The Big Board: Managing missed tackles 
November, 28, 2012
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David M. Hale | ESPN.com
The mantra for any defense preparing for Georgia Tech's triple option is the same: Stay on your assignments, mind your gaps, don't try to do too much.
For an FSU defense that hasn't faced a true option team in years, that may be a tall order, but it's also not its only concern.
As Florida racked up rushing yards and converted nearly half its third-down tries last week, one problem continued to haunt the Seminoles: Missed tackles.
For an FSU defense that hasn't faced a true option team in years, that may be a tall order, but it's also not its only concern.
As Florida racked up rushing yards and converted nearly half its third-down tries last week, one problem continued to haunt the Seminoles: Missed tackles.
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David Hale joined ESPN.com in 2012 after covering the Philadelphia Phillies for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del., and the University of Georgia for The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. Hale has written about college and professional sports since 2004. He currently lives in Tallahassee, Fla., and can be reached at davidmhale@gmail.com.
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