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wideouts4life · 1 year

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“How Bout Dem Cowboys!"

Ladies and Gentlemen the saying in football meetings, practices, games, et.al., is, “You’re only as good as your last play,” or “You’re only as good as your last game.” Growing up I was a huge Cowboy fan. As a kid it brought me great joy to see the Cowboys win 3 Championships in 4 seasons. I became a huge Deion Sanders (Coach Prime) fan when Jerry Jones gave Primetime a 7-year contract worth $35 million. I even started playing football wanting to be like Deion on the filed.

This also meant I hated the San Francisco 49ers and still somewhat do. Now although I no longer consider myself a fan of any team because I like to sports bet and favorite teams always kill you. I’m a former Offensive Coordinator and Wideouts Coach/Trainer and a writer of sports. So being objective and not letting my feelings get in the way has become more beneficial to me as I have gotten older.

I initially was worried that Dallas would lose to Tom Brady because of that internal feeling players get when they face a team they know they haven’t beaten. Talk about psychological warfare. It’s reminiscent of my playing days when we faced Boise State. If I’m not mistaken Boise won the WAC and never lost a WAC conference game from 03-06. But before the new staff came in I didn’t play that much at wideout.

I’m an extremely honest (sometimes to honest for most) person but its based on logic. Back then I would laugh at the coaches terrible fucking speeches and lack of right communication from those in leadership positions. And it is clear to see when a team is just coached better. Here was my logic, if our corners can’t stop us in practice and our record was trash how are they going to stop an undefeated better coached Boise State. No, Boise didn’t have better talent at the wideout position. But the way they played was 1000 times harder, tougher, and more physical than us and our mascot name is Spartans.

And I tell this story because I would listen to the defensive of players talk about what they were going to do and this and that and them nigga’s would go out there and get ran by. We sucked as a team. The head coach Fitz Hill-one of the first 3 African American Coaches was at the helm. This dude held a PH.D in Teaching or Communication. And when I tell you bright…boy coach hill’s thesis/dissertation if one of the most phenomenal pieces of literature I have ever read. And this doesn’t mean shit. He simply could not coach. His communication skills as a coach were awful. Fitz Hill was a charlatan and belittled us players because of his “doctorate” status and ran an environment not conducive to creating a winner culture.

Fast forward my last year in college with Dick Tomey at the helm and with a way less talented roster, we lost by 20 I believe his first year while playing a night game in Boise. And we lost by a last second field goal in 2006 after James Jones (Packers) dropped a ball on 3rd down that would’ve given us a first down so we could run out the game clock.

I mention this story because as of late the 49ers have been a better team than Dallas . Kyle Shanahan gets praised for his offensive run game. Mike McCarthy has one of the most scrutinized jobs in sports. But he is a former Super Bowl winning coach (I was at that Super Bowl) and he may not call plays but offensively he is not shabby as a coach. Is mindset is to throw the ball down teams freaking throat. And this year coach McCarthy has a top 10 passing defense (#8) and was #5 in points. The 49ers have played in 2 of the 9 previous super bowls and 2 out of the past 3 NFC Championships.

I don’t know what the score will be but my prediction is that the Cowboys will end up with a late lead, and end Brock Purdy’s cinderella season on either a sack or interception. How bout them Cowboys?!

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wideouts4life · 1 year

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NFL Week 15

A.J. Brown came to play this weekend. Against the Bears Brown finished his afternoon with 9 receptions for 181 yards with zero touchdowns. After watching the tape I’m sure Brown is mad at himself because he easily could’ve had a 200 yard performance but a few drops kept him short of setting a personal record. Brown made plays all over the field helping his team to victory. DeVonta Smith was on the other side of the formation getting off. Smith caught a 45 yard bender route midway through the 2nd quarter and followed that catch up with a sweet inside fade where he jumped up moss’n the defender. Smith finished the game with 5 catches for 126 yards. It’ll be interesting to see how the Eagles finish the year considering QB Jalen Hurts is battling a shoulder injury.

In the greatest game I have ever watched this…K.J. Osborn was born. With his team down 33 points with 8:22 remaining in the 3rd quarter Osborn scored the teams first touchdown. Osborn had a few drops early but finished the afternoon with 10 catches for 157 yards and that lone score. He and Justin Jefferson put on a clinic. The leagues leader in yards Justin Jefferson added to his total with 12 catches for 123 yards and one touchdown. Watching the Minnesota Vikings comeback was nothing short of astonishing. But even more climatic would be to see Jefferson break 2000 yards this season. With 3 games remaining Jefferson just needs to average 125.6 yards a game to be the record holder.

Ceedee Lamb has had an impressive second half of the season. I won’t lie I kind of wrote him off after many of the early season drops he was having. But as of late he’s been balling out. Against the Jacksonville Jaguars Lamb caught all 7 pass attempts for 126 yards. He didn’t score but Lamb played aggressive and hungry all afternoon. Lamb broke tackles and did not let the first defender bring him down. He’s eclipsed 1000 yards receiving already and has a chance to possibly get over 1400 for the year.

