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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Coaches have been teaching it. The 'Hawk Tackle' was an answer to the penalties for going above the shoulder. So a lot of guys have been doing it for 8-10 years now; they're gonna have to 'unlearn' it.
I think you'll see it most with LBs and DBs because they try to use their speed advantage to create momentum to finish tackles against larger players. By and large, DL will be able to stop pretty much immediately; as you noted, it's not a natural motion, especially for a big guy who isn't in full flight.
but for a dude on the run towards the sidelines who sees someone getting near the sticks, that's going to be something he's been doing to stop their momentum (instead of the 'his stick' flying dive tackle) for a few years now. It's going to take some time to get those guys to stop doing that.
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Good point that coaches have been teaching it.