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TheRealNorth

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5. I agree

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 24, 2023, 02:39 PM

Mar 2023

Not sure how you would even tackle someone from behind (unless you were just much faster). And then what is the other option? Picking them up and tackling them that way (aka a body slam tackle). I suppose you could just ram them and hope they lose their balance and fall down.

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Just put the flags on at this point. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2023 #1

I agree TheRealNorth Mar 2023 #5

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