Quote Originally Posted by Patler View Post
In some defensive calls, Peppers will be asked to "squeeze" the play and force the ball carrier inside. In other defenses, his job is to "spill" the play so the ball carrier has to run laterally and into his pursuing teammates.

"That's why, if you're watching a TV copy of the game, or even if you're watching the coaches' film, you see a guy go in, and he gets reached (blocked), you're like, 'Oh, that guy lost contain,'" Peppers said. "But really, that's the defense."
I thought losing contain meant being the last guy on the edge and letting the play go outside of you.