The Film Room Tackles Pursuit Angles

Let's talk pursuit angles, and how they've spelt doom for the Texas Tech defense in the past

These are the findings of a beat-up former football player who is not a coach and has no desire to be a coach. I can only guess at formations and keys based on the information given. This is not meant to be the end-all-be-all, but rather some educated observations on Texas Tech football.

Football, at it's core, is a game of inches.

If you've played football at a high level, you probably know the value of pursuit angles. If you haven't, you might have no idea what I'm talking about. Let's take some time out of our day and learn a key element to what makes a defense good.

On the defensive side of the…