Teaching the backside read

We are planning on starting the game without the read unless we pick up the tendicies of the DE off of film to change our mind. Once we can get a feel for how they are going to play the DE vs. us we will call dart or zone read and let the qb read the DE. We work mesh drill daily in our pre-practice or warmup periods, so the QB is catching tons of shotgun snaps and working the read of pull or handoff. We have found the our qb for next year who can have lazy feet, when he does not move his feet he has trouble with catching the snap, reading the DE and getting the mesh with the RB.

JD

JD,

IF your QB has "lazy feet" get him on the dots and the jump rope right away! If it is not his MIND making his FEET slow, he should make rapid strides over the summer. Just a suggestion, as always.

JC

Mental Laziness is a hard thing to overcome in athletes of all ages, JD. Maybe a little chat with him about how scouts are not overly impressed with anybody who is MENTALLY LAZY in any aspects of the game and it may just cost him a chance at a free education if he continues the practice. If he is really a good athlete, as I'm sure he is because you said he is, it may just be the wake up call he needs. Keep working with him in this area and you will discover what I call his "hot button" that will wake him up nd put him on the fast track to overcoming the minor problem. Just a suggestion as always.

JC