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Press the Issue
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- WN-12002
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About this video
Press man coverage keeps getting more popular at every level of football, and in "Press the Issue" Ron Lynn hands defensive backs coaches a complete teaching progression for playing it. Lynn coached in the NFL for over 20 years and was the defensive coordinator for the Chargers, Bengals and Redskins, and he treats press as a philosophy before it is a technique: squeeze the release, take time off the clock for the rush, and let the coverage create your change-ups.
What you'll learn
- The overall philosophy of press coverage and what it is designed to take away
- Proper press technique and how corners execute it snap after snap
- Playing press against the quarterback's three-step and five-step drops
- Why press coverage is about taking time off the clock
- The concept of the arc as it applies to press coverage
- Allowing your coverage to give you your change-ups
- The teaching progression: stance, step and two-hand jam
- Step-kick-step and the push-counter push
- Handling the inside release, the outside release and route predictability
Who it's for
Defensive backs coaches and defensive coordinators at the high school and college levels who want to add press man coverage and need a drillable progression rather than a slogan.
About the coach
Ron Lynn coached in the NFL for more than 20 years, including defensive coordinator jobs with the San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins, and served as Director of Player Development at Stanford.
Part two of Coach Lynn's four-part defensive series. Runtime: about 61 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is "Press the Issue" about?
It is Ron Lynn's full install of press man coverage: the philosophy, the arc concept, playing the three-step and five-step drop, and the technical progression from stance and two-hand jam through step-kick-step, push-counter push and both releases.
Can I use it if I am not a man coverage team?
Yes. Lynn frames press as a change-up that your coverage earns for you, so coordinators who play mostly zone can add it as a situational call, and corners at the high school and college levels can drill the technique on its own.
How is the video delivered?
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Does it cover the corner's footwork in detail?
It does. The progression walks through stance and first step, the two-hand jam, step-kick-step, the push-counter push and how the corner plays route predictability once the receiver declares inside or outside.