I had a higher up here at Espy Nation once asked me if there was a deeper meeting to quick jam the name of the show other than the obvious

implication that the show is in and out faster than the Cowboys in the playoffs and the answer is yes

and some of you may already know this but for

those of you that don't I'm more than happy to break it down quick jam is a type of

tactic used in press coverage by quarterbacks it's meant to disrupt the release of the

receiver this throw off the timing of the route.

This is different from a regular press technique where the quarterback is either holding their

round or seating space while still initiating contact in the five yard window.

Now how can you tell if a receiver is about to be quick jammed?

First, spacing.

The cornerback is going to be as close as possible to the receiver at the line of scrimmage

so you won't really see this against your typical Z receiver who is a

yard off the ball because there's too much space in between for them to pull off this tactic.

Where you're going to see this is against your typical X receiver or any other receiver that's tethered to the line.

The second tell is that the cornerback shoulders will be squared to the receiver, but the

feet are going to be staggered, so there's going to be one foot in front of the other.

The reason for this is because at the snap the

corner is going to lunge forward at the receiver and throw their hand or hands.

This is much more aggressive than a regular press technique and will explain the

pros and cons of that in a moment.

So we've established the basic ways to identify a quick jam, crowding the receiver at the line,

staggered feet, aggressive lunge at the snap with the idea of disrupting the release and

...