Speed Kills. I couldn’t imagine playing wideout with the type of speed that Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill Have. Waddle had over 100 yards with just two of his catches. He finished the game with 3 catches for 114 yards and one touchdown. As I stated in one of my posts earlier this year, Tua would be the X-factor to how productive the wideouts in Miami could be. His inability to push the ball down the field and his inconsistency with ball placement has hindered the duo tremendously.

This weeks WOW award goes to Zay Jones of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Zay was a huge part of why his team erased a 17-point lead against the Dallas Cowboys. Jones had completed the afternoon with a magician’s hat trick. Jones scored on a shallow cross, a stutter and go, plus a snag route on the goal line. The jaguars have had a wideout make the blog 3 straight weeks. Their wideout core is trending up and I wouldn’t want to be a team facing them as they make a push to secure a wild card spot in the playoffs.

Last but certainly worth it is another name new to my ears. Jahan Dotson of the Washington Commanders had himself a fantastic game in a losing effort. Dotson caught 4 balls for 105 yards and touchdown-on a bang post he caught between two defenders in the endzone. His highlight catch came on a playaction post where he moss’d a defender for a 61 yard completion.

As the season nears its end I want all the wideouts to finish strong. Push a little harder, do a little more, and ball to the wheels fall. Wideouts Let’s Go!

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wideouts4life · 2 years

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NFL Week 1

Football is back ladies and gentlemen. Well, the NFL is back should I stand corrected. College football has been underway for two-weeks and already there have been shocking upsets with a power 5 coach Scott Frost of Nebraska being fired after a big time defeat by Georgia Southern. Georgia the defending National Champion appears to picked up with where they left off last season. Their defense looks phenomenal and their offense doing what they can with what they have considering a few of their wideouts transferred this past off-season.

While all that is fine and dandy this blog is about WIDEOUTS. Yes, WIDEOUTS! All things pertaining to the wideouts. It’s been a few years since I’ve actually watched a full football game. And as someone who’s known as the wideoutguru, you would think how is this so?! That the wideoutguru has not watched a full football game in over 5-years. After coaching my final year at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California and winning a National Championship; my life took a turn down the spiritual path. That 2017 season wore me thin. I was homeless living out of a Motel 6 and Extended Stay America for three-quarters of the season. A year prior I lost my best friend and never had a chance to fully grieve because I was obtaining my master’s degree and was thrust into football camp three weeks after the incident.

But five years removed from coaching and fully healing…I’m back. I have healed and I am at peace in my life. I had to remove friends and family out my life who I deemed as losers and get back to the person I always wanted to become. Wideouts as a brand is my life. Next year will mark ten years since I trademarked Wideouts4LIfe® and WIDEOUTS®. W4L is the management/performance aspect of the business and WIDEOUTS is the clothing/merchandise behind the brand.

Now let’s talk wideouts. According to Jason Mccourty of NFL.com his top 10 wideouts coming into 2022 are: 10.)Keenan Allen 9.)A.J. Brown 8.)Mike Evans 7.)Deebo Samuel 6.)Tyreek Hill 5.)Stefon Diggs 4.)Ja’Marr Chase 3.)Justin Jefferson 2.)Cooper Kupp 1.) Davante Adams who complete the list. All ten of these wideouts have that wow factor in different aspects of their game. And now that week 1 is officially over with the Seahawks escaping victory over the Denver Broncos I’d like to analyze their play on the field.

I’ll start with who I think had the best performance. Stefon Diggs gets my wideout of the week award. What the young man was able to do on Thursday night against what most would consider the #1 corner in Jalen Ramsey was nothing short of incredible. I love how he took the fight to Ramsey and didn’t let Ramsey’s aggressive nature or act of intimidation affect his play. The streak on the right side that Diggs scored on was beautiful despite him falling down in the process. Earlier in the game he ran a nice slant which he almost scored on ending his night with 8 catches on 9 targets for 122 yards and 1 touchdown. From a statistical standpoint Justin Jefferson had the best day of all the wideouts catching 9 of 11 targets for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns on a terrible Packer defense. This kid brings many aspects to the game and with his versatility I can see why he feels he’s the best in the game. Jefferson high points the ball, gets up the field with a sense of urgency, makes defenders miss on run after catch and he has a knack for getting into the end zone. I look forward to him winning a few wideout of the week award’s this season.

Davante Adams picking up where he left off last season on a 10 catch 141yard night and touchdown showing why he’s been the games top wideout the past few seasons. His savvy veteran play had an eager rookie Asante Samuel Jr looking foolish at times. Adams had him lost and confused on a few different occasions. The rookie did manage to intercept Derek Carr on an under thrown ball meant for Adams to give him a bright spot for the day. Cooper Kupp the NFL’s current triple crown holder which is to lead all three statistical categories (catches, yards, touchdowns), hauled in 145 catches, 1,947 yards, and 16 touchdowns. Doing what he does best-getting open and catching the ball…Cooper led his team and the league this past Thursday with 13 catches on 15 targets for 128 yards and a sweet toe-taping corner route for his first score of the season. I like what he’s doing and how Rams head coach Sean McVay utilizes the uber talented wideout.

