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Originally Posted by OverAndBack
Does anybody really teach this tackle,
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I was thinking the same thing -- that the previous poster was under some kind of misconception that collaring was a coached technique. It's such a difficult take-down, and so rarely useful, that nobody would waste time coaching it.
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or is it more of an instinctive, oh-my-god-i-can-only-get-one-hand-on-the-runner-and-when-i-do-i'm-pulling kind of a deal? if guys were in better position or could tackle normally, maybe they wouldn't be in bad positions where their last resort is to reach out and pull.
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A horse collar can
only be done from
behind the runner, and from there it's almost the only kind of tackle that
can be done, unless you're faster than the runner and can overtake him. If you're not, about the only other way is to launch yourself at the runner's legs, which not only risks a kick in the face, but also can produce an ACL injury to the ballcarrier if you manage to get your shoulder on a leg. So it seems to me that
allowing the horse collar would be
safer than banning it.
Robert