@@Don-rl1sm Sauerbrun is shown repeatedly both punting and *kicking* the football in this video. Professional commentators repeatedly call Todd Sauerbrun a *kicker* in this video. Finally, we see with our own eyes that he's kicking the ball. But according to you and *ONLY YOU* he is not a kicker??? So puuhleese explain thy wise sage of all things football 🧠🎓
Kids take note. This man's tackling form is just about textbook. Get in position; square up; note runner's options; launch with eyes open (so you can see evasive manuevers and stiff arms) and arms out; tighten your grip once contact made; hold on until runner is down. ^ Doesn't describe all tackles but does for most tackles made in open field.
Todd was a great tackler and very much into weight lifting. He was about 225 lbs, but in one game when he was on the Broncos he decided to punt to Hester. I believe Hester got two TD’s on punts!
One punt and one kickoff return. The best part was that Sauerbrun was adamant in the days leading up to the game that he was not afraid of kicking to Hester. Everyone clowned him afterward. My favorite clip of a Hester return was his second TD because Dan Dierdorf was so disgusted that they kicked it in the middle of the field right to Hester.
@@mrmacrossI'll always remember a SICK play where the opponent kicked the ball, the Bears had Hester and Johnny Knox back but Hester ran opposite side of the kick and pretended to field the kick meanwhile Knox caught it and ran it back down the opposite sideline without being touched, for a TD. The defense was so preoccupied with Hester they followed him even though the ball was going the other way 😂
Years ago, I saw a video of a kicker preventing a touchdown. He was the last defender between a powerful runner on way to goal line. I think it was against the rules (not sure) The kicker did not tackle the runner, instead he kicked him with all his might in runner’s thigh. It dropped him instantly to the turf. No flags were thrown!
Dude was a belligerent SOB. I remember his interviews in Denver & they were borderline disturbing. I think every team that cut him did so for violent off-field behavior like attacking a taxi driver or bartender.
He was a head case. One season the Bears had a horrible kicker named Carlos Huerta just because he was friends with Sauerbrun and thought he would level Sauerbrun out. He didn’t.
It’s cool that some of the kickers and punters can tackle,but if they have to hit you, it usually means that the defending team of a kick or punt has already given up too many yards on the return by the time the kicker/punter catches up to the return man.
People are idiots. Sauerbrun was a really good punter, like one of the best in the NFL during his career. He was like the counterpart to Sebastian Janikowski.
Todd was on roids for a long time. Had an INCREDIBLE leg. One of the greatest college punters ever. One of the greatest punting performances is Todd's against Nebraska. Then he got into lifting and using roids and he lost the flexibility needed to be a great punter and his incredible leg turned average to below average.
Why is kicking and tackling worthy of special attention? Basic offense/defense skills are assumed for every player.... Edit: enjoyed the other comments.
Amazing..... you tackle their legs, they can't run, they fall down. Fun Fact... if the ball never touches down in the end zone it's not a touch down. Hence the term, TOUCH DOWN. SAUERBRUN maneuvers to where their going to be, not where they are........the essense of all defense. It really isn't that hard "sports fans?.
You don't know what you're talking about it's a TD as soon as the ball breaks the plane of the end zone (given the player holding the ball has possession).
He had to make most of those tackles on his kicks because his kicking sucked! He was constantly putting it in the wrong spot when he played for the bears.
Thank you. I wasn't sure I just remember he did kickoffs for them too. No lie I kept thinking John Fox was the other guy, but he was the coach right?lol
