Offenses lean on condensed splits—receivers aligned tight to the formation—because they quietly unlock the whole field. From a narrow alignment, a wideout can threaten two-way releases, gain more horizontal room for crossers and deep outs,...
If you play DB long enough, you’ll learn this truth: you don’t “find the ball,” you earn the right to find it. That right is based on your phase—your relationship to the receiver as the...
It happens to me at least once a week. I get a call from a father whose son is between the ages of eight and eleven. The young tyke is playing defensive back in little...