Complete Package: Becoming a complete wide receiver includes becoming a better downfield blocker.
by Sean WilsonWide Receivers Coach, Earlham College

Blocking is critical to becoming a complete wide receiver. Blocking as a receiver is about effort, position, and leverage. A complete receiver always puts as much effort into blocking as he does into catching passes. It is great if you have what it takes to run clean routes to get open and catch the football, but what if the play that’s being called is a running play? Will you do your part to ensure the play is a success and that a teammate has a great opportunity to score? Or, will you jus
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