There’s nothing worse than watching your Middle Linebacker dance around 5 yards from the line of scrimmage, while the opponent runs an Iso right at him. The single most important skill for Linebackers is to get going downhill fast!
Many coaches will try to fill the Linebacker’s head with a million different ‘What If’ scenarios. Then he’s standing there dancing while he tries to figure out which one this play is.
So the coach does the only thing he can think of… he calls a blitz. Heck, at least your guy will be going somewhere!
That’s step one. In this episode of the JDFB Quick Clinic I’ll talk about step two. How to get your Middle Linebackers to play downhill with simple, fast reads. And the ability to make a play even if the ball isn’t run directly at him.
This question was sent into my email from Chris. You can send your questions for the JDFB Quick Clinic to me at joe@joedanielfootball.com.
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