You can't block everyone, |
You have to read down linemen to get to your assignment. You have to read first-level indicators to get to second-level blocks. Then you have to react if your guy disappears, what are you going to do? Who are you going to block? |
You turn on the film and the No. 1 player you're going to game-plan around is Brian Calhoun. He's the No. 1 player that we game-plan around (offensively). So, conversely, as a defensive coach, you're going to spend a lot of energy in trying to contain, throttle, and frustrate Calhoun, while forcing other players to beat you. If I'm coaching against us, the first thing I'm going to do is figure out a way to contain Brian because he can change a game, and change it fast. |
You're pretty smart. You've got eyes. |
[And that would be White's response to the lack of big runs in Calhoun's portfolio, so far. Keep banging away.] It's only a matter of time, ... He'll have plenty of 40-plus yards runs on the record by the end of the year. I know he's anxious to get some, and he will. It's a function of persistence, holding to the integrity of the landmarks, trusting your speed, and maybe somebody holding a block downfield for a split second longer. It will happen. |