Brandon Browner 1-on-1s Three Things to Learn

Last week I posted a video on my YouTube Channel of Richard Sherman’s 1-on-1s at practice during his 2nd year as a pro for the Seattle Seahawks.  There were certainly some quality lessons to learn from a potential Hall of Famer doing his work at practice.

This week I am posting his corner-mate from that same season Brandon Browner who together with Sherman, Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor formed the Legion of Boom secondary that lead the Seattle defense into a Super Bowl Championship.

I personally felt during this time that Browner might have been a slightly better cornerback than Sherman.  I know that opinion won’t be shared by the masses but I think most will agree when I say that he was the more intimidating and physical of the two.  That among other things will stand out on this film.  With that said,  here are 3 important lessons you can learn from watching Browner’s 1-on-1s.

(1) Aggression

Like I mentioned in the preceding paragraph,  Browner was aggressive.  Notice how he almost always gets hands on the WR during their release and makes strong effort to disrupt their route.  It’s uncanny how often he is able to get hands on the WR.  Being 6’4″ with arms to match certainly helps but it’s more than that.  Browner understood that size,  for him,  was a weapon and he went about using it.  Not only did he do it at the line but he would carry through with the intimidation by the way he talked to the WRs and looked at them after dominating them.  Browner had the right mentality for playing corner,  especially in Seattle’s defense.  In this video he’s coming off of a 6 INT season that included 23 passes defensed.

(2) Use of Hands

Similar to what I described above,  Browner gets his hands on almost everybody.  However,  what is of note is how aggressive he is with those hands.  On multiple occasions on the film,  Browner will get the WR to the ground during the route be using his hands in a powerful way.  Sometime it’s with two hands,  other times it’s with one.  When you handle and carry yourself this way,  WRs can act out of character because they just don’t want to deal with you.  Browner had this knack of getting a hand on the WR and bench pressing him.  Also notice where he places those hands.  Not on the WRs hip (the strongest part of their body).  He places it on the WRs shoulders and get their shoulders outside of their hips to knock them off balance.

(3) Gets Vertical

Whether intentional or not,  Browner does an outstanding job of getting vertical on downfield routes.  Whether it’s a fade release by the WR or a stem inside to go to the post or corner,  Browner doesn’t waste time chasing the WRs hip to end up in a stacked position.  After he beats the WR up at the line of scrimmage,  he gets up the field and forces the QB to try and throw a ball in over his long frame to make the completion.  It’s a little detail that literally becomes a big thing.  As the QB is dropping back looking down field,  he has a hard time seeing his target because Browner is covering him up by running side by side with the WR.  Many inexperienced or poorly coached DBs will chase a WR out wide or too far inside hoping to get a hand on him,  only to fall behind and give the WR and QB a chance to just drop the ball in.  Browner rarely does that and thus forces the QB to make a difficult throw.

There you have it.  It’s not often you will have the chance to see almost a full 30 minutes of 1-on-1 practice reps from a NFL cornerback.  Soak up as much as you can from watching it and pay special attention to the 3 things I outlined above.  It will definitely help your press man game.

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Chad Wilson is the founder of All Eyes DB Camp and a former standout defensive back for the Miami Hurricanes. After an elite collegiate career, Wilson spent a season with the Seattle Seahawks before transitioning into coaching. A 3-time Florida state champion defensive coordinator, he has spent over 20 years developing the "All Eyes" blueprint that has produced NFL All-Pros and stars like Xavien Howard, Patrick Surtain II, Tyson Campbell, Minkah Fitzpatrick and more. His coaching system is proven at the highest levels—his own sons, Quincy and Marco Wilson, both excelled as starters in the SEC before being drafted into the NFL.

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