How Do You Become A Better Defensive Lineman?
Linemen play an important part in winning football games. Teams have a far better chance of winning if they pressure the quarterback and stop the run, which come down to the play of defensive linemen. If you’re a tackle or end and want to improve, you’ll need to get stronger, quicker and smarter. Improve your stance so you can be more explosive in your first move off the line. Practice this by getting down into a three-point stance and keeping your weight balanced without putting a lot of weight on your hand on the ground. If you are leaning forward too much and putting too much pressure on your front hand, you will be sluggish off the line. You need to react almost simultaneously to the snap of the ball. React more quickly when the ball is snapped. The faster you can get off the line, the more difficult you will be to block. Practice this by lining up across from somebody who will move the ball as if to snap it. Place one of your legs farther behind you than the other and use it to pr
