The_Philster
09-28-2002, 03:21 PM
If anyone else gets Shout! newspaper like myself, then you've been reading a player diary from Antoine Winfield ever since his rookie season. It used to be a rookie diary of players...I remember reading the player diary of Jeff Burris when I first started getting the newspaper. It's great stuff reading about the player's thoughts about upcoming and previous games and stuff.
new story (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news/theinsiders/20020927/citadel-2_66635_24.html)
here's an excerpt from his next column in the Raiders game issue of Shout!
One of the things I wish the NFL would do is allow a little more contact between the defensive back and the receiver. It's getting ridiculous. It's really tough to match up and guard a receiver one-on-one in this league - no matter who it is. We pass up our opportunities to do things because if we touch a guy after five yards, it's a flag - automatic. It's really tough on a defensive back right now. We saw that in the Denver game. Even I had an illegal contact penalty.
It's especially tough covering a receiver on a deep ball and we try to put our hands on the receiver to feel where he's at while our heads are turned toward the ball. The refs are going to throw a flag if the receiver doesn't catch it or it looks like we impeded his progress somehow.
But we all know it's all about touchdowns in the NFL. The league just wants points on the board.
new story (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news/theinsiders/20020927/citadel-2_66635_24.html)
here's an excerpt from his next column in the Raiders game issue of Shout!
One of the things I wish the NFL would do is allow a little more contact between the defensive back and the receiver. It's getting ridiculous. It's really tough to match up and guard a receiver one-on-one in this league - no matter who it is. We pass up our opportunities to do things because if we touch a guy after five yards, it's a flag - automatic. It's really tough on a defensive back right now. We saw that in the Denver game. Even I had an illegal contact penalty.
It's especially tough covering a receiver on a deep ball and we try to put our hands on the receiver to feel where he's at while our heads are turned toward the ball. The refs are going to throw a flag if the receiver doesn't catch it or it looks like we impeded his progress somehow.
But we all know it's all about touchdowns in the NFL. The league just wants points on the board.