Training Mr. Everything

If you liked this article, here are three others just like it: 1. Play Action for the Big Play, Sept. 2001 2. Tightening the Tight End, Feb. 2001 3. Texas Tech\'s Double Screen, Second Quarter 1999 At Cornell University, we ask our tight ends to play many roles. When we run the ball, we expect them to be as good as our best offensive linemen. When we throw the ball, we expect them to be as good as our best wide receivers. Once they catch the ball, we expect them to do things that our best running backs do. We will line up with them attached, as slot receivers, or as outside receivers. How do you train one position group the techniques for three? By multi-tasking your drill work and by keeping your schemes simple, you can train the “Mr. Everything” that we are all looking for. Of course, much of the drill work and techniques I will outline have been compiled over the years by talking