Run Support Corners Are A Rare Breed


By Will Cinelli on Apr 23, 2020

We all know the frustration of having perimeter defenders that will not engage in run support and/or open field tackling. When you have a run support corner who you can trust, it helps you sleep better and night and gives you more options on the backend.

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This clip is a great example of a run support corner staying engaged vs an underneath route, showing explosive transition downhill quickly flipping his hips and accelerating towards the WR.

Marshon Lattimore Gives Us An Example Of A Run Support Corner

From there, he shows great form as a tackler, keeping his head up, with good body angles. He is landing his shoulder into the midsection of a larger WR, with enough power on contact to disrupt the catch point and creating an incompletion.

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