Sentences with phrase «get after the quarterback»

Hatada has been getting into opponents» backfields and getting after quarterbacks and running backs for two years as a starter, and is hopeful that his third and final varsity season provides a thrilling finish to his high school career.

And then there's the great work he does with his hands to get free from a blocker whether playing the run or getting after the quarterback, uncommon for college players.

Facing one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, Jones had one of his best days as a pro, getting after the quarterback all day long.

Seemed like their defensive line was so aggressive getting up field as if they were trying to get after the quarterback.

Miami knows how to get after the quarterback; only five teams in the country have more sacks this season than the Hurricanes.

With Okafor healthy and Freeney running with fresh legs around the edge and Calais Campbell and Frostee Rucker wreaking havoc inside, the Cardinals now have the ability to get after the quarterback pretty well their damn selves.

I'd much rather see the Bills give up all those yards and points while getting after the quarterback and playing press man, rather than the crap I just watched on the coaches tape.

Whether it's inside linebacker, outside linebacker - even safety - Jack will fit in anywhere... he can cover tight ends and running backs, play the run sideline to sideline, and get after the quarterback.

With Savage «The Statue» starting at quarterback behind pretty much the same awful offensive line he had in Week 1 when the Jags racked up a kagillion sacks, it was a safe bet that the Colts would have every opportunity to get after the quarterback this week.

It has one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL, and the defensive side of the ball can get after the quarterback.

In theory, it's a good combination to have a not - awful run defense and a pass rush that gets after the quarterback.

Beau Allen has great hair, but he's not going to get after the quarterback.

Brady struggles against pressure, and the Jags are uniquely qualified to get after the quarterback.

Smith is a side - to - sideline dynamo who showed last season that he has some ability to get after the quarterback.

More likely, they will each play outside linebacker, with Singleton as a SAM and Anthony as a WILL, and each will have different roles with Anthony more likely to get after the quarterback as a blitzing linebacker.

He still got after quarterbacks last season as he showed here when he sacked Eli Manning.

Despite the loss of star end Derek Barnett, however, UT is still getting after the quarterback.

Not exact matches

According to Cabot, Jackson had asked the team to get a veteran quarterback after cycling back and forth between rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer and second - year QB Cody Kessler, and ownership mandated it.

But Bennett's decision to get surgery came shortly after Aaron Rodgers suffered a collarbone injury that forced the Packers to turn to Brett Hundley at quarterback and severely hurt the team's chances at making the playoffs.

The most polarizing quarterback in the NFL kept on polarizin'today after word got out that he declined to participate in any Wildcat plays on Sunday after being passed over for third - stringer Greg McElroy.

«I'm not sure if that offense survives in the ACC or another big - time conference [where] its quarterback is going to get hit like that,» North Carolina coach John Bunting said after the Tar Heels» loss to Utah last season.

I watched as quarterback Kirk Farmer broke his leg after getting pushed out of bounds during Homecoming against Iowa State; I was on the hill on the north side of the stadium with my parents, so unlike most of the student section on the east side, I apparently missed witnessing him screaming, throwing up, and passing out.

The 6» 5, 260 - pound pass rusher led the SEC with 11.5 sacks, and his ability to get after opposing quarterbacks allowed the Aggies to rank second nationally in pass defense S&P + this season.

B) After chucking the rusher, the tight ends were still trying to get open with the rush bearing down on the quarterback.

Things got so bad last year that Walker had to use a linebacker at quarterback after his first three quarterbacks were sidelined.

Big Ten: Ohio State out - recruits the league (68 percent), and Urban Meyer got his title thanks to great depth after losing two quarterbacks.

After getting trucked by Tebowmania, the Jets literally tried to buy the magic, signing the quarterback / punt protector / back page savior.

Oregon State folded in the second half of a 58 — 27 loss to Colorado State in Fort Collins, which got out of hand after juco transfer quarterback Jake Luton ended the first two drives of the second half with interceptions, the first of which was returned 44 yards for a touchdown by Rams linebacker Tre Thomas.

