Blue is on offense. Red is on defense, forcing righty forehand (lefty backhand). Notice how the defense on the cutters have their bodies on the open side.
The defender on the disc is in the correct position. They are doing their job correctly because the thrower is able to to the OPEN SIDE. Yay!
Let's see what happens if the defender on the disc shifts over too much to the open side.
The defender on the disc shifts over too much...
The thrower is now able to throw to the BREAK side. This is really BAD.
Thrower throws a break. :(
This is the result. Easy score for the other team. Our defense fell apart due to break throw.