As a DB coach

by Busco21, Monday, February 23, 2009, 20:47 (6300 days ago) @ Rob (Rakes of Mallow)

And a former DB (back in the ice age):

I'm a huge fan of recruiting players who have shown they can do the actual techniques expected of them at the next level.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with grabbing a guy or two who are athletic freaks. You can't have too many athletes.

But if you want a corner, you recruit a kid who played CB. If you want a safety, you recruit a kid who played safety.

It's almost impossible to coach "ball skills". I'm sure it can be done, but I don't know if I've ever done it 100% successfully in my 18 years of coaching.

I'm not an idiot. I know what I'm doing. But certain kids react to a ball in the air. Others fight this coaching like it's Japanese to them.

That being said: My Kingdom for an instinctual Free Safety at ND. Trust me, when I see it, I'll be the idiot on every board, praising his name.