Alontae Taylor and the importance of scouting

Talking about football IQ, I just came across this interview with the New Orleans media. Around the 5 minute mark Alontae is asked about the difference between playing nickel and playing outside. It is a question EVERY DB should know, but not all of them can verbalize/answer as fluently and precisely as he did. The way he answered (talking about leverage, using the sideline outside, and the spatial difference of playing in the slot) shows A TON about this kid's football smarts.



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Alontae had me at "they thought that from my IQ and understanding of the game that I could play any part of the backfield".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKmadmMFsww&t=26s