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CB Eli Apple (All B1G, National Champion, Los Angeles Chargers)

Apple wasn't perfect but I LOVED how close he was to the receiver on most plays. I know this is an exaggeration but last year it felt like we were almost always 2-5 yards from the ball/receiver. So seeing them on top of the receiver is fantastic to my eyes.
 
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Still better than blindly flailing at something you can't see...

If the WR is running a post-corner route, for example, and sells the post by "looking for the ball," then the DB ends up looking for the ball while the WR is going the other way for an easy touchdown. The DB doesn't even end up blindly flailing at the ball, because he's nowhere near it.

I see it happen every week. Some DB gets torched by a WR selling a double move with his eyes.
 
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If the WR is running a post-corner route, for example, and sells the post by "looking for the ball," then the DB ends up looking for the ball while the WR is going the other way for an easy touchdown. The DB doesn't even end up blindly flailing at the ball, because he's nowhere near it.

I see it happen every week. Some DB gets torched by a WR selling a double move with his eyes.
If a DB is flailing at a non-existent ball on a post he has no business on the field...
 
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