Film Findings Ep. 13: Defender in the Crosshairs

What happens when the opposition trains its sights on your weakest defender?

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Every once in a while, an offensive team will decide that instead of running set plays, it will instead run actions designed to target a specific defender until that player proves he can provide enough resistance to get a stop. When that happens, all hell can break loose for a defense. What does that look like?

Let’s dig…