Word: balestraccis
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...think coach Bruce Tall, who was the linebacker coach-defensive coordinator the first two years I was here, made the transition for me from safety in high school to linebacker in college,” Balestracci says. “He taught me the nuances of film, just fundamental techniques like how to take blocks, how to get off blocks...
...dominant player who had never crunched film before, taking that first step in watching game video made Balestracci that much more likely to be in the right place right off the snap, instead of sniffing the play out based on just his instincts...
...came in having never watched game film,” Balestracci says. “[Now] I’ll bring back film and watch it at night just to be as prepared as I can be for the other team. When you line up on Saturday’s you can anticipate stuff and it makes it that much easier to be in that place...
...summer after Tall’s departure, the introduction of a strength-and-conditioning coach took the skills Balestracci had honed during his first two years and made their implementation that much more deadly...
...Balestracci matriculated at 230 pounds, solid and well-built but physically capable of maintaining a larger frame...