Running the Football, Part II - Defending it!

[RooMorgans]

So ... now we have a good thread here about running with or without the fullback - which even if you have been playing for several years (like me), you are bound to learn something (like I did) from posts like Lomax's.

That said ... let's look at this from another dimension. How do you stop the run?

Now, consider I'm not talking about having a team with Allison Engines under them all slamming into the opposing team's barriers and sending them back 12 yards and saying, "Hey, I stopped yo run."

No ... I'm talking from a tactical perspective. Assuming a newish player (3 months to 18 months in the game) is playing - and he probably doesn't have any engines on his team (or maybe one - you tend to find one by accident). ... Given standard running formations (I, offset-I, pro set), what should newer coaches think about when they are trying to stop the run ...

... and perhaps more important in the estimation of veteran coaches ... what's the number-one mistake they make?

Roo