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Originally Posted by Demonpenz
if a d lineman is supposed to tackle the ball carrier and control the line of scrimmage why is he dropping in pass coverage
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I expect that you are being sarcastic, but I will bite anyway....
To confuse the enemy QB who is thinking that they will be tackling the ball carrier and controling the line of scrimmage.
And it worked quite well for the first two years it was implemented, but it is old hat now.