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Houston Texans Assistant LBs Coach Ben Bolling - Tackling Techniques/Fundamentals Profile Tackle - Same Foot Same Shoulder - Eyes through the midline - Lift & drive for 5 (run your feet) - Finish with violence (Finish with a body part) Sprint Tackle - Sprint to aiming point / Leverage... show more

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24,571 views • 1 year ago

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Texas OC/OL Coach Kyle Flood - Fit & Reach Drill (Outside Zone) "As we evaluated our outside zone play this year, we would capture our targets but we didn't finish on our targets." "If you're trying to teach a young player how to finish a reach block, this is really how you want to do it." - Back side knee down the middle of the DEF body - BS hand is the catch hand (Low) - PS hand is high - Press through play side number - If you feel your PS hand start to turn your body, release your PS hand

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