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Football Spring Practices start February 22nd

Randy.Watson said:
Again with the logical fallacies. Perhaps this is intentional?

I don't really dislike anyone on this board, but you are the rare mix of brash and uninformed who believes that having opinions on everything equates to being knowledgeable.

Have a good day and I will no longer waste my time engaging you in any sort of fashion.
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Rep for use of "brash."
 
Most of the issue with tackling and injuries related to tackling has to do with extremely bad tackling form. Tackling in itself is not the problem, IMO.
 
patebuff said:
Most of the issue with tackling and injuries related to tackling has to do with extremely bad tackling form. Tackling in itself is not the problem, IMO.
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Yup,

Some observers are now thinking that the reduction in contact practices has actually increased injuries because players don't have the time to learn how to hit and/or take a hit in a controlled setting but game action is still full speed resulting in more injuries
 
I could be wrong but I've seen more get hurt going half ass speed instead of full speed. You play this game long enough, you will get hurt in some way. It's just what it is. I already gave my answer on how players want to go about that. If they wanna play, strap it the **** up.
 
As long as coaches are engraining good form over and over, there doesn't need to be the heavy contact on your own teammates in practice. It doesn't have to be only on bags either. There are plenty of drills that use your own teammates, but they are not done at full speed, nor do they require helmet or shoulder pads. We run these drills every day during defensive practice and it's solely designed to help progress the form while taking the head out.

A philosophical change our HC made about 5 years ago was to stop beating the **** out of our players with constant "full go" practice sessions and Oklahoma drills. The thought (and what we've seen as a result) is that reducing the amount of pounding in practice actually makes our kids healthier, fresher and more willing to get after it come game day.

IMO, the fundamentals must always be worked on, at every level, but it doesn't require constant beating all week to be physical and tackle well during games.
 
Well with me, I never said all the time and every practice. Of course teach form and all that. You've gotta go live with it some though.
 
HCMM is of the same philosophy as Schekler's HC above just so we're clear. But a scrimmage does allow the staff to judge how kids are doing in real live game situations. While the fans may not be as interested, I am quite sure that the guys trying to win a position are pretty interested.
 
buffaholic said:
HCMM is of the same philosophy as Schekler's HC above just so we're clear. But a scrimmage does allow the staff to judge how kids are doing in real live game situations. While the fans may not be as interested, I am quite sure that the guys trying to win a position are pretty interested.
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Yes, and to clear up, we do multiple intrasquad scrimmages where it's full tackle as well as a "contact camp". There is definitely a time and place where full evaluations are needed. It's the every day, in-season practices that need to be adjusted for a lot of places, IMO.
 
That's fair Schek, pretty good philosophy. My only thing was you can teach technique all you want but eventually it's gotta be live. Have to see if they do it on the field, apply what they learned so to speak.
 
TSchekler said:
Yes, and to clear up, we do multiple intrasquad scrimmages where it's full tackle as well as a "contact camp". There is definitely a time and place where full evaluations are needed. It's the every day, in-season practices that need to be adjusted for a lot of places, IMO.
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You hit on some key points here.

I believe that to play football well and in a safe manner you have to hit, you have to practice hitting in the right way.

Where your HC is spot on though is that this doesn't mean beating each other up or just hitting to be hitting guys. Your hitting needs to have a purpose, has to be coached in technique, and has to be controlled. Do those and you will have better and healthier players.

Once the season starts you only hit to reinforce the fundamentals established before the season. I remember coaches that used to have us spend a week hitting after a loss to "teach us a lesson." Just meant we went into the next game a beat up team, didn't make us better.
 
Dammit, people.


This isn't about whether to tackle in practice or not. It's about the Spring Game.
 
sackman said:
Dammit, people.


This isn't about whether to tackle in practice or not. It's about the Spring Game.
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Should it even be called a spring game with what they are doing.

Going back to my earlier post these guys work all year to play football, let them get in front of some fans and play football.
 
I wasn't saying a damn thing about the Regents. I meant as far as injury to players. Don't ****ing play if you don't wanna get hit.
 
MacIntyre said OL injuries will prevent a full scrimmage.

On that note, given the injury that is limiting Isaac Miller this spring, I have a hard time seeing him as a starter this season.
 
TSchekler said:
As long as coaches are engraining good form over and over, there doesn't need to be the heavy contact on your own teammates in practice. It doesn't have to be only on bags either. There are plenty of drills that use your own teammates, but they are not done at full speed, nor do they require helmet or shoulder pads. We run these drills every day during defensive practice and it's solely designed to help progress the form while taking the head out.

A philosophical change our HC made about 5 years ago was to stop beating the **** out of our players with constant "full go" practice sessions and Oklahoma drills. The thought (and what we've seen as a result) is that reducing the amount of pounding in practice actually makes our kids healthier, fresher and more willing to get after it come game day.

IMO, the fundamentals must always be worked on, at every level, but it doesn't require constant beating all week to be physical and tackle well during games.
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It's cliche, but seasons are a grind. We made this same change 3 years ago. About game 6, our players would crash. Injuries, fatigue, etc would explode. Cliche #2 - It's a marathon, not a sprint.
 
On the fence for next Saturday...will see how next week goes.
 
Buffnik said:
Some more spring notes:

Ento continues to impress (Lindgren singling him out this time)
Young QBs doing well
Leadership at each level of the defense for the 3 meeting rooms: Fo, Gamboa & Jackson
Kickers had a good day and have done much better lately

http://www.buffzone.com/football-cubuffs/ci_30854445/ento-making-plays-buffs-this-spring
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Udoffia has been mentioned by multiple players as a guy that is flashing in practice. That bodes well for the secondary. Oliver, Wigley, Julmisse, and Udoffia could be a nice rotation.
 
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