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DBs never turn and look for ball

buffalo1

buffalo1

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Well....ALMOST never.
This has been driving me crazy. I recall it being a pattern some years ago. Then in recent years they DID turn to find the ball as it approached.
It has to be coaching. I'm no expert and am not a coach.
But it DRIVES ME NUTS.
I'm going to guess they are coached to watch the receiver's reaction to a potential ball coming in and the DB is to get hands in the way of the ball flight and receiver's hands.
But so many times it seems as though the DB could make a better play by actually seeing the ball.
Does anyone else here notice this? It has to be coaching because it happens on about 8/10 pass plays where the DB is close to receiver at the time of catch.
 
Olver played the TD pass well....just never turned around. Bottom line is that USC receivers made plays on the ball while our DBs watched...
 
I don't know if it's the last thing they teach, or if it's the hardest skill to learn, but learning when to turn around and try and find the ball seems the be last piece of the puzzle for every single MM corner.

But once they get that, damn.
 
It depends on your position and leverage on the receiver. If you turn before the ball is in the air you could lose the receiver. Normally you are coached to play the receiver's actions...and it is not necessary to turn for the ball, punching the ball out of the receivers hands when his hands go up is also effective. Having DBs looked into the backfield on man coverage is something you try to get them not to do - old saying for dbs - if you see the QB throwing the ball then you will watching the receiver catch the ball. On a well thrown ball you don't have the time to turn and find the ball - the QB is not throwing to you he is throwing to the receiver.
 
Maybe non of his teammates are yelling "ball ball ball". : )

I will say that I think we are leading the league in covering guys well and having the catch still completed. They have been picking on Wigley a lot and he is most always right Fricken there!
 
I would rather they break up passes than try for INTs and fail for significant yardage. My take is that as the defense improves on consistency, they’ll take more chances like that.

....but I’ve never played DB.
 
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