Nike Football DB Drills

[greatcornerback]

T-Stepping only locks your hips if you step in the bucket, and if you don't have the strength to push out of your break.

It IS slower to change direction using the quick step because it takes more strength to stop yourself and transition. If you're not strong enough you have to take more steps.

In Both cases its about lower-body strength.

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[treysexylewis]

that was terrible, when comming out of a break your sposed to keep your feet moving

[treysexylewis]

tat was terrible, when comming out of a break your sposed to keep your feet moving

[Bazingga1995]

ouff... hands on his knees in stance

[SirTG36]

When it comes to t step and bicycle techniques neither one is bad. Which ever one puts you in the best athletic position personally to make a play is all that matters. the shit about it being bad technique is bullshit... to each his own

[boostedh22aek]

foot fire is better for keeping your hips paralell to the line of scrimmage,which is better for run support and as stated above , a good reciver will kill a t-step guy

[MrCiaran91]

i like the way on youtube every seems to be an expert and the experts are always wrong

[SD1Chargers]

It's wierd to see a Nike video where the instructors wear Adidas shoes

[Lucasjr8]

@SD1Chargers jokes on u addidas have 3stripes those have 4!

[LastCalltoBoogie]

If you run a 4.28 forty like Deion pattering your feet works just fine, but i think Rod said that it he was taught a unified movement. It should only be a movement of two steps, and not three or four. First clap you should be planting and the second clap you should be driving, and it all should be in rhythm. If it doesn't feel in rhythm every time you break on a receiver, then you have to practice your break until it always feels in rhythm without thinking about it.

[LastCalltoBoogie]

When planting in the T swing the arm that is same as plant foot back violently relieving some of your backwards momentum and rip towards the target with the opposite arm. Keep your arms in so that you don't swim, hell ripping your arms will keep you from swimming. Swimming your arms is produced from trying to achieve balance out the break, and if you rip your arm like you were coming from the starting blocks your balance will already be achieved.

[LastCalltoBoogie]

No wasted motion is the key, pattering you feet or rocking back while planting is wasting time, because while you are doing all this the receiver is still positively moving into his route.

[LastCalltoBoogie]

Only patter your feet on wet surfaces or tall grass.

[LastCalltoBoogie]

The T step works if you stay low in and out of your break, but don't over exaggerate the T, because the straighter your plant foot is pointed towards the target the less rocking you will do. If you stay very low out of your break you will close on target in T minus 0 seconds :>). Make sure you rip your arms towards the target out of the break, especially the arm which is the same as your plant leg. Have a soft low back pedal but violent break, this helps you manage your momentum.

[funkster3019]

Watch that one video on youtube titled db combine drills, it shows the W drill.

Deion Sanders and Rod Woodson explain that you shouldnt do the the step, its a wasted move, it causes you to lock and on wet weather you will slip.

[thehognias]

@funkster3019 is 100% right...

the t step is no good. It causes you to come to a complete stop- which is suicide playing CB. The proper move is to patter your feet quickly and get out of there.

[theyoungliberal]

the t step is good. basically its like a read step in motion which allows you to go in for the run and to cover for the pass. if the receiver gets a pass on you and your behind him (usually happens with hitch, should never happen with more open routes) the t step lets you make a sure tackle.

[jpblanco]

he says you are transfering your energy from the front to the back...but why would a CB want to transfer his energy to his back if he is breaking on a hitch or a slant? The T step opens your hips like he says, and opening the hips is if your breaking into stride... I favor the shuffle.

[The1stHNIC]

T step is bad technique ... its a wasted step and it locks you up a good wide out will see it cut in then cut the opposite way and your gone

[raider2071]

@The1stHNIC the T step is for short routes.. If you run something short they will be able to drive on it. U have to be running a deeper route for that 2 come into play

[thakidishot]

works perfect

[mikejohnfran]

blant n' pull works for me

and i'm none for breaking on the ball

it's prt of being a safety

[urmine94]

lol he failed that t-step his foot went way to far back

[mikemarc92]

i hate the t step...doesnt work for me

[esquireq]

the t-step isn't completely useless its will work in dry weather but if its wet on the field you will slip every time

[porklover101]

any good coach will tell you when they are teaching you the T step, that it is useless in rain. but i personaly find that in  dry weather t step is the best.

[Shadapaga]

t-step is a horrible technique. it makes your break on the ball much slower, whenever you stop your feet you will get beat. keep your momentum forward and your feet moving. everytime a db gets beat on a comeback route its because of the t-step.

[ReDskins4ever26]

When I was watch the combine for DBs deion, rod woodson and mike mayock was saying the same thing as you.

[Shadapaga]

my d-back coach played in the NFL for the redskins and he taught me this footwork and my break on the ball got alot faster.

[GillisCB19]

Yeah I agree with you there, the t-step is a bad technique for good DB's to get in to. you stop your feet.. and your done end of story I agree with you.

[Shadapaga]

it makes a difference

[porklover101]

not true cause the t step should only b used on a comeback route , and if ur athletic, the t step gives u the best break n go, in my opinion.

[Shadapaga]

if your a good athlete you would keep your feet moving.

[porklover101]

still think the t step gives u a better break

[Shadapaga]

for athletes that arent very explosive the t-step works much better.

[uhohitsnico]

this helps a lot

[FRCB24]

same as jacko39

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[rerol]

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[jacko39]

all great points. these are very well explained football position videos. i like all of them. great job. :-)