Ja’Marr Chase is going to be a problem for years to come. Many of us got to see how special he is last year when he caught that diving go route on Jalen Ramsey during the Super Bowl. While I didn’t see any streaks caught against the Steelers. I like that the Bengals have him lining up in the slot. He caught a few outs from the slot and looked pretty natural in and out of his break. Two things worth noting was his explosion up the field once he caught the ball and his physicality in breaking tackles. Can’t wait to see how he plays this week against 2021 First-Team All-Pro Defensive Back Trevon Diggs. Maybe I spoke to soon or gave out the award based on the first game I watched but this next wideout really excited me after watching the back angle of his game against the Detroit Lions. That boy A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles had a monster game. His energy jumps off the screen. Now I don’t know if the Lions corners are supposed to be good or if any of the guys are top at their positions. But #24, #25, #1, and I think #20 looked the part and early on played the part. Two of Browns early targets were batted away by some pretty good defense by those men. But after a tunnel screen and catching one of his many slants in which A.J. broke a few tackles, Brown got in his zone. He used different releases to fake the corner out and caught a beautiful streak after using a speed release up the right side on one of the LIon’s defense. He ended his night with 10 catches on 13 targets and 155 yards. No tub’s but I’m sure next week against the Minnesota Vikings he’ll strike gold in the end zone .

Mike Evans had a Mike Evans type of game. You can count on Mike to catch everything thrown in his vicinity reminiscent of Larry Fitzgerald-one of my all-time favorites. Evans caught 5 balls for 71 yards on a few slant and stop patterns. But he was able to score and did so in highlight fashion with a one-hand catch as he was falling backwards out of bounce. He may have gotten away with a slap to the head on his initial release of Trevon Diggs but if the ref don’t call it just keep playing. Watching part of the San Diego Chargers game live I was ecstatic to watch Keenan Allen. Not known for his speed he was playing fast as hell coming off the ball. He caught 4 ball for 66 yards with a chunk of that from a 42 yard over route from a ridiculous throw by Justin Herbert. Unfortunately his day was cut short with a hamstring injury late in the 2nd quarter. I know Davante Adams receives tons of credit about his releases and it is well deserved. But Keenan is not shabby in this category either. His routes are more crisp than Adams and I’m juiced to see how he continues to tear db’s nuts all year when he releases.

This couldn’t be a post about the wideouts without mentioning Tyreek Hill. I personally think he’s crazy ass fuck to suggest that Tua whom I don’t even know his last name is better than Patrick Mahomes. I understand he said throws a better ball than his former QB. But anyone who watches football knows that’s just smoke. This will be his fifth season as a starter and he has already won a Super Bowl, League MVP, threw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 yards in his first season as a starter which is more yards than Tua has for his whole career (4,737 including week 1 of this season). A feat that has only been achieved by two Hall of Famers (Manning and Brees) and eventual gold jacket wearer Tom Brady. Not counting this past weeks game where Mahomes threw 5 Td’s…he has 151 Td’s to 37 interceptions. Tua on the other hand has 28 Td’s to 15 interceptions and with all the short gimmicky passes I saw Miami doing, it appears Hill will have a hard time scoring as he once did in Kansas City. Most sport writers have either Adams or Kupp as the best wideouts in the NFL. And while they are good, I think neither is as good as Hill. I’ll save that argument for a later post. But ask yourselves this if you had put Kupp or Adams in Hills shoes at any point in Kansas City could they do what he does and the answer is fuck no with an heavy emphasis on the fuck. Put Tyreek in LA running those slot patterns off play actions and at least half of Kupps tackles are broken by Hill. And as great as Mahomes will end up being. Nobody can deny Rodgers throwing ability. You put Hill in Adams shoes and once again more is happening out of those plays. Tyreek Hill is a playmaker. I just wish he stayed with Mahomes opposed to chasing a few extra million a year that he would’ve got in endorsements. Hill finished with 8 catches for 94 yards. And he had to work for everything he got including a sweet one-hand catch over a kid I use to train in high school Jack Jones of the New England Patriots.

Deebo what a great name Samuel is last on Mccourty’s list of top-10 wideouts coming into this 2022 season. With the field conditions as worst as worst could get, Deebo deebo’d his way into the end zone on a beastie run. But at wideout he caught 2 balls on 8 attempt for 14 yards. I have witnessed San Francisco using the eclectic wideout in a gamut of ways. Samuel does change the way coordinators must call their defense. But to stay on this list through out the season he’s gotta get it done on the perimeter for me.

After the first quarter of the season I will give a thorough analysis of my top-10 wideouts. I also will talk about the top performers of the week and not be subject to another person’s list when I’m the guru. But we gotta start somewhere. One other thing is I will try my best to have this weekly blog published on WIDEOUTS Wednesday. I will get that done because nobody has time for excuses and I sure as hell don’t.

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