Document Drop

Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to find the section titled "Document Drop". This will take you to where I stash articles I have either written or glommed from others over the years.

Take what you like and have a..

Bad Day All Day!!!

Kick Off the Cobwebs!

Shake the dirt clods from your spikes and come prepared to improve! We will be teaching fundamentals of Cover 2 press for corners and Robber Coverage Fundamentals for Safeties. We also will be implementing position specific drills for this years camps.

Honor Abraham Lincoln's Birthday by splitting rails and kicking tails.

Make it a Bad Day All Day!

Hello Happy Campers!!!

Are you ready for Spring ball? Of Course not. Camp this year will be dramatically different and we are adding in a few new technique elements. You will not want to miss out on what we will be teaching so stay alert and be ready to roll late February!

Rip Not Wrap!

What can be done to improve on defense this off-season? How can we get better and limit our opponent’s successes? You can always become better tacklers. More after the jump.

Catch Man

It used to be that when you played man coverage, it was required that you adhere to tight or press-man technique and relied on disrupting routes and pressuring the quarterback.  This pretty much meant your defense needed to out-athlete the offense you were facing as well as showing your intentions pre-snap if the offense ever presented a one-back formation. 

Winning Ugly

What to do when your team wins but executes less than expected.

Wide Receiver Releases

How a receiver releases from the line of scrimmage will tell you a lot about the type of play and the route he is running against man coverage. Pay attention to the details and your PBU (Pass Break Up) ratio will rise.

I urge my Defensive Backs to remember these points and review with their personal notes from film work as they prepare for each opponent. 

I want them to see how each release corresponds with different routes receivers run. 

Certain releases are used with certain routes, and the release a wide receiver uses most times will indicate what's coming next.

Route Concepts...China and Verts

I had some unexpected free time so I hammered out the last two route concepts. 

More Route Concepts

Here is the second installment of “Packaged” routes designed to attack the weaknesses of any defensive scheme:

DB's vs. Open Field Blockers

There are two ways to deal with downfield blockers…

Off Coverage Progression Drill

In order to completely capitalize on training “Route” recognition you must understand what routes are run from what specific QB Drop.

Reading Receivers and Routes is Easy

Increasing your defensive back I.Q. by reading receivers--studying them before games, reading their alignment, and knowing how to recognize the routes they're going to run--is another tool you can use to dominate opposing teams. Film work is crucial for Friday night success!

Receiver and Running Back Routes

The more you know what they run the better you are at stopping what they run!

Playing the Fade Route in Press Coverage

As cornerbacks we often have to play press or bump coverage and we immediately think “Fade” route. Before we even get this far in our processing let’s think like a receiver. To beat your opponent you have to first think like your opponent. When they line up across from you what are they thinking, seeing or preparing for at the snap of the ball?

Man to Man Coverage Tips

It sure is easy playing man to man isn't it? Nobody to help you on your little island of fun and frolic and all of the fame or blame rest on your shoulders. I hope you can handle it because that’s where you are and it is what you have chosen to do. Here are some Man to man reminders:

Darryl Williams

Studying Film Properly Can Pay Huge Dividends

In the NFL, everybody is the best of the best.  What separates the best from the average players are the intangibles. One of the most important intangibles is being smarter than your opponent.  I believe that the best way to accomplish this is to learn the basics of effective football film study.

Here are some things to look out for when studying film.

Man Coverage Reminders

Here is a detailed look at what happens on the field when you play man. This is a breakdown of the key techniques and tips required to play man-to-man coverage: