Sliding is not protection.
At no other point in life do we willingly hand responsibility for our safety to somebody else simply because there’s a rule telling them how they’re supposed to behave.
So why do we teach quarterbacks to do it?
When you slide, you’re trusting a defender running full speed, in the middle of competition, to perfectly control his body because the rulebook says he should.
Take control of your own safety.
Learn to attack defender halves.
Understand leverage. Choose which half of the defender you’re attacking. Get your body out of the direct collision path and create glancing blows instead of square contact.
Done correctly, you accomplish two things:
Protect yourself by avoiding direct, violent collisions.
Steal additional yards every time you finish a run.
This isn’t about being reckless. It’s the opposite.
It’s teaching quarterbacks how to control the contact instead of hoping the defender does it for them.
Don’t surrender your safety to the rulebook. Learn how to protect yourself.
Cleveland #Guardians starters have a 1.41 ERA over the last 18 games with the team compiling a (16-2) record over that span.
Cecconi (3 starts) 0.87 ERA
Cantillo (3 starts) 0.95 ERA
Bibee (3 starts) 1.25 ERA
Williams (3 starts) 1.50 ERA
Allen (3 starts) 2.00 ERA
Messick (3 starts) 2.08 ERA
Cecconi
- 20.2(IP) 6H 2ER 5BB 15SO 0.87 ERA
Cantillo
- 19.0(IP) 13H 2ER 4BB 15SO 0.95 ERA
Bibee
- 21.2(IP) 11H 3ER 3BB 21SO 1.25 ERA
Williams
- 18.0(IP) 14H 3ER 8BB 18SO 1.50 ERA
Allen
- 18.0(IP) 16H 4ER 3BB 13SO 2.00 ERA
Messick
- 17.1(IP) 20H 4ER 2BB 17SO 2.08 ERA
Totals
- 114.2(IP) 80H 18ER 25BB 99SO 1.41 ERA
#GuardsBall
Sure he committed a pointless penalty to jumpstart the Steelers erasing a double-digit comeback, but at least Grant Delpit got to celebrate defending a two-point conversion pass that sailed 10 feet over the receiver’s head and out of bounds.