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Many rookies this year, a lot of learning, a lot of mistakes,
and when you're the receiver, you can't allow yourself to make many.
and when you're the receiver, you can't allow yourself to make many.
Your job is to do the play
catch the football
and if you can, get yards after catch.
This is what we lacked this year.
We made the important catches, we made important plays,
but overall, the guys weren't able to get the two, three, four, five yards that would have made the difference.
The plays will be called, we'll always be in black, every play from left to right.
The plays will be called, we'll always be in black, every play from left to right.
Alright? Are you ready?
We're going with a « couch crow apatchi red ».
A single mistake can affect your whole season, sometimes your entire career.
My group of twelve players, from last winter to now, has evolved 3, 4, 5 times.
My group of twelve players, from last winter to now, has evolved 3, 4, 5 times.
I have guys on my team I thought would never play in three years.
I have guys on my team I thought would never play in three years.
After five games, I didn't have the choice. They forced me to offer them a contract
After five games, I didn't have the choice. They forced me to offer them a contract
because they played so well and they have reached this point where they are football players
and I have to tell the head coach that these guys deserve a contract and that they have to play.
We only have one football. Grab another one for me please! Bring the other two.
Same thing, dublin, dublin.
Push him!
10-12! Dont stop at 8, it's 10-12!
Now, what we are going to do...
...
Get out guys, get out...
You are going to do a hook on the red line, ok?
You are going to do a hook on the red line, ok?
You are going to do a hook on the red line, ok?
You, get back a little.
Get back, again, get back.
Get back, again, get back.
Ok, like that. You are going to do a hook on the red line.
You, as soon as he does the hook, I want you to run forward, ok?
You, as soon as he does the hook, I want you to run forward, ok?
But there has to be contact, obviously, and then it's a double move, we absolutely need a contact
So he is going to do his hook over here, he is going to break down.
So he is going to do his hook over here, he is going to break down.
You, you run forward and then he will run.
That's it, now what I want is for you to step in his way.
That's it, now what I want is for you to step in his way.
your hand out, block him!
I often say that being a defensive back is harder than being a receiver
because they have to react to patterns from the receivers.
The receivers, they know what they're doing, they do what they have to do, and us, we have to react
The receivers, they know what they're doing, they do what they have to do, and us, we have to react
we always have to be faster than the receiver, but we're always a step behind, we're always disadvantaged.
Many different kinds of defensive backs.
Marc-Antoine Vézina, he is the Corner DB, he's more of a quick guy, a guy who's going to have great coverage.
Marc-Antoine Vézina, he is the Corner DB, he's more of a quick guy, a guy who's going to have great coverage.
While a player like Alexandre Renaud or myself
are more players who will help our linebackers for the run more easily and who will be more physical.
are more players who will help our linebackers for the run more easily and who will be more physical.
Guys, listen up!
Guys, listen up!
I am telling you, the officials are very tolerant for the double moves.
is normal. It's a hook, so moving forward is normal.
The official won't think that you changed your path to get in the way
think that you played the hook and that you made a double move.
think that you played the hook and that you made a double move.
Contact is normal.
And I prefer contact instead of a 15-yeard flag or a touchdown.
And I prefer contact instead of a 15-yeard flag or a touchdown.
During a practice, you practice everything that you weren't able to do during the last game
or you work on your weaknesses.
When it's gametime,
you're supposed to give 100%
bring your A game.
Because then, everything counts
it's then that you make the playoffs or not
that you make a touchdown or not.
that you make a touchdown or not.
You practice like you play
You practice like you play
so if you don't practice well, you won't play well.
So you better practice well every day
or else, during a game, you will get a slap behind the head.
or else, during a game, you will get a slap behind the head.
You're the one making the big plays,
the long runs, it happens
but you also are going to have big hits, but when you make an important catch, people won't recognize the important catch.
You really have to show during a game
that you can make the ball move forward.
that you can make the ball move forward.
We dress up nicely, we draw little lines on our face.
. During a game, it's time to shine.
During a game, it's time to shine.
How we work is that us, the receivers
at every end of practice, we shout
« 1, 2, pretty boy, 3, 4, fly high"
Who are the pretty boys? They are the receivers.
A good receiver, he has to be pretty, he must have swag, he must have style.
If you want to be good and you aren't pretty,
people won't notice.
If you are good and pretty, wow you are the star, everything's perfect.
But if you are too pretty and not good enough, there's a problem
We need to find the balance
my group of receivers, my pretty boys, they are one
my group of receivers, my pretty boys, they are one
so everytime we make our team shout 1,2 pretty boy, 3, 4, fly high.
You have to get out of the bump!
Use your hands!
If the guy bumps you
ok, you have a pattern on the inside, don't cut where he pushed you.
If you have to go to 10, you still have to go upfield to cut at 10.
If you have to go to 10, you still have to go upfield to cut at 10.
Don't stay where he brought you, you have to bring him where you have to go.
That's important.
During the contact, your feet might move backwards, do this, like that.
But you keep on your inside.
So if you come towards me, you can catch it with my feet.
You must absorb the contact, ok?
It's not the same thing as during a cover 3, during a cover 3, you can really get behind the push.
During a catch, you catch it and then you turn around with it.
On an individual perspective, they were already very good physically speaking, they're strong and quick.
What the defensive backs might have been missing
a little was the understanding of what a defense is.
It truly is pattern recognition, understanding what the receivers are doing in order to counter their play.
It truly is pattern recognition, understanding what the receivers are doing in order to counter their play.
I think that's really the turning point,
because we've shifted from athletic players to technical players.
For us receivers, coach Sterve had put a lot of pressure to perform
because it was the most important game of the year and for many people,
the most important game of their life, because it was the playoff determining game.
Maybe it didn't happen the way we, the receivers, had hoped.
The temperature wasn't ideal to catch footballs.
And the fact that many veterans were hurt
caused the rookies to raise their game to a whole new level.
caused the rookies to raise their game to a whole new level.
You're going to play a championship game
it's the first time that you step on the field
it's wet, you drop the football.
There's a lot of individual mistakes
but nevertheless, I think this story has made us all mature, as a receiver and as an individual.
In spite of a mediocre performance
compared to previous games
individually, we still won something in the end...