A Guide for Defensive Backs in Defending the Fade Pattern
By: Chad Wilson IG: @alleyesdbcamp In the intricate game of football, the fade pattern serves as a potent weapon in an offense’s playbook. Designed to exploit a receiver’s height and or speed advantage, this play involves a deep pass to the corner of the end zone. ...
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How to Play Cornerback in Football
Playing Defensive Back: Tips and Strategies for Cornerbacks If you’re a football player or coach looking to improve your team’s defense, you need to focus on the defensive backfield. The defensive backs, or DBs, are the last line of defense and play a crucial...
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He’s Too Fast, I Can’t Cover Him
Unless you are a track star playing the cornerback position and are faster than everyone in the universe, you have been in the headspace that the title of this article suggests. You see the receiver that was blazing across the screen in the film you watched this we...
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Know Your DB History: Ronde Barber
When it comes to defensive backs we tend to fall in love with the physical specimens. We become dazzled by the fast runners, the high jumpers and the well put together. In time though, we are forced to respect those who play the game the way it should b...
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Know Your DB History: Dre Bly
I have a treat for all of my sub 6 footers playing corner today. This one is long overdue but it is here now. If there was one guy that played this game that knew how to get his hands on the football consistently, it was the one featured in this post. Lost an...
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Should I Move to DB?
Many times I get asked in via email and DM if an athlete should move to defensive back. As much as I get asked that question, I am pretty sure there are many other guys who are asking that same question in their own heads. Today I am going to use this ar...
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Know Your DB History: Darrelle Revis
By: Chad Wilson – Owner – All Eyes DB Camp IG: @alleyesdbcamp With the announcement of his retirement today, it seemed only fitting to do this edition of the “Know Your DB History” on the man who had a term named after him, Darrelle Revis. A...
Read MoreKnow Your DB History: Aenas Wiliams
KNOW Your DB History: Aeneas Williams There are DBs that got a lot of attention during their NFL careers and there are other great ones that seemed to get very little. Former Cardinal’s cornerback / free safety, Aeneas Williams would fall into the latter category. ...
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Know Your DB History: Darrell Green
CB Darrell Green: Green was a severely undersized 5’8″ 140 LB. athlete in high school that didn’t make his school’s varsity football team until his senior year. Blessed with outstanding speed, Green became an all city player but received zero scholarshi...
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