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[QUOTE="DomeHolmes, post: 5181708, member: 10113"]
Two good points here.  Your first point is correct about bad footwork.   On obvious passing plays, the tackles’ hand is not in the dirt, and he’s already mostly standing up and angled toward the wide set speed rusher.   The tackle needs to look and see if there is contain from an OLB behind the defensive end.   if there is none, he should not have to worry about the DE dipping inside him because the quarterback can escape to a clean rollout.   That allows the tackle to focus almost exclusively on not getting beat by a guy rushing right by him. All it requires is a step toward the DE and long arms.  (It’s kind of like a soccer goalie coming out toward a breakaway player to cut down the angle.)

with your third question, I don’t think it’s strength. I think it’s explosiveness, athleticism, and nastiness.  Not to be too critical of Bradford but in the play I described the other post, a nasty guy who weighs 310 does not pass up an opportunity to light up a 220 pound linebacker, Who is right in his wheelhouse.  
 
 However, with holy Cross, the guy that blew up Petry a few times I believe was number 98.  That guy was legit and if he’s an underclassmen could definitely play FCS.
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