Post by Funkytown on Jul 8, 2017 11:48:07 GMT -6
Good stuff (GIFs and analysis) in this piece from ClimbingThePocket.com
The Art of Stefon Diggs Route Running by JR
Plenty more at the link: climbingthepocket.com/2017/07/06/the-art-of-stefon-diggs-route-running/
The Art of Stefon Diggs Route Running by JR
Going back to his rookie season, Diggs showed his quick twitch abilities early on. One of the factors that’s special about him is that he always has a plan when running routes. He rarely ever just runs a route just to be running it.
In the example above, Diggs understands that he’s matched up against one of the best up-and-coming cornerbacks in the league in Marcus Peters. Knowing this, Diggs uses Peters’ aggressiveness to his advantage.
Diggs knows that he’s running a 10-yard out route. Pre-snap, Peters already has the natural outside leverage on him.
It is extremely difficult for a receiver to gain the outside of the defender when he’s already taking it away before the ball is snapped.
What is Diggs’ plan of attack?
He starts off by giving a slight foot fire (stuttering of the feet) at the line of scrimmage. This freezes Peters and allows Diggs to get a read on the exact technique that Peters is trying to play against him.
Pre-snap it seems that Peters is playing man-to-man coverage due to his technique and his eyes being on Diggs’ chest. Those are clear indicators of man coverage.
After Diggs performs his foot fire, he attacks Peters inside shoulder. This poses an immediate threat to Peters as it seems that Diggs is running a vertical route to the inside of him.
The slight detail in this route is what made it savvy.
As stated above, Peters is an extremely aggressive corner, that makes a living off of jumping underneath patterns. Watch as Diggs looks back at the quarterback, signaling to Peters that the ball may be coming soon.
Knowing this, Diggs’ plan to attack the inside shoulder is brilliant because it shields the defender from being able to defend anything to the sideline as well as the direct sight line to the quarterback. It also gives Diggs the leverage and space to snap off an out-breaking route, which is what he did.
As Diggs breaks off his out-route, Peters has no chance due to all of his momentum moving up-field. He has to completely turn his back to Diggs in order to catch up to him.
By then, it is too late due to the quick movements of the smart receiver.
Nuance and angles are two important keys to route-running. Diggs has both.
He has a special gift in that he understands how to make defenders go where he wants them to go, as opposed to the defender navigating the receiver where they want to take them.
As discussed earlier, slants, hitches/curls and out-routes were the majority types of routes that he ran.
Showing a savvy plan of attack on each, let’s take a look at a curl route Diggs ran in the teams Week 13 contest vs. the Dallas Cowboys.
Matched up against Brandon Carr, a talented corner, Diggs understands that he’s facing a taller (6’0″) defender. When facing taller corners, many receivers understand that some struggle to quickly change directions or keep pace.
Running what seems to be a deep curl or comeback route, Diggs once again gives a quick foot-fire at the line of scrimmage to assess the technique that Carr is playing.
In the example above, Diggs understands that he’s matched up against one of the best up-and-coming cornerbacks in the league in Marcus Peters. Knowing this, Diggs uses Peters’ aggressiveness to his advantage.
Diggs knows that he’s running a 10-yard out route. Pre-snap, Peters already has the natural outside leverage on him.
It is extremely difficult for a receiver to gain the outside of the defender when he’s already taking it away before the ball is snapped.
What is Diggs’ plan of attack?
He starts off by giving a slight foot fire (stuttering of the feet) at the line of scrimmage. This freezes Peters and allows Diggs to get a read on the exact technique that Peters is trying to play against him.
Pre-snap it seems that Peters is playing man-to-man coverage due to his technique and his eyes being on Diggs’ chest. Those are clear indicators of man coverage.
After Diggs performs his foot fire, he attacks Peters inside shoulder. This poses an immediate threat to Peters as it seems that Diggs is running a vertical route to the inside of him.
The slight detail in this route is what made it savvy.
As stated above, Peters is an extremely aggressive corner, that makes a living off of jumping underneath patterns. Watch as Diggs looks back at the quarterback, signaling to Peters that the ball may be coming soon.
Knowing this, Diggs’ plan to attack the inside shoulder is brilliant because it shields the defender from being able to defend anything to the sideline as well as the direct sight line to the quarterback. It also gives Diggs the leverage and space to snap off an out-breaking route, which is what he did.
As Diggs breaks off his out-route, Peters has no chance due to all of his momentum moving up-field. He has to completely turn his back to Diggs in order to catch up to him.
By then, it is too late due to the quick movements of the smart receiver.
Nuance and angles are two important keys to route-running. Diggs has both.
He has a special gift in that he understands how to make defenders go where he wants them to go, as opposed to the defender navigating the receiver where they want to take them.
As discussed earlier, slants, hitches/curls and out-routes were the majority types of routes that he ran.
Showing a savvy plan of attack on each, let’s take a look at a curl route Diggs ran in the teams Week 13 contest vs. the Dallas Cowboys.
Matched up against Brandon Carr, a talented corner, Diggs understands that he’s facing a taller (6’0″) defender. When facing taller corners, many receivers understand that some struggle to quickly change directions or keep pace.
Running what seems to be a deep curl or comeback route, Diggs once again gives a quick foot-fire at the line of scrimmage to assess the technique that Carr is playing.
Plenty more at the link: climbingthepocket.com/2017/07/06/the-art-of-stefon-diggs-route-running/
... and neither is this Chris guy.