Once he is brought down he must try to get back up and continue while the other players attempt to strip the ball for themselves.

If players are slightly out of position when making the tackle, they cannot try to strip the ball, too.

A lot of it has to do with engaging your defensive players from Day 1, telling them to strip the ball.

They stripped the ball away and went up three.

But Moore and company were there to strip the ball.

They now know that you'll be trying to strip the ball at or near the whistle all day.

If one defender is making a tackle, somebody else should be trying to strip the ball.

I remember one game two or three years ago when he stripped the ball twice.

Then Thomas broke through and stripped the ball, ending the threat.

"I think they had guys strip the ball from us," he said.