are your DB tired of losing his one-on-one Reps versus wide receivers then this is the video for you today we're talking about the three biggest mistakes DBS make when they are playing press coverage before I jump into those though I want to know from you guys after you've listened to this entire video which one of these is your biggest problem so make sure you listen all the way to the end and then drop that comment for me tell me which one of these is your biggest problem let's get a discussion going all right let's get into the problems though [Music] foreign [Music] as we all know it's time to line up take those one-on-one reps after one-on-one rep after one-on-one rep and there's nothing like winning in those situations and if you want to do it consistently you're going to have to avoid these three big mistakes now before I jump into these I want you guys to listen to these three big mistakes and I want you to tell me which one of these you struggle with I'm gonna remind you again at the end but listen to this all the way to the end and you guys tell me which one of these are your biggest problems when you're playing Pressman number one in those things ship the eyes we all know that we have to be focused with our eyes and man-to-man coverage or at least I think everyone knows that if you didn't know that you do now you're going to win your press man reps at camp or live or an actual game days you're going to need to have a pair of focused eyes there's some small debate about what you should be watching at the line of scrimmage but there's no debate for me your eyes should be focused on the hips of the wide receiver what I often see happen though is a player will line up at the line of scrimmage with his eyes on the hips and then the moment the receiver moves the DB's eyes rise to the face or chest of the receiver this starts the process of the defensive back biting on all the Hard Head and Shoulder fakes of the receiver and throws him off course this is without a doubt the biggest mistake that I see being made in press coverage it's important for you to train your eyes to stay down on the receiver's hips throughout the duration of the action at the line of scrimmage it's also important to carry on the discipline up to a certain point during the route whatever the case may be moving those eyes up at the snap of the ball is a recipe for disaster so start working on drills to keep your eyes down as you as the receiver begins to move I have several of those kind of drills in the All Eyes DB Camp members area I will have a link to it down in the description below the second biggest mistake I see guys making is opening the gate the receivers are looking for room at the line of scrimmage and I see many defensive backs and press coverage being rather generous whether it's a lack of coaching training or just trust in their speed opening the gate is another recipe for disaster opening the gate is basically turning your body sideways at the line of scrimmage the moment the receiver moves on the snap of the ball receivers would love to run their routes exactly the way they look in the route tree when you line up in Pressman coverage the whole goal is to disrupt that tree when you open the gate you forfeit your chance to be able to do that now you've turned it into a track meet that has several possible detours wherever those detours may be you can bet that you'll be the second person out of two to know about it when you give the wide receiver all the room he wants to make his moves you can expect him to win more times than not understand that you're impressed coverage to disrupt the path of the route you do this by moving your feet and using your hands to get the wide receiver off this course when you open your shoulders immediately at the line of scrimmage and allow the receiver to accelerate straight off the line you're setting yourself up for failure start working on your discipline with your feet this will allow you to move your body in front of the receiver and get him off the straight line he wants to work on when this happens he has two choices he can either continue to try and run away from you which pushes him further off his course or he has to get close to you in which case you can now use your hands to further disrupt his path when you open up the line of scrimmage you make neither one of those things possible developing a good kick slide will work wonders for you in press man coverage the third and the final of the three biggest mistakes I see guys making in press coverage is looking at the quarterback out of the break this mistake is especially painful because it can cause a defensive back to lose a rep even when he was in good position for most of it while I know most defensive backs and press coverage are in fear of the fade the truth of the matter is that many routes versus press break off would I see many defensive backs both experience and inexperienced do is take a peek at the quarterback the moment the receiver makes his break this hurts for two reasons first it slows your acceleration towards the receiver that's getting Separation on you most of the time that receiver is going to make his break first and then you react when you fail to keep your eyes on him and look back at the quarterback you lose a step or two that you could gain by focusing on him the second problem that this causes is that it may make you unaware of the fact that the receiver has changed course after the break the reason why double moves work is because of defensive back on the play sends his eyes to the quarterback too soon we know that all routes aren't in a straight line even after the break it is in your best interest to focus on the receiver out of the brake for at least a step or two before you check to see if the ball is coming the only time you may be okay in not doing this is if you are a really close contact with the receiver and you can have a hand on him to know where he is otherwise it's best for you in your training to focus on keeping your eyes on the receiver when he makes his brakes do this and I can promise you that you'll be able to get your hand on more balls thrown to your man and press coverage make an effort to attack these three things the next time you're out training and you'll see a noticeable difference in how your reps go when you're playing press man coverage for more in-depth information on drills and techniques to improve your man coverage check out my All Eyes DB Camp members area as well as you got to get that all-time best defensive back reference guide call 101 DB tips I'll have links to both in the description down below but once again of these three things that I named in this video which one do you struggle with the most I'd love to hear from you on that go ahead and drop your comment in the comment section down below alright that's it hope you guys enjoyed the video if you did go ahead and give it a like and a share and of course if 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