Tips to Watching Football – Part 2

Is the defense playing zone or man-to-man? Just watch the cornerback’s hips/ass!

Football 101: A cornerback (CB) is a defensive player that typically covers the wide receiver (WR). Generally the CB runs down the field (with the WR) and tries to prevent the WR from catching the ball. Sometimes referred to as the “secondary” (defensive players that are not on or near the line of scrimmage (not defensive linesman or linebackers).

Famous CBs: Deion Sanders, Charles Woodson. and Asante Samuel

What to watch: The CBs hips/butt.

Butt is towards the sideline = ZONE (will try to funnel his man to the inside of the field).

Hips square to the WR/angled toward the middle of the field = man-to-man (will try to force the WR to the outside/sideline).

MC Hammer has a JOB!

Apparently MC Hammer played some role in Michael Crabtree signing with the 49ers earlier this morning. Reports seem to suggest that Hammer and Deion Sanders are good friends. Sanders has been a mentor to Crabtree (and that seems to be going very well - NOT) and apparently hooked the two up. Obviously, Hammer is too legit to quit!

Crabtree Finally Signs

Four games into the regular season, Crabapple - uh, I mean Crabtree - finally signed a deal with the San Francisco 49ers. Crabtree's agent had previously said that Crabtree would sit out the season and reenter the draft in 2010. This just goes to show that Crabtree's agent is a moron, and so is Deion Sanders for recommending him. If the kid is looking for an extra $3 million guaranteed he shouldn't sit on his ass making NOTHING for an entire year - that's throwing out at least $3 mill you idiot! When egos get the best of 'em... Shame.