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Apr 7
1 min

3 TIPS TO BEAT A PHYSICAL DB

HAVE A PLAN. Make sure that you come up to the line with a release in mind, don’t come up to the line with like 80 different...

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Grant Caraway

Feb 24
1 min

3 Things QBs Should Do This Off Season

Work on your mechanics. QBs who have flawed mechanics will not be as accurate, will not have as much velocity and won’t be consistent....

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Grant Caraway

Jan 15
1 min

3 Must Do Route Running Tips

Don’t expose your numbers. If you pop your chest up right before the break, that is an indicator to the DB. You should be like a moving...

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Grant Caraway

Jan 11
1 min

3 Tips To Run A Faster 40

To run a faster 40 you need a great start. Make sure that you are explosive for the first 10yds and you really focus on being powerful...

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Grant Caraway

Jan 7
2 min

3 Biggest Mistakes WRs Make

3 Biggest Mistakes WRs make are the following: 1) they do not sell vertical all the way. So many WRs think they are selling fade when in...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 31, 2020
2 min

3 Things All WRs Need To Hear

3 main things WRs need to know if they want to be successful is the following: sell vertical with everything you do. When it comes to the...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 30, 2020
1 min

How QBs Can Stand Out On Film

How QBs can stand out on film is by doing the following 2 things... 1) I think the QB position has changed a ton over the years but the...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

How WRs Can Stand Out On Film

How you can stand out from your competition at WR is by doing the following two things, running great routes is the first thing I want to...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 28, 2020
2 min

3 Ways To Run An Out Route

3 ways you can run an out route are the following, using a heavy indicator cut, a no indicator cut or a rocker step. Obviously there are...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 23, 2020
1 min

3 Drills To Improve Your Hands

Finger Tip Push Ups. This is a great exercise to improve grip strength which in turn will help your hands Anything tennis ball related....

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3 Tips To Run Better Comebacks and Curls

Grant Caraway

Dec 22, 2020
2 min

3 Tips To Run Better Comebacks and Curls

3 things that you can do to run a better comeback and curl Route would be the following: 1) you need to focus on selling fade and staying...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 17, 2020
1 min

3 Best Exercises For Speed

Squats. 5 sets of 5 or 4 sets of 6 is the best split you can do. Focus on perfect form and exploding the weight to the top. This develops...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 16, 2020
2 min

3 Types Of Throws QBs Need To Know

The three types of throws QBs need to be able to make are 1 balls, 2 balls and 3 balls. Today we are going to talk about the mechanics...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

3 Fade Route Releases

When you are running a fade it’s important to know the situation, if you don’t know what read you are, if the QB is getting pressure or...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 14, 2020
2 min

2 Major Keys To Playing QB

For QBs there are a few things that you absolutely need to focus on to be successful. The first thing I want to discuss is extending...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 12, 2020
1 min

2 Major Keys To Route Running

2 of the most important things having to do with route running is selling vertical and making your cuts/breaks sudden. So many people...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 11, 2020
1 min

2 Tips To Get A Stronger Arm

2 things that QBs can do to improve their arm strength mechanically is the following: produce more ground force and be able to get more...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 10, 2020
1 min

Tips To Be The Best QB On Your Team

When it comes down to the QB position there are so many talented throwers of the football. In every state, in every city and on every...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Tips To Be The Best WR On Your Team

When it comes to standing out amongst other WRs on your team it’s all about the mental side of things when you get to a certain point. At...

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Grant Caraway

Dec 8, 2020
2 min

How To Win A QB Competition

When it comes down to QB competitions there are a few things that QBs need to remember, whether you are competing for a week in camp or...

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