Lance Zierlein breaks down Bell's mechanics

[SCP]

Um, listen to 0:40-0:58. He mentions Bell could have done a kick-slide, but a lot of coaches don't like that because it makes tackles more susceptible to inside moves.

 

I have never heard a coach say that a kick-slide makes a tackle more susceptible to an inside move.  A proper kick-slide keeps an o-lineman in perfect balance to defend an inside or outside move.  I'd bet the farm that Lance has never played o-line in his life. 

[SCP]

Back pedaling sets you up to get bull rushed, swam, pulled, etc.  Every defensive manuever in the books can be performed on a guy running backwards.  A kick-slide forces you to plant your outside foot quickly which anchors you in case of a bull rush.  It keeps your inside foot planted for leverage on the inside move.  A correct kick-slide is used because in theory the lineman should have at least one foot on the ground during the whole play.  If you look at Bell back pedaling frame by frame, you will see times when both feet are in the air at the same time.  This is when the defender can make a counter move and the OL can't react because he is not touchig the ground.  In a kick-slide your ass is low like you are sitting in a chair which can help you counter the swim move or the pull move. If you keep your shoulders and chest square to the defender, the punch you can generate from the leverage of having a wide base created by a kick-slide can end a defenders momentum.  You lose all of those advantages when you run backwards. 

 

Trust me, I spent countless hours at pratice and in the film room getting my ass chewed off about how and why I should be kick-sliding versus chopping my feet and back pedaling

[Montsta]

Back pedaling sets you up to get bull rushed, swam, pulled, etc. Every defensive manuever in the books can be performed on a guy running backwards. A kick-slide forces you to plant your outside foot quickly which anchors you in case of a bull rush. It keeps your inside foot planted for leverage on the inside move. A correct kick-slide is used because in theory the lineman should have at least one foot on the ground during the whole play. If you look at Bell back pedaling frame by frame, you will see times when both feet are in the air at the same time. This is when the defender can make a counter move and the OL can't react because he is not touchig the ground. In a kick-slide your ass is low like you are sitting in a chair which can help you counter the swim move or the pull move. If you keep your shoulders and chest square to the defender, the punch you can generate from the leverage of having a wide base created by a kick-slide can end a defenders momentum. You lose all of those advantages when you run backwards.

Trust me, I spent countless hours at pratice and in the film room getting my ass chewed off about how and why I should be kick-sliding versus chopping my feet and back pedaling

I want to make sweet love to you after this post.

Mostly no-homo.

[Gabeking]

Just makes me respect Jordan gross so much more, one of (if not, the) most reliable players in panthers history.