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- verb transitive To
pursue too far.
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Examples
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We wanted to take advantage of their speed and get them to overpursue.
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"We had a lot of cutback plays in there to get them to overpursue and then we hit it up in there."
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Once the linebackers start to overpursue the run, the Bears can use boot action to get their receivers open in their routes.
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Of course, though, they have to be reliable defensively and they must, and I stress must not overpursue.
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Tebow got the FSU defense to overpursue on the option play before dumping to TE
SplicedFeed 2009
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Not good for a fast defense that tends to overpursue.
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Of course, sometimes the Lions would totally overpursue the play, and then Portis would break hard into the secondary.
MVN 2008
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Of course, sometimes the Lions would totally overpursue the play, and then Portis would break hard into the secondary.
MVN 2008
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Of course, sometimes the Lions would totally overpursue the play, and then Portis would break hard into the secondary.
MVN 2008
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Just like the Chicago Bears did to us on their first play last week, the Cowboys would be wise to let our defensive line - a unit trying to make a statement with two potential Pro Bowlers now - overpursue with their energy, and just flip the ball to Barber for a sizable gain. link
Blogging The Boys 2008
bilby commented on the word overpursue
How far is too far? Restraining order?
August 12, 2021