Sentence examples for get off the ball from inspiring English sources

With that old turf, we couldn't get off the ball.

He'd get off the ball with a good first step and then accelerate around the corner.

We will run the Tampa Bay defense here, and that is a defense with attitude, one that is not always blitzing but one where linemen love to get off the ball and everyone aggressively runs to the ball".

"I wasn't thinking about, 'I need to pass, I need to get off the ball.' It was just, 'I'm open, I'm shooting it.' " By replacing Udonis Haslem with the sharpshooter Mike Miller, the Heat improved their spacing, creating room for James and Wade to drive.

Carefully get off the ball.

"We go against people who are bigger than us, but we can get off the ball faster," said the Ducks' one giant, Zack Freiter, a 280-pound senior tackle.

At times we were late getting off the ball.

"He gets off the ball in a hurry.

You're getting off the ball and getting punched in the face, literally, not an accident, just about every other time.

He gets off the ball quickly, moves shockingly fast for a man his size, and slips through cracks in the line to make plays in the backfield.

He gets off the ball quickly as evidenced by his 23.5 tackles for loss in 2012.