Today, most defensive coordinators will tell you that they are a leaking team. This means they want to keep the ball to the sideline and prevent it from cutting off the field.
Every defense uses the principle of "including players". The player included is a player that blocks leaks. In our 4-3 defense, we say that everyone in the defensive front is a defensive player, and one player [each] is a "box" player.
Simply put, boxed players box the game and force it back into the interior. Of course, this is a perfect world.
Many coaches use the term "power" players rather than "contains" or "boxes" because they want players to force the ball to change direction in some way. Either the ball carrier needs to be turned back inside, where it needs help, or he needs to bubble back to try to bypass the power player.
If the ball carrier is forced to bubble backwards, then the internal chase has a chance to get there. This also means...
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