Big D: Defensive Line Philosophy and Daily Drills for an Aggressive Front

One key to a strong defense is that each position group develops the fundamental skills required to consistently execute their individual assignments. Here is our defensive line philosophy and an outline of the daily drills we utilize to help our players compete at a high level.  Defensive Line PhilosophyWe pride ourselves on being a fast, aggressive front that plays with exceptional fundamentals and discipline. We prepare, practice, and compete with tremendous energy and attention to detail every day. Success is founded on mastering basic individual techniques by consistently working to build the fundamental skills necessary to control the line of scrimmage.Our primary focus is stopping the run. By utilizing a violent punch, we control the offensive blocker while aggressively cancelling our gap. In passing situations, we are relentless in our pass rush to get a vertical push when