Mailbag Question: How to contain Beanie and Pryor

How does the Michigan defense contain or stop Beanie Wells along with at the same time trying to contain Pryor?

Hank

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Thanks for the question. One task is not necessarily incompatible with the other. Best way to stop any team is playing strong fundamental defense. Keep everything in front; keep the offense between the hashes, run like HELL to the football, and sound crisp tackling.

Most big plays come from breakdowns in fundamental play by the defense. With players like Wells and Pryor the task is definitely more difficult, but not different. You have to get eleven helmets to the football every time Beanie touches the ball, punish him with gang tackling, and do not allow him to break contain.

With Pryor, you must keep him in the pocket, that means backside defensive end has to stay home, pass rushers need to stay in their lanes, and same as wells, punish him every time he leaves the pocket.

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