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Tackling against NC.

LuCane said:
It's a matter of how we practice. How we practice is a matter of what we value. And, what we value is a matter of leadership. Leadership is selected by the top level guys. As crappy as Manny has been for taking a role too big for his abilities, the shame should consistently be pointed at the top level leadership of this University.
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I'm glad Manny bought those 'hawk tackling' instructional DVDs off Pete Carroll's website.

Think it's been working out great.

Manny Diaz is like a little league baseball coach that knows nothing about the game, but stayed up late watching Tom Emanski's drills.
 
caneworld said:
Manny never played the game and has no idea how it feels like when you are out on the field.....

The only analogy I can think of is shooting coach in basketball who keeps his players shooting spot up 3 pointers without movement during practice and then wondering why his team can't shoot above 20% from 3pt line. Movement requires the brain to process differently than static.

Theories of only tackling dummies without live hitting are just that.... live action tackling on game day requires live hitting at practice.

All this BS started a few years ago when TCU pushed the no live tackling in practice to avoid injuries nonsense and all the soft mamma boys in administration got involved... it was pushed as a radical idea.

Maybe it helped reduce injuries but the quality of defensive football from coaches who adopted it has been terrible.
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TCU been dog **** too lately
 
SayWhat said:
It won't be a popular opinion, but do people really think these players don't know how to tackle?

They've tackled since they first laced them up.

Even if they aren't doing the tackling, they see it every single play.

They know how to tackle, but that's on the players. Now if you want to argue that they're still given snaps after continually missing a tackle, that's another discussion.

Tackling is about being in the right place, at the right time, adjusting your body to whatever the defender is doing, and then executing the tackle, chop, or whatever correctly. You have to be committed to stopping the ball carrier and at times, it may hurt in the process.

We see too many of our guys reaching (they're out of position), shooting too high or low (poor identification and understanding of who and what the ball carrier is doing), and when they're there they often aren't wrapping up and driving through the ball carrier. That last part is about commitment. Sometimes you have to hold on for dear life while you get help.

Then there's the last part, the sort of commitment. Throwing a shoulder. It can result in someone getting slammed into the ground and you're standing there like a boss. It's a great way to also get a nasty shoulder injury. It still looks nifty in replay, but it's again a lack of commitment and replay hunting. If you can get your shoulder on someone, you can get them wrapped up.

A lot of the players on this team lack effort, abandon fundamentals, and don't commit. A lot of what we see is on the players. A lot of it is on the coaches as well for continually putting those same guys out there. It's a mess, but it doesn't all fall just on the coaches.
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I have to disagree. Tackling is one of the basic fundamentals of football. All sports spend hours every week practicing the basics. If not you see a steady decline as a player.
 
canefan96 said:
Saw this on Bleacher, tackling was hard to watch. When do you think Howell will ever run for 100 yards again.

PFF credited Miami with 23 missed tackles on the day as the team earned a 35.4 tackling grade on the game. It is a performance that was only better than the Michigan State game, when UM missed 30 tackles and earned a 26.6 tackling grade.
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And yet, what, 150 yards passing
 
swampcougar1 said:
I have to disagree. Tackling is one of the basic fundamentals of football. All sports spend hours every week practicing the basics. If not you see a steady decline as a player.
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Where did I say you shouldn't practice it?

Yes, it's basic fundamental. In fact, almost every play in football ends with a tackle.

The players have tackled since they laced them up the first time.

Poor tackling is a reflection of not only the coaches, but a huge indictment of the players as well. That's all I was saying.
 
23 is too low of a number. whomever came up with that number must have bet the under for missed tackles.
 
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canefan96 said:
Saw this on Bleacher, tackling was hard to watch. When do you think Howell will ever run for 100 yards again.

PFF credited Miami with 23 missed tackles on the day as the team earned a 35.4 tackling grade on the game. It is a performance that was only better than the Michigan State game, when UM missed 30 tackles and earned a 26.6 tackling grade.
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There were waaaay more than 23 missed tackles.
 
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Our tackling.....
 
canefan96 said:
You would think on a bye week this would of been something they really worked on.
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We’re the worst God damned team coming out of the bye week in the history of Football under Manny...

I don’t think we’ve won a single game in Manny tenure coming off a bye, it’s like during the bye week the team doesn’t even practice or watch film, it’s a mini vacation for them smh.
 
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SayWhat said:
It won't be a popular opinion, but do people really think these players don't know how to tackle?

They've tackled since they first laced them up.

Even if they aren't doing the tackling, they see it every single play.

They know how to tackle, but that's on the players. Now if you want to argue that they're still given snaps after continually missing a tackle, that's another discussion.

Tackling is about being in the right place, at the right time, adjusting your body to whatever the defender is doing, and then executing the tackle, chop, or whatever correctly. You have to be committed to stopping the ball carrier and at times, it may hurt in the process.

We see too many of our guys reaching (they're out of position), shooting too high or low (poor identification and understanding of who and what the ball carrier is doing), and when they're there they often aren't wrapping up and driving through the ball carrier. That last part is about commitment. Sometimes you have to hold on for dear life while you get help.

Then there's the last part, the sort of commitment. Throwing a shoulder. It can result in someone getting slammed into the ground and you're standing there like a boss. It's a great way to also get a nasty shoulder injury. It still looks nifty in replay, but it's again a lack of commitment and replay hunting. If you can get your shoulder on someone, you can get them wrapped up.

A lot of the players on this team lack effort, abandon fundamentals, and don't commit. A lot of what we see is on the players. A lot of it is on the coaches as well for continually putting those same guys out there. It's a mess, but it doesn't all fall just on the coaches.
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You are right; these guys have been tackling since they put on a helmet. some of them simply don't want to. They don't care - whether that's because they are wary of injury or they think they can take shortcuts. IDK. James Williams is a good example. He can tackle - he does it pretty well. Yet a few times yesterday- the obvious Sam Howell run in particular - he chose to give the shoulder. I think he's so used to being the biggest guy on the field he just forgets and reverts back to that old bad habit. He's not lazy and he isn't one of the ones who have bagged it (Bolden and Hall). It's a bad habit that has to be broken.
 
Disgustipated said:
3rd down defense and tackling is a direct reflection of HC/DC.
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2021 opponents 3rd down conversions.

1. Bama, 10-16
2. App St, 5-15
3. MSU, 7-15
4. CCSU, 5-18
5. UVA, 9-18
6. UNC. 7-16

Basically letting every P5 school convert 50% of the time on 3rd down. Not all of these are 3rd and short either. That’s what makes me want to go play in the middle of an interstate and take Manny with me.
 
gacaneaddict said:
Did we tackle this poorly in 2016? 2017? 2018?

I don't think we did. So why now? Reasons? Explanations?
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Couple reasons. Richt was the head coach those years and probably made defense live tackle. His Georgia teams always tackled pretty well. Head coach controls that. Another reason is Golden’s players were here and obviously better players than Diaz recruits (with exception of a few)
 
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