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CB Antoine Winfield (All B1G, All-American, Thorpe Award, Pro Bowl, All Pro)

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Re: As a junior, Winfield was voted by his teammates as the 1997 MVP after a season in which he totaled 100 tackles, 12 pass break-ups and two interceptions. He had 82 solo tackles, the fifth-highest solo tackle total in school history, and made the Football Writers and Football News All-America teams. He led the team in tackles five times, including a magnificent 10-tackle performance against Michigan and a career-high, 13-tackle effort against Missouri.

Just sayin': The guy was a "tackling machine" some of the cornerbacks on the current Ohio State team could benefit by modeling their game after him too.

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He wants just a tackling machine, he straight smacked people, guy played like his hair was on fire at all times, what an astounding football player.
 
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1. ANTOINE WINFIELD, 1998
A member of one of the greatest Buckeye squads of all time, Antoine Winfield's junior campaign is easily the best cornerback season in program history. Despite not recording any interceptions, the Jim Thorpe award winner broke up 15 passes (tied for third-most in program history) and recorded 75 tackles (eighth-best among cornerbacks).

Winfield was an integral part of a defense that allowed just 160 passing yards per game. In addition to winning the nation's top award for defensive backs, he was a consensus First Team All-American and is a member of Ohio State's All-Century team.
 
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Bucs' Antoine Winfield Jr. relies on Dad's FaceTime calls to help navigate NFL

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It will soon be a Wednesday night in Week 8 of his first NFL season, and just as he did the week before and every Wednesday and Thursday prior, Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Antoine Winfield Jr. will go to his most trusted resource as he prepares for this week's opponent, the New York Giants, on Monday Night Football: his father, Antoine Winfield Sr.

The call usually comes at 6 p.m., and via FaceTime, the two discuss their plan of attack. Winfield Jr., the Buccaneers' second-round pick, sits at either his couch or the kitchen table and points his phone at his laptop. His father, who spent 14 years in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings, sits on his couch more than 1,000 miles away in Texas and studies the screen.

On Wednesdays, they go over first and second downs. They talk about formations, playcalls and route concepts, with the goal of helping Winfield Jr. play fast.

Winfield Sr. has been instrumental in helping his son -- Pro Football Focus' highest-rated defensive rookie through Week 5 -- adjust and even thrive in his first season in the league.

"I taught him everything I know," Winfield Sr. told ESPN. "He plays exactly like I do, but he's gonna be a better player than I was."

Coaching up Junior
Winfield Jr. and the Bucs have already seen these calls pay off.

Before the Bucs' Week 2 game against the Carolina Panthers, Winfield Jr. told his father, "Dad, keep in mind this formation. We have a blitz called, so I'll be coming off the edge."

So Winfield Sr. told him, "OK, of course the running back is gonna pick you up, he'll see you coming to the line of scrimmage. When you blitz, get on the edge, get on the shoulder of the running back, because the quarterback is gonna step up and he's gonna escape."

He got to the point, fell back and chased quarterback Teddy Bridgewater down, sacking him and knocking the ball loose. It was recovered by Jason Pierre-Paul, setting up a 23-yard touchdown throw to Mike Evans.

"I was so excited," Winfield Sr. said. "I [was] running around the house, yelling, jumping."

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...ld-jr-relies-dad-face-calls-help-navigate-nfl
 
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