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DB, not because I played it, imo is one of, if not the hardest positions in the game. To play DB you have to be faster, quicker and smarter. Thats the reason the WR's have an advantage over them. The WR's can keep getting bigger but to stay quicker and more agile the DB's have to stay smaller.

For example. There was a guy on my team who had to tell everyone in the world he was faster than me. It was true. He was 6'+ and I'm 5'9. In a straight line he could beat me by a foot or so. BUT!! He was too tall and lanky to play DB and when he'd try to stay with me on cuts and jukes he'd get lost and his straightaway speed was negated.

Basically my point is that WR's can get away with being ONLY fast.

DB's have to be FAST and QUICK! There's a difference.

Chris Luva Luva wrote:DB, not because I played it, imo is one of, if not the hardest positions in the game. To play DB you have to be faster, quicker and smarter. Thats the reason the WR's have an advantage over them. The WR's can keep getting bigger but to stay quicker and more agile the DB's have to stay smaller.

For example. There was a guy on my team who had to tell everyone in the world he was faster than me. It was true. He was 6'+ and I'm 5'9. In a straight line he could beat me by a foot or so. BUT!! He was too tall and lanky to play DB and when he'd try to stay with me on cuts and jukes he'd get lost and his straightaway speed was negated.

Basically my point is that WR's can get away with being ONLY fast.

DB's have to be FAST and QUICK! There's a difference.

The rule changes don't help either if anything they hurt a DBs chance to suceed in coverage

1niksder wrote:The rule changes don't help either if anything they hurt a DBs chance to suceed in coverage

But that's the direction that the NFL front office has gone in over time. They want to see more points, less broken plays. They want more exciting football, not necessarily better football. In my opinion, football is better when the rules give fair advantage to both offense and defense.

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:

1niksder wrote:The rule changes don't help either if anything they hurt a DBs chance to suceed in coverage

But that's the direction that the NFL front office has gone in over time. They want to see more points, less broken plays. They want more exciting football, not necessarily better football. In my opinion, football is better when the rules give fair advantage to both offense and defense.

I agree let the game be won on the feild under equal conditions and rules. Not by some guy in a zebra suit making a subjective call

Chris Luva Luva wrote:DB, not because I played it, imo is one of, if not the hardest positions in the game. To play DB you have to be faster, quicker and smarter. Thats the reason the WR's have an advantage over them. The WR's can keep getting bigger but to stay quicker and more agile the DB's have to stay smaller.

For example. There was a guy on my team who had to tell everyone in the world he was faster than me. It was true. He was 6'+ and I'm 5'9. In a straight line he could beat me by a foot or so. BUT!! He was too tall and lanky to play DB and when he'd try to stay with me on cuts and jukes he'd get lost and his straightaway speed was negated.

Basically my point is that WR's can get away with being ONLY fast.

DB's have to be FAST and QUICK! There's a difference.

I agree with your assessment pretty much, except that I don't think being over 6' should inhibit someone UNLESS they use bad technique. Now, I wasn't 6 feet tall, I am 5'10" (But the programs listed me as 6' ) but I was pretty lanky nonetheless. Long arms, long legs. Technique plays a huge role in how you play a receiver and also how you can come out of a break or cut. I was pretty good at this because I trained myself on it. Unfortunately, in today's undercoached world, those guys that have the PHYSICAL tools to become a great corner end up being crappy receivers because they were never coached on the proper technique. You can see it all over High School, College, hell even the NFL (My own Cowboys for example, their technique is HORRIBLE, which explains why they've been getting toasted)

This may be the case for Champ too. Deion was a guy who admittedly never had to rely on technique, but as he got older, you can see he started to develop it so that he could hang around a little longer.

No one takes the time to actually teach these guys anymore. THAT is the problem.