The Wildcat Way...

After the rousing success the LSU drill package created I thought I would add an old favorite. The Arizona DB package of EDDs!

Look Familiar???

Why do your coaches put you through the same drills everyday, day after day? This is a reasonable question. I have a theory about this and it also blends nicely into other areas of my life. I call it the “Unknown, Routine and Innate” theory.

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:

Pass Route Concepts

There are many Offensive Pass Route packages utilized against today’s defenses. They are used to exploit the inherent weaknesses in each pass defense scheme. The more "Concepts" you understand the better you will be at defending your opponent. There are more but these are the most often used. They are categorized by “Concept” and all combinations can be used out of any set. 

DB's vs. Open Field Blockers

There are two ways to deal with downfield blockers…

Break Up the Pass

Most of your success at slowing down explosive passing games has come from your ability to play tight man coverage. The fundamental premise of this style of play is to prevent the completion. I know big hits make the crowd go oooooooh, but you gain nothing by letting him catch the ball!

The following four questions must be answered with all man coverages:

Philosophy and Mechanics of Bump and Run Basics

The following information discusses the different, basic releases that wide receivers use at the line of scrimmage and the routes you will see against man coverage. I ask my defensive backs to compare these points with their film notes as they prepare for each opponent.

Cover 2 Fundamentals

Why is it called Cover 2?

The number of deep zone pass defenders that are deployed will normally determine what a defensive coach calls a defense. In Cover 2 for example, there are two deep safeties that divide the field into halves. If the secondary played Cover 3, three deep defenders would divide the deep responsibility on the field into thirds. If they played Cover 4, four deep defenders divide the deep zone into fourths.