Sentence examples for defender down from inspiring English sources

"A tight end who doesn't block very hard but does an O.K. job slowing his defender down is a 'wall-off' blocker or a 'positional' blocker," he explained.

I missed my first jumper, but on the next possession, I backed my defender down, then spun off him for a scooping layup.

Tack on a 15-yard penalty for the receiver's messy attempts to drag the defender down, and Green Bay will get to start this drive with a nice short field at their own 49.

Newcastle are one central defender down after the departure of Jean-Alain Boumsong to Juventus.

He spun away from pressure and somehow saw Brandon Tate get by a defender down the sideline for a 65-yard touchdown pass.

He can break his defender down off the dribble or use a crossover move to free himself for a 3-pointer.

Defender Downing, 20, who briefly made Albion's first team bench in 2009, was out of contract after loan spells with four different clubs.

A couple of defenders down seems unfortunate.

Three defenders down, Washington kept his composure to finish emphatically inside Oblak's right-hand corner.

They only need to slow defenders down, steer them off course.

It can wear defenders down, especially big linemen, with its fast pace.