SI.com · Jul 30, 2018
How One Team Is Making the Most of Limited Practice Time Rules
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Wes Welker is in a defensive back stance three yards across from third-year tight end MyCole Pruitt. The end zone at his back, he breathes heavy as he chases the 6’6”, 245-pound target with physical inside leverage.
The goal of this route is for Pruitt to make Welker believe he’s continuing to run along the backside of the end zone, but in reality, once he has Welker overcommitted, Pruitt will snap back toward the sideline and receive a pass in the back corner of the end zone.
“Hard jab step,” Welker says. “You gotta believe you’re making him go that way.”
