]

These guys would've made about as many stops as our secondary.

[Mileslong 4,728]

Dive tackling is phase one on path to gator rolling

[Sandlot 2]

It’s a damn shame that they haven’t taught college players how to BREAK DOWN and bring your feet with you when you’re trying to tackle someone especially in the open field.

[Tex Pete 20,559]

It’s an epidemic. 

[sidis 9,832]

tackling today was fucking pathetic across the board with maybe an exception for ossai.  christ, it sucked.

[CurlyDumps 4,485]

Who got the alligator tackling dummies out of the storage closet?

[Nivek 17,001]

Mykkele Thompson would be embarrassed.

[South Austin 52,639]

My soon-to-be ex wife tackles men better than the Texas defense.

[NowThis 931]

14 hours ago, Tylerocks said:

Foster was a waste out there today.  Horrible

BJ Foster was hurt badly in the last game with the shoulder right? or am i thinking of some other DB?  If that's the same guy, he should not have been on the field , had no flexibility in space.

[hookem48 4,703]

3 minutes ago, NowThis said:

BJ Foster was hurt badly in the last game with the shoulder right? or am i thinking of some other DB?  If that's the same guy, he should not have been on the field , had no flexibility in space.

our biggest shit talker before the game immediately getting hurt then being scared to hit was not a good start 

[ClubWhatever 12,159]

It’s because they are obsessed with making a kill shot in their quest to show they are a tough team and make Potato proud.  More often than not it results in either a miss, broken tackle, or separated shoulder/stinger and missed games.   

[Hard Times 302]

As posted above and one topic the LHN crew made it a point to talk about after the game is Texas leading the nation in missed tackles. There simply is no excuse whether it be youth, injuries, schedule, etc., that can even come close to justifying that stat with the talent Texas has recruited. Absolutely fucking none.

Ricky, Jordan and Micheal were particularly adamant about criticizing out team for mouthing off and failure to back it up. They were absolutely dominated physically. Jordan emphasized the fact great players do their talking on the field. What they said was exactly what I was thinking. Texas is also the team with all the injuries because of poor tacking technique.

I'm sick and tired our watching our players try to make a highlight reel rather than wrapping up and getting a guy to the ground. What Lamb did is sickening. TH and TO better get it fixed fast or there won't be a rematch in Dec. and I'm damn glad the LHN crew aren't a bunch of homers and aren't afraid to tell it like it is.

Edited October 13, 2019 by Hard Times

[Hookem2147 21,372]

 

 

[Hookem2147 21,372]

Locke deleted a prior tweet that said “You know we weren’t taught to break down by any means.”

[Laga4 1,270]

The angles some of these guys take don't allow them to make a tackle.  

That was really, really bad today. 

[Bruh Man 3,160]

Those Charlie guys talk a lot of shit for barely accomplishing anything here. 

Edited October 13, 2019 by Bruh Man

[Constant 6,755]

 

[Newy25 7,703]

Two of CD Lamb’s TD’s at least 3 defenders had legit chances to tackle him. Christ on one they only had to push him out of bounds but could not even do that. 

But this loss is still on the offensive line. That was a Shawn Watson display for that group. Shack could not figure out how to handle this cutting edge tactic called a “stunt”. It was beyond his comprehension. 

[MirrOlure 14,870]

 

That is fucking amazing. He literally tucked his left arm out of the way, clearing Hurts to be untouched.

[NowThis 931]

1 hour ago, Laga4 said:

The angles some of these guys take don't allow them to make a tackle.  

That was really, really bad today. 

bad coaching defensive sets/schemes contribute to poor angles. Just like basketball, if you don't have proper contain, the dude with juke you and dunk it.

Edited October 13, 2019 by NowThis

[hornhorn 100]

I posted this in another thread but its a must post in a thread about the defense:

 

[Slacks 6,888]

Greg Robinson, pls.

[Js1 85,636]

1 hour ago, Laga4 said:

The angles some of these guys take don't allow them to make a tackle.  

That was really, really bad today. 

This. Felt like half the time we were trying to catch up to the WR or RB Bc we took a poor angle from the get go 

[HornsOverIthaca 2,335]

At least they aren't teaching the triple lindy dive technique yet

 

[tbone_ 14,203]

I knew that foster whiff was going to be a gif the minute I saw it

 

[NowThis 931]

we've seen this movie before, 2013

Edited October 13, 2019 by NowThis

[Cajun 11,754]

16 hours ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

Lead the country in missed tackles. I’m worried we have some coaching problems.

There's no other way to spin it.

[David Dennison 18,952]

1 hour ago, MirrOlure said:

That is fucking amazing. He literally tucked his left arm out of the way, clearing Hurts to be untouched.

He's hurt. He shouldn't be playing, but he is because we're so thin on defense. 

It sucks.

[Cajun 11,754]

2 hours ago, Constant said:

 

Jezus tittyfuckin christ

They should put that on a flat screen in his locker and have this on continous loop until the end of the season.

I don't want to hear one more word out of his pie hole.

Edited October 13, 2019 by Cajun

[NowThis 931]

Edited October 13, 2019 by NowThis

[David Dennison 18,952]

1 minute ago, Cajun said:

Jezus tittyfuckin christ

That is someone clearly favoring an injury. I have no idea what he's doing on the field.

[Cajun 11,754]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

That is someone clearly favoring an injury. I have no idea what he's doing on the field.

I'd have no idea why he'd be running his mouth either.

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

5 minutes ago, Cajun said:

Jezus tittyfuckin christ

They should put that on a flat screen in his locker and have this on continous loop until the end of the season.

I don't want to hear one more word out of his pie hole.

Yep. Shut your fucking mouth, you got embarrassed. 

[David Dennison 18,952]

2 minutes ago, Cajun said:

I'd have no idea why he'd be running his mouth either.

That's easy. Youth.