Goat

[Josh Reynolds @JoshReynolds24]

I’m not kidding in the slightest when I say this is my favorite @Utah_Football play call I’ve ever seen…

Byrd to Dampier to Byrd. MY GOODNESS.

[Waaaay Offsides Cotton @AlafrigginBama]

I’d go to war for this man

[Nate Longshore @mrlongshore]

Cover 4 is not simply a two-high shell with four defenders splitting the deep field. It is a match coverage family, and the quarterback must understand the rules before he can reliably diagnose the disguise.

Start with No. 2. In base quarters, the safety is reading his release. If No. 2 pushes vertical, the safety carries him. If he releases out or under, the safety can overlap inside, support No. 1, or enter the run fit depending on the call. Do not see two high and assume space. Read the structure through No. 2.

Against 3x1, the adjustment changes the picture. The backside safety may read through No. 3 to handle verticals and crossers, which can remove the isolation the quarterback thought he created away from trips.

Then identify the modifier. Palms can trap the access throw because the corner has vision through No. 2 and can trigger when he threatens the flat. Bump changes the presentation with press technique, but the coverage can still sort out as true quarters after the release. Mini locks No. 1 to the field, shrinks the available space, and allows the defense to support a dangerous slot player.

The lesson is simple. Cover 4 is not one coverage. It is a family of rules and adjustments. If the quarterback only knows the shell, he is guessing. If he understands the modifier and confirms the structure post-snap, he can sequence the progression with command.

Defensive Mastery is available in digital and paperback formats. Link in bio.

[Danny Schaechter 🏝️🏈🐏 @CoachDShack]

Ohio State DB Man Coverage Drill, reacting to Comeback or Fade

[James Light @JamesALight]

Buffalo Bills CB Coach Jay Valai - Press Man Techniques/Drills

- Stance
- Alignment
- Keys
- Mentality
- Z Drill
- Kick to Tilt Drill
- Dot Drill
- Dax Drill

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Denver @Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton on the first 3 steps of building a winning culture is leadership GOLD 🪎:

1️⃣ Master the mundane. The easiest place to gain an advantage is where no one is looking. Most organizations compete for the obvious wins while leaving thousands of unnoticed opportunities untouched. But culture is built in those margins. A few extra percentage points here. A little less slippage there. Over time, what appears insignificant in isolation becomes impossible to overcome in accumulation.

2️⃣ Hire people who see what others ignore. The greatest teammates and staff members have it ingrained in their brains that small things become big things. They don't need constant reminders because they naturally protect that standard. When everyone values the details, you can delegate with confidence knowing there will be little drift, little spillage, and very little lost in translation.

3️⃣ Run toward the challenge. Great cultures don't avoid hard things, they feed on them. Sustained excellence comes from learning to convert difficulty into energy because they know every challenge is another opportunity to separate themselves from the competition. Hard, tired, adversity, boring, long, difficult, they're all signals of progress and great cultures are addicted to progression.

The culture you build is nothing more than what your people are willing to care about when nobody has to care. 🐎

[Tingle & Co @Tingle__Co]

With LSU trending for a few defensive back targets in the 2027 recruiting class, its a good time to remind everyone that Corey Raymond is the best in the business, trust that man.

[James Light @JamesALight]

Atlanta Falcons DEF Pass Game Coordinator Patrick Toney - Teaching Players How to Watch Film (In Season)

"If they watch film without guidance, they're probably not going to get much out of it."

"What we have tried to do is we make a Sunday-Friday routine for players how to watch film by position."

Sunday
- Watch previous two games
- Pick up study sheet
- 8 Box drawing

Monday
- Targets
- Base passes (1st/2nd Down)
- 3rd down passes
- Checks/Adjustments cutup
- Stack cutup

Tuesday
- Split study
- Motion cutup

Wednesday
- Red Zone Passes
- Gold Zone Passes
- 2 Minute/2 Point Plays

Thursday
- Present signal callers. Gives players specific situations/details to watch & present to the team the night before the game.
- Review 3rd down passes
- Backed up passes

Friday
- Test
- Tips/Reminders

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Obama teared up during Michelle Obama's speech at Obama Presidential Center:

“You told me all those years ago that you couldn't promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life, & of course you outdid yourself & managed to give me both.”

