The narrative around Marquise Blair’s thumping hit against the Denver Broncos must change. As a coach who teaches heads up tackling and is qualified in the USA Heads Up Football course, I like to think I know how to teach safe, hard-hitting tackles.
Take this excerpt from my article last preseason, entitled “Seattle showing the NFL how to hit”:
“The USA Football Heads Up program has become the recommended coaching practice for teams across the nation. It is based in shoulder contact tackling that emphasizes keeping the head up and out of the way in the tackle.