DB coach Brett Maxie has used a baseball term to help teach deep-middle coverage to his safeties. S Robert Johnson “stole second” in Thursday's practice when he leaped high to intercept a pass thrown by QB Rusty Smith. “I was just reading the quarterback's shoulders,” Johnson said. “You steal second and beat the quarterback to the throw.”
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Safeties using baseball lingo to defend the deep ball
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