To be honest, I wasn't really watching very closely, so I'm not sure exactly what he was referring to in the game. But, because I love the phrase, I'm going to pretend that he was referring to a situation that seems to come up constantly in pickup as well as club play.
The next time you are on the line waiting to receive the pull and you aren't going to catch it, think about what it is you'd like to accomplish as the disc is in the air. Most cutters, as the pull is in the air are jogging toward the defense at some spot in the middle of the field. Once there, they will patiently wait for their defender to comfortably set up before they even consider making a cut.
The best part is that often the handler will be calling for a cutter to cut back to the disc for him to advance the disc downfield before the defense arrives and the cutters will ignore him in order to get to their spot in the middle of the field.
Critical thinking question: why would a receiver who wanted to play well and help his team do this?
Look, I think that most cutters have their hearts in the right place. They were told by some jackass many years ago that their job was to "form a stack". The trouble is that the stack is only a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. A stack is useful to an offense because it should free a bunch of space on the field for cutting lanes. These cutting lanes allow the cutters to get separation from their defenders so that they can receive the disc cleanly.
However, in a pull situation, a stack is often not required for the cutters to get separation from their defenders. Typically, this is because the defenders are walk/jogging toward the disc. So why in god's name would the cutters rush out to meet them?
Jogging to the middle of the field to meet the defense is guarding yourself. You are making yourself a non-factor and helping the defense do their job.
So, what can you do as a cutter while waiting for your handler to catch the pull?
First, you must keep your eye on the disc. You never know when a handler may need you as an outlet. And if you aren't looking, then you are useless.
Second, consider spreading the field wide rather than heading downfield to the center. Like I wrote before, don't give up your separation so easily. Make the defense come to you. Make them come as far as you can.
Third, once the defense has caught on to the fact that you are not going to come to them anymore, they will start to come to you. That's when you fake like you are staying short and cut deep. The defense will hate you for it and you'll probably drag a couple defenders with you. This will either result in you catching a huck or, more likely, in you freeing up a teammate and helping your offense's flow.
In any case, you will have succeeded in not guarding yourself, which is a major victory in and of itself.
