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I’m A Coach Not A Trainer
By: Chad Wilson – All Eyes DB Camp We are smack dab in the Internet era and furthermore, knee deep in the social media movement. As such, there isn’t anything we can’t see online from people anywhere and everywhere. One of the biggest things...
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3 Reasons Why Former Quarterbacks Make Great DBs
The GOAT, Prime Time, Deion Sanders, Neon Deion was an elite DB, we all know that. However, this new generation may not know what position he played in high school. Yes, you guessed it, quarterback. In my time of coaching and training,...
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For Defensive Backs, Speed is Something but Not Everything
When you enter a pro football training camp as a rookie you are on high alert. You analyze everything going on around you and assess it all as either and aid or a threat. Jimmy was a fellow cornerback in the Seattle Seahawks camp and he was my roommate. ...
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For DBs It’s More Than Just Knowing Your Job
What does the Sam backer have on this play? “I think he has, uhhh, the flats? Or blitz, blitz, blitz. Man, I don’t know. I just know what I’m supposed to do on that play.” Is that how you sound when a coach is asking you about your defense? Chances are,...
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When it Comes to Playing DB, 80% of it Is Half Mental
If you are a baseball fan like I am, you know where the subject line of this blog post came from. The late Yankee great Yogi Berra was a man of odd speech and humor. He coined the phrase that “80% of the game is half mental”. It is tr...
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DBs There Should Be No Excuses
I was a high school running back and truly enjoyed playing it. Everybody wants to score touchdowns and be the center of attention. However, my future was not carrying the football. Because I was a good athlete, my coach would tell me “go pla...
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Be a Technician if You Want to Survive at Defensive Back
As a young athlete you spend a lot of time trying to improve your speed, quickness and strength. Those are necessary things to have to success in sport but where many fail to put the quality of amount of time in is at perfecting their technique. Speed, quickness an...
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Have a DB Mentality
By: Chad Wilson – All Eyes DB Camp IG: @alleyesdbcamp If you’ve played defensive back and especially cornerback for any amount of time you are familiar with the saying “you have to have a short memory”. I also know that this saying is often not ta...
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Dynamic Duos: Part I Patrick Surtain and Sam Madison
Dynamic Duos: Part I – 2000 Pat Surtain and Sam Madison – Miami Dolphins By: Chad Wilson – All Eyes DB Camp IG: @alleyesdbcamp I’m kicking off a new series here on All Eyes DB Camp called Dynamic Duos as I pay homage to some of the best cornerbac...
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Recent Posts
A Complete DB: What I Look ForDecember 10, 2024With camp season upon us, I want to take a moment to let my readers know what impresses coaches and can catch their attention as you hit the circuit. Part of my coaching experience involved...
Why Are You Handsy?December 4, 2024When it comes to man coverage—and press coverage in particular—there’s an order to things. Far too often, defensive backs put the cart before the horse in their press technique, and by that, I mean it...
Understanding Zone Coverage: How to Defend Your Space EffectivelyNovember 20, 2024Zone coverage is one of the most fundamental concepts in football, especially for defensive backs. Unlike man-to-man coverage, where each defender is responsible for covering a specific player, zone coverage requires defenders to cover designated...
