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Matt- can you ask Coach Allen...

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about how they balance good tackling with trying to strip the ball? I know they are big on takeaways and one aspect of that is trying to get fumbles. There are a couple of ways to try to get a fumble and putting the helmet on the ball is one way, but you often see guys trying to "rip" or "strip" to get fumbles as well which hurts their chances of getting the tackle. It seems like some guys will try to rip the ball and this allows the runner an extra 10 yards or more sometimes.

What's his philosophy when it comes to that specific type of play? Does he still encourage guys to rip at the cost of giving up more yards potentially to the runner?
 
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