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Our man Allan Adami checks in again with a lesson in Option Defense 101. There is a common misperception that the key to slowing the option offense is having linebackers who can string out plays and force ball carriers toward the sideline. That's true, but according to Adami, defending the offense starts even earlier.

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I've always heard coaches talk about defending the option, but this is the first time I feel like I really know what to look for.

Thanks, Allan - awesome story.

I'd gladly take another Allan Adami and another Lute Croy on my team, any day!

Allan,
Great advice on stopping Navy's option. Perhaps you could have written this a little earlier and had it added to the scouting report.