Originally posted by 49ers808:
Originally posted by 16_to_80:
Originally posted by 16_to_80:
Hopefully he can give us some solid snaps and some timely turnovers. Seems to have a knack for punching the ball out.
Originally posted by Heroism:
dang
I was hoping for this from him hopefully it continues.
This man deserves some apologies. No doubt he lost a step, had boneheaded penalties and deserves criticism. But any player that can come in and impact our defense with what we always seem to lack in turnovers, let alone lead the damn NFL in forced fumbles from the freaking CB position is a welcome addition in my opinion. Shoot it's not like we got much better to choose from on our roster after Moseley anyways. Keep ballin Norman
Norman is a reminder to our DC, that we should be doing a drill every practice, just like Vince Lombardi used to do with the Packers. Every D practice , 15 minutes was spent trying to punch or strip the ball from all the RBs. 15 mins, every day….imagine that. Welp, GB had a ton of forced fumbles. Don't know if we practice it ever, but is great method for teaching ball carriers how to protect the ball and most important, teaches DBs, DL, LBs how to get the ball loose and on the ground.Lombardi's teams always led the league in forced and recovered fumbles, resulting in 1 or more extra O series every game for scores.
This is exactly what Demeco should be doing, and Norman can be his instructor …but stripping is also an art form that can be learned. The punch is equally effective and a bit easier…one just has to be thinking of it when going for the tackle.
For a team w/ as few TOs as we have, this really should be a daily exercise.