[Tingle & Co @Tingle__Co]

If we've seen the last of Steven Milam at LSU, where does he rank at shortstop in program history?

[Jacques Doucet @JacquesDoucet]

"It's a win-win."

@LSUfootball and Lane Kiffin getting a defensive line coach and recruiter the caliber of Ed Orgeron for $100,000 is a steal says @ScarboroughMike.

Watch complete conversation - https://t.co/DXyj1VNDBC

[Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn]

On a new episode of The Program: @TexasFootball GM @BrandonHarris on the three payroll tiers of a college football roster

[James Light @JamesALight]

Pittsburgh Safeties Coach Harlon Barnett - Vision & Break Drills

- Drop Drive Tackle
- Drop Melt Snap Drive
- MOF Break
- Half Drop

[Glazier Clinics @GlazierClinics]

DB Burst to Stack Drill

- The drill focuses on the "burst to stack" technique, which is considered a critical skill for defensive backs.

- Players must focus on using a burst of speed to get on top of the receiver's route.

- Coaches should instruct players not to settle for being even with the receiver; they must strive to get on top.

- The primary goal is to avoid falling underneath the route.

- Ending up on the receiver's hip is an acceptable outcome and is much better than being underneath.

- Defensive backs must specifically apply the burst to stack technique when a receiver takes an inside release.

Benny Boyd, Cornerbacks Coach, TCU
@the_BBoyd

#glazierclinics

[Tevin Lakes Sr M.S. @coach_lakes]

🚨STEP & REPLACE 🚨
Broken Down Into The Simplest Form

DB’s Have To Be Able To Work Lateral To. The More We Do These Real Life Drills That Translate, The More Confident They Are In Themselves & The Technique

Trust The Tech 🫡

Love This Drill Dearly ✅

[Daijon @DaijonBets]

MLB WEDNESDAY | PLAY #3 ⚾️

Matt Olson “O” 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
#BravesCountry

Olson is in MVP form, hitting everything in sight, and he gets a Bryan Woo who’s been bleeding hard contact for two starts straight.

Recent form (L10):
•9/10 cleared the 1.5 line
•5+ HRR in 5 of those games
•Multi-hit performances stacking with multi-run games
•Zero on Apr 30 the only blemish

This is a hitter who’s covered 5/6 , 5, 5, 4, 3, 5 over his last six. The bat is electric and the only way you fade it is if Woo throws nine perfect frames.

Olson vs RHP (162 PA sample):
•.325 BA, .351 ISO vs RHP
•97 PA, 11 1B, 7 2B
•Reverse-engineering his profile: .315 ISO overall

The platoon split is locked in. Olson hits righties significantly better than lefties (.325 vs .263 BA, .351 vs .262 ISO), and Woo throws right-handed.

Bryan Woo is sliding:
•L2 starts: 13.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, 55.4% Hard-Hit
•L6 starts: 4.89 ERA, 5.01 xFIP, 48.3% Hard-Hit
•vs LHB: 5.10 xFIP, .700 OPS allowed

The full-season numbers (4.61 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) look fine on the surface but they’re propped up by an early hot start. The recent two-start sample shows a pitcher giving up a 55% hard-hit rate and a sub-6 xFIP. He’s allowing rockets every time out, and lefties have done the most damage all year.

Pitch-by-pitch profile match:
•vs 4-Seam (Woo’s primary, 27% usage):
Olson hits .325
•vs Sinker (18% usage): Olson hits .370
•vs Slider: .333
•vs Cutter: .333

Woo’s two most-used pitches are exactly what Olson destroys. The sinker .370 number is the loudest, that’s the pitch Woo leans on to get weak contact, and Olson is barreling it up at an elite rate. There’s no obvious out-pitch in the arsenal that gives him trouble in any meaningful sample.

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[Jim Pavao @coachjimpavao]

DB Nation

[Coach Mo @CoachMoser12]

(CHEST TO CHEST) Show your kids WHAT YOU WANT!

You get what you coach!
Hood and McCoy both Great reps.

-Patience feet
-Stab at the line
-Hands to the chest
-Eyes to the ball