Tank felt that he had reached a plateau in his career. There were no longer any major improvements as in seasons past. Unsure of what best to do, Tank turned all the way back to his highschool football coach. Coach had consistently taken a collection of undersized and inexperienced kids deep into the playoffs, winning state more than a few times to boot. He may not have been the greatest Xs and Os coach of all time, but he knew how to get his guys to work and grow. Tank called him up, and asked for Coach to review some of his recent film. "You aren't attacking the ball, son!" Coach told Tank. "Get your hand in there and force a fumble. Make that SoB hold the ball the whole way, and punish his ass when he doesn't!"
Coach always was direct. But Tank took this to heart. He started working with the Austin training and coaching staff on attacking the ball better. This led to improvements not only in Tank's ability to get the ball loose, but in his tackling as well.
Coach always was direct. But Tank took this to heart. He started working with the Austin training and coaching staff on attacking the ball better. This led to improvements not only in Tank's ability to get the ball loose, but in his tackling as well.
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