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Subject: Re: The Way to Defend A Hail Mary Pass

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Date Posted: 15:20:34 10/30/24 Wed
In reply to: Lurker 's message, "Re: The Way to Defend A Hail Mary Pass" on 15:06:24 10/30/24 Wed

Lurker makes an excellent point which you rarely hear mentioned. Obviously, you don't need the heft of a traditional defensive lineman because you don't care about stopping the run. You just want to keep the quarterback from doing exactly what Daniels did, run around and give all his guys plenty of time to get to the goal line and align themselves into their preferred "diamond" configuration.

People who are Go Green's age will remember that, WAAAAAYYY back in the day, Princeton would occasionally rush the opposing quarterback in end-of-game situations with their wide receiver Michael Lerch. I'll bet he was 5'9" and 170. He was also by two steps the quickest guy on the field.

Lurker is correct. Your only concern is harassing the quarterback from all directions. You know he won't run so you don't need to contain the edge. You just need to make sure that the quarterback doesn't run to one side of the field and then reverse direction, losing his three 300-pound pursuers behind him. Rush four Michael Lerch's and give the quarterback no more than four seconds to throw the ball.

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Author: Go Green [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:07:29 10/30/24 Wed I always thought that was good strategy on Princeton's part. No idea why teams (including Princeton since Lerch's graduation) don't do it.