CB Daniels and "looking forward"

[South Florida]

I've never seen Travis Daniels turn his head around. It has always scared the schmidt out of me. I think he's a good cornerback, but that problem is serious.

Does Nick let that slide? Does he encourage it? Does he know Daniels can't do it and just accepts it?

I don't know, but if I were a coach, I would want a corner who could potentially make a play on a floater.

 

[CitizenSnips]

depends on the position. im not a CB's coach, so i can't tell you what your supposed to do in that position. as long as its not caught, im happy.

 

[feelthepain]

depends on the position. im not a CB's coach, so i can't tell you what your supposed to do in that position. as long as its not caught, im happy.

:confused: Thats like running around in an electrical storm with a 10' metal rod in your hand and saying, "As long as I don't get hit by lightning, I'm good!!

It doesn't matter if your a CB or a 325 lb DT, you have to get your head around or they will call pass interference. Now I don't know if that's what happening with TD, but that's common knowledge.

 

[QrtBck13]

I am a corner back and a QB and we are taught to keep your head on a swivle, never look into the back filed and read the wr's eyes........so i never noticed it tho!!

 

[rick32883]

I've never seen Travis Daniels turn his head around. It has always scared the schmidt out of me. I think he's a good cornerback, but that problem is serious.

Does Nick let that slide? Does he encourage it? Does he know Daniels can't do it and just accepts it?

I don't know, but if I were a coach, I would want a corner who could potentially make a play on a floater.

most DBS are taught that if a WR gets behind you and you're getting beat to keep your head forward to try to stay pace with the WR and when the WR puts his hands up thats when you turn and look for the ball as a tip off to when the ball is coming

 

[Tigers2003]

most DBS are taught that if a WR gets behind you and you're getting beat to keep your head forward to try to stay pace with the WR and when the WR puts his hands up thats when you turn and look for the ball as a tip off to when the ball is coming

Yep that is how I understood it. It is a balancing act between eyeing the receiver to make sure you are on pace and looking back just in time to make an attempt for a play on the ball with interfering with the physical body of the receiver. Daniels is homing in on the first part of the equation. The second part eventually comes through second nature. That's part of adapting to NFL speed at wr position.

 

[FinFan 61]

You have to keep the defender hopefully to your inside and infront of you. That being said if he gets a step on you, read his body language and get the hands up when his head reacts to the ball. Unfortunately this ends in interference most of the time because there is usually contact.

 

[canesfins13]

What is more scarry is that he was always 5 yeards behind the receiver he was supposed to be covering. He looked awful last week.

 

[FinsGonnaRock06]

i agree Canes, he was a step slow Sunday, im sure his ankle is not fully healed yet. He will get back to playing solid football just like he did last year, HE WAS A ROOKIE AND DID EXTREMELY WELL IMO.

 

[Regan21286]

I've never seen Travis Daniels turn his head around. It has always scared the schmidt out of me. I think he's a good cornerback, but that problem is serious.

Does Nick let that slide? Does he encourage it? Does he know Daniels can't do it and just accepts it?

I don't know, but if I were a coach, I would want a corner who could potentially make a play on a floater.

Well, he did get an Int in the Tennessee game which is 1 more than our entire secondary had the previous 2 games. If that's a cause of not turning his head, I say we staple it forward at all times. :tongue:

But I think a big part of it is that he isn't fast enough to cover NFL WR's and has to keep his eyes out on them or he'll lose track. Then he'd probably have to keep his eyes on the receiver to know where the ball is.

 

[FinaticalOne]

What is more scarry is that he was always 5 yeards behind the receiver he was supposed to be covering. He looked awful last week.

He was awful last week. He got burned on the same exact play twice. I'm a DB and there is no way you should get burned on the same exact play. He got lucky Kerry was off the mark on the second attempt.

Same thing with the Scaife TD pass from Kerry Collins. I have to admitt it was a PERFECT throw in good coverage, but did anyone else notice that was the same exact play that Heath Miller burned us on in the Pittsburgh game?