How Do You Follow The Football Play By Watching The Defensive Safety?
A good defensive safety is always trying to make the play. If you watch the best safeties, you’ll be able to follow the ball and know when the vicious hit is coming. Notice how the safety takes a couple of ‘read steps’ at the snap and follows the quarterback’s movements. Observe the safety running sideways or forward and he is likely shadowing the movements of the running backs or quarterback. He is always thinking about helping out the linebackers on run support. Watch for the safety taking steps backward to stay with the receivers. A good safety never wants to get beat deep on a pass. Pay attention to the safety as he tries to see through the defensive line and the offensive line to spot the quarterback and mirror the ball movement. It is a tall order for him to see through the other players and the umpires, so he needs to move into a lane of sight and key on the players’ movements in order to make the play. Be ready for a pass if the safeties are making tackles near the line of scri
