Despite, perhaps, a general assumption that professional football players don’t like to spend extra time honing the basic, rote skills of their position, the Redskins’ offseason addition of defensive backs coach Torrian Gray has made sure his pupils do exactly that.
And they seem to be proving that assumption wrong.
Because, sometimes, according to head coach Jay Gruden and even veteran safety DeAngelo Hall, readdressing the fundamentals can be crucial for overall development, a reminder of what’s important while progressing as a player.
“No disrespect to the coaches we had, they were more of the big-picture-type coaches and they’re good coaches,” Gruden said.