After leading his team down to score a go - ahead touchdown, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wanted to get something to drink.

On passing downs, the Buckeyes have one of the best pass defenses in the country, sending a fierce pass rush — sophomore end Joey Bosa (13.5 sacks), freshman linebacker Darron Lee (7.5), senior tackle Michael Bennett (7.0)-- after quarterbacks who are waiting for receiving options to get open.

He gets another chance after a raw deal as Oakland head coach and he is known as a quarterback whisperer.

On Sunday, Jacksonville's defensive line was once again a sight to behold in the course of getting after Browns rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer, and this time it was Ngakoue leading the charge.

After Smith, the team's biggest addition was Paul Richardson, who got a five - year, $ 40 million deal after a breakout 2017... pairing an emerging deep - ball threat with an aging quarterback who, up until last year, has struggled to make big plays through theAfter Smith, the team's biggest addition was Paul Richardson, who got a five - year, $ 40 million deal after a breakout 2017... pairing an emerging deep - ball threat with an aging quarterback who, up until last year, has struggled to make big plays through theafter a breakout 2017... pairing an emerging deep - ball threat with an aging quarterback who, up until last year, has struggled to make big plays through the air.

Spieth, who has gotten close to the quarterback (who contends he will play until well into his 40s) after they began working with Under Armour a few years ago, believes he will eventually see the light and convert to the Tom Brady Way of Eating.

While he was redshirted, Kosar got technical help from Earl Morrall, the 21 - year NFL veteran who was a Hurricane assistant, and private strategy lessons from quarterback coach Marc Trestman, who volunteered his services after hours.

Not after trading a second - round pick to get Jimmy Garoppolo, a young quarterback who is now firmly set in the team's franchise quarterback role.

In getting off to an 0 - 2 start, Cincinnati's pass defense looked like a sieve, quarterback Jeff Blake had to run for his life behind a green offensive line, and running back Ki - Jana Carter was already questioning his future with the Bengals after playing eight quarters in the NFL.

That leaves their offense in the hands of Nathan Peterman — best known for his 5 - of - 14 performance in a midseason start against the Chargers (the five, in this case, stands for passes thrown to Los Angeles defenders)-- and AJ McCarron, so lightly regarded as a quarterback he got a two - year, $ 10 million deal with Buffalo one season after creaking plaster sculpture Mike Glennon signed a three - year, $ 48 million pact with the Bears.

«Too many college quarterbacks who can throw the long bomb are actually getting away with something they wouldn't be able to get away with in our league,» said Joe Thomas, head scout for the Minnesota Vikings, who showed up at the practice field the day after Waldorf had left it.

Tennessee had two first downs inside Florida's one - yard line in the third quarter, never got the ball to human wrecking ball Kelly and wound up with zero points after quarterback Quinten Dormady threw an interception on third down.

Thuney, Watt, and Solder all ended up in a massive heap on the ground after Watt toppled Solder over, while Clowney was now completely free to get to the quarterback.

The real team under scrutiny will be Green Bay after sending away a solid cornerback to get a turnover - prone mess at quarterback.

Besides that, after you've played quarterback in this league long enough, you know what kind of plays will work against any club and you get a feeling.»

Defenses are also getting after the passer much better than last year, sacking quarterbacks on 6.5 percent of dropbacks (up from 5.8 percent); that's the second - highest sack rate since 2006.

The quarterback — in this case, John O'Korn — is part of the equation, but this loss is on Michigan, as a whole; some of Michigan's players even admitted after the game that they may have gotten complacent.

Quarterback Jay Cutler got up in a haze after being sacked for the ninth time in the first half against the New York Giants on Oct. 3.

For example, if the value of the condo skyrockets because the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins decides to buy a condo down the hall a week after the contract is singed, then the buyer gets that benefit, not the seller.