Corner Play Question

Could be a lot of things but technique and hips are huge at that position. Have to also be able to read the WRs well and time the flip from backpedal to running with the WR almost perfectly. Too early and you are susceptible to come backs, outs, square ins etc, too late and your man can just run by you and only elite speed can catch up. Super tough position to play.

Our defense is taught to "be in place" and "read" the offense. They appear to be slow readers who play "safe". Offenses runfreely beneath them or run freely past them while they overthink. This is mostly coaching.

Well 2 of our “corners” are supposed to be safeties

I liked some of what i saw from Welch but he has limited athletically. Stamps has some nice tools. Just needs reps and to get healthy.

Our DBs as a unit are poorly coached. No ball skills or location, out of phase when they’re supposed to be in phase. Even when they went trail, they were trailing way too much. Poor tacklers. You name it.

Chestnut was a midget but Alexander was coming along before his injury.

We need some players but even good players need good coaching.

Poor technique being taught

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When corners are having to play the receiver and constantly make-up ground is it because:
1. They don’t have the hips for the position?
2. They don’t have the speed for the position ie turn their backs to run faster?
3. They are playing out of position?
4. Inexperienced?
5. Combination of all of the above?

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Wow, I could write a book to answer this question (but will not), and many have been written, over the years.

Simply put, the receiver knows what he will be doing on any given pass route; the defender will have to react to the movements made by the receiver and consequently will be constantly in "catch-up mode". Advantage to the receiver. Why do you think a majority of passes result in completions in football?

Think about how our WRs have torched many very talented DBs (including players who would become high draft picks) over the years.