I love a blocking receiver
August 24, 2010 by Chris Walsh
Filed under AFC, AFC East, Blog Network, Miami Dolphins
Playing football growing up, I was never the fastest or strongest, but I had two things going for me. I could catch and I could block. These skills worked for me best in high school when I had to play receiver in a wing-t offense. A couple passes a game and tons of blocking, but I relished my role. So when I see a receiver just killing a corner down-field as a running back blows by it get’s me all kind of giddy. Thank you Brandon Marshall. If you haven’t seen the blocks yet, check them out. If you happen to coach youth football or have a son playing, show him the clips over and over again. Marshall owned the smaller and weaker corners tasked with the job of keeping the ball out of his hands. I don’t think they saw it coming, which makes it so much better. During those...
