Dominate the Perimeter

I have one of the greatest privileges in the game of football. I get to teach young men in this self-oriented, egocentric world how to do the most unselfish, team centered activity in football – BLOCK! Wide receivers no less. You know, the ‘pretty boys’ – the smooth, silky, dancers and prancers with their jerseys neatly tucked, clean uniforms with no mud and no grass stains. You know those guys in their slick upright stances before the ball is snapped, and their dazzling routes, catches, and runs. It’s fun to watch those wide receivers in the passing game isn’t it? But what do these ‘white collar’ speedsters do when the offense is running the ball? I know what they do at Nebraska. In a sense, they take off those white shirts and ties and put on overalls, a hard hat, grab their lunch pail and block like wild men. Almost every receivers coach that I’ve ever talked to at