More teams are looking for an elite receiver and less for an elite running back, opting to fill that need by "committee. Every year, some receivers enter the elite discussion, only to be ignored after the next season because of a sharp decrease in production. Stats are one of the first things people look at to determine who's at the top of the league. It may not be the most accurate method, but stats tell a big part of the story.
Consistent production is helpful, but having the ability to blow the top of the defense is also useful. The NFL has its share of speed demons who specialize in stretching the field vertically, but might lack other traits to be considered truly elite.
When I teach stance and start, I make it a point to make sure our guys keep their heads on a swivel checking the safeties and seeing the ball. When receivers are checking the safeties as young players, they are looking for two things that should be easy to process if they hustle to the line of scrimmage.
They first need to find their near safety and figure out if the middle of the field is open or closed. This is very important. Once an outside receiver determines if the middle of the field is open or closed, he can start to figure out what technique the corner is using. For a slot wide receiver, checking to see if the middle of the field is open or closed allows him to plan on how to defeat the invert defender to get him to the safety the fastest.
Second , once the near safety has been found, the depth of that safety needs to be determined. It is important for receivers to be able to determine how far from the line of scrimmage their near safety is. I teach the yard rule to identify the depth of the near safety.
If the near safety is at or closer than 10 yards, an outside receiver can expect softer coverage techniques from the corner with little or no help from the safety over the top. However, if the near safety is deeper than 10 yards, then an outside receiver should expect and prepare for the corner to be more aggressive by playing press techniques with some help from the safety over the top.
As a receiver develops and the game begins to slow down for them, the coach can build on these foundational rules by teaching more detail. In the past, players were assigned one position and they learned that one position. I have found that, to make the offense more efficient from a receiver perspective, I need to raise the bar and mandate that my players learn the entire offensive concept in addition to the responsibilities of their position.
This heightened understanding can also promote communication on the field and make it easier for coaches. The average fan has no idea what professional players go through every week to play on Sundays. Ryan Broyles is the best I've been around at the college level at playing with and through injury. He has played in some of the biggest games with shoulder, ankle, and foot injuries that would have kept most players on the sidelines. They all have different strengths and weaknesses, but amazingly, they have much in common.
The great ones are all extremely smart and highly competitive. The other quality that the great player has is an undeniable hunger for the football. He never gets tired of making plays. He always wants the ball. He needs the ball like he needs to eat, like he needs to breathe.
He always wants more and is ready to make the next play. You can't feed him enough. He has this hunger for the ball that comes from the confidence of making plays over and over. It's not a selfish thing; it's an undeniable craving for making plays. The thing about receivers, they can't do their job without help from the quarterback and the play caller, and receivers who want the ball will always let the quarterback and play caller know about it.
The best players are almost always very smart and quick minded. Slow thinkers with poor awareness don't make great receivers. The great receivers are always able to see two steps ahead. They are great anticipators of the landscape around them. They are quick minded and have the ability to adjust with the moving parts of an ever-flowing game.
The modern passing game is a chess game, and the parts are always moving. Receivers and quarterbacks must constantly be ready to adjust and apply certain routes and patterns in order to attack the constantly changing coverages that defenses throw at them.
Even more important, the quarterback and the receivers must think alike and be on the same page. Some people don't think of receivers as being tough. It takes a different kind of mental toughness and courage to run across the middle of the field on third and 10 and stretch out for a crossing route when you know you're going to get hit. It takes toughness to crack a linebacker who weighs 30 to 40 pounds more than you on a pitch play.
It takes toughness to dig out a safety on a stretch play so he doesn't tackle the running back. It takes toughness to consistently catch the ball on short intermediate passes across the middle and take hits from linebackers and safeties.
A guy such as Wes Welker of the New England Patriots is tough because he catches the ball in the middle in traffic, and he has the courage to run these routes time and time again when the linebackers would love to take him out. Steve Largent was a hall of fame player for the Seattle Seahawks. In a famous play, Largent was hit and knocked out of the opening game of the season by Denver Broncos safety Mike Harden.
Fourteen games later that season, the Seahawks were again playing the Denver Broncos, and Mike Harden intercepted the ball in the Seahawks' end zone and began to return it across the field.
As Harden crossed the field, Largent flew out of nowhere and laid the safety out cold. It was one of the greatest retribution hits in NFL history and a great example of a hall of famer's pride and toughness! Steve Largent had a great comment about his ability. He wasn't all that big or fast, but he is in the hall of fame because of the way he competed. Great players go after and compete for the ball from the beginning all the way to the end.
Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers, one of my favorite players, plays so hard and unselfishly without the ball that it inspires everyone around him. He is a joy to watch because he will do anything to help his team win. He will sacrifice his body, and some of his hits on opposing defenders would make a great highlight reel.
Hines Ward is a great example of how to play the game hard and tough. He is the ultimate team player and champion. Thoroughbreds are temperamental. I don't know why, but the best receivers seem to carry some of the same personality traits as thoroughbreds. Not Helpful 15 Helpful Wide receivers, and also small people tend to have more speed which you can burn the cornerbacks and safetys.
Not Helpful 18 Helpful Take advantage of the opportunities you receive by catching every ball that comes your way. Not Helpful 19 Helpful To avoid man coverage as a wide receiver, you have two options. One option is to work on running really fast and "burning" the defender who is trying to cover you on 1v1 or 1v2.
Another option is for the QB to send you on a quick pass that will trick the cornerback or safety to run too deep and you will be open for a short pass, like curls, hooks, or slants. Not Helpful 14 Helpful Cornerbacks have to be fast and agile like wide receivers but also have to be smart and strong. Practice catching, speed, agility, tackling, and reading plays. Not Helpful 12 Helpful If you're fast, you should definitely be a tight end. Tight ends need to be able to play as a lineman and a receiver.
You are built like a lineman but if you are fast and have good hands, you can do a tight end's other job as well. A cooper run is good 10mX10m square which you run around for approx. The coach and the QB will design and choose the routes.
You will have to know them and be prepared to execute them all. I'm in junior high, and I'm 5'6" and pounds. Which position would I be good at? If you are fast you could play wide receiver, but I would start lifting weights before high school.
Not Helpful 16 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Learn the route tree your team's numbering system for calling pass plays. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Practice with players who are better than you. This is the fastest way to improve. As the ball approaches you, spread your fingers but keep them loose.
The ball is not very heavy: "soft" hands will be able to control and contain the ball no matter how hard or how far it's been thrown.
Play with confidence and don't back down. During a game the battle between the receiver and the defender is not only physical, but it's also mental. Keep the defender guessing about your next move, and leave him unsure of himself as the game progresses.
Use the "rocket stance" when lining up: feet apart, one farther forward than the other, body balanced, ready to push off the rear foot, and a smooth motion toward the line of scrimmage once the ball is snapped. Focus on the ball all the way to your hands. If you're worrying instead about the defender, you hurt your chances of a completion.
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