Coach saybin is the DB Whisperer. He has Midas' touch when it comes to DBs...

[The Prowler]

Dre Kirkpatrick: 'I never backpedaled' at Alabama
Rookie cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick isn't being asked to start right away for the Cincinnati Bengals . That might be a good thing.

The team's first-round pick excelled at Alabama, but entered the pros missing one important on-field skill.

"I never backpedaled," he told the Bengals' official site .

Kirkpatrick played a lot of press man coverage in a Cover 2 scheme under Nick Saban. He said he wasn't asked to sit back and read receivers on their routes. All of this has made his first offseason in Cincinnati an adventure.

"It didn't look pretty," Kirkpatrick said of his first three days of practice with the team. Coach Marvin Lewis and his defensive staff are impressed with Kirkpatrick's development, but he won't be rushed into action. The Bengals are knee-deep in defensive backs. Leon Hall and Nate Clements should be ready for training camp after dealing with injuries this spring. Terence Newman and rookie Brandon Ghee are in the fold. And don't forget about Pacman Jones.

It's not unusual for rookies to hit the pros with holes in their games. The team would rather coach Kirkpatrick in its scheme than shake out bad habits. It's been a long time since we've been able to say this --because the Bengals are finally deep -- but the rookies on this team aren't being asked to save the day.

http://m.nfl.com/news/09000d5d829e35c0/

[JR4AU]

What happened to all the "pro style" defensive coaching and schemes we all hear about?

[djsimp]

"I never backpedaled,"

WHAT!? Thats so fucking off I can't even belief he said this shit. This is fundamental. FUNDAMENTAL!

[JR4AU]

WHAT!? Thats so fucking off I can't even belief he said this shit. This is fundamental. FUNDAMENTAL!

So, you think he lied?  Forgot how to do it?  Forgot he was coached to backpedal?  Or do you think he really backpedaled but the Bengals coaches don't know it when they see it?

[djsimp]

So, you think he lied?  Forgot how to do it?  Forgot he was coached to backpedal?  Or do you think he really backpedaled but the Bengals coaches don't know it when they see it?

Not sure what to think of it. I just can't believe that he "never" backpedaled or asked to while at Alabama. Maybe this is the case but then I have to ask if any of his other coaches coming up taught him this fundamental. I sort of think Dre is full of shit. Like I said, backpedaling is fundamental even from the early days of PeeWee.

[RWS]

I know a QB who hardly ever took a snap from under center. He turned out OK.

[JR4AU]

Not sure what to think of it. I just can't believe that he "never" backpedaled or asked to while at Alabama. Maybe this is the case but then I have to ask if any of his other coaches coming up taught him this fundamental. I sort of think Dre is full of shit. Like I said, backpedaling is fundamental even from the early days of PeeWee.

Do they do backpedal drills?  Yes, it is fundamental footwork like you said.  Their man cover technique is a kick-slide, and burst technique.  On their zone drops they turn their hips.   So, yeah they do backpedal, but they don't use it in cover techniques.

[Townhallsavoy]

I know a QB who hardly ever took a snap from under center. He turned out OK.

I know that QB, and he says Dre Kirkpatrick is a punk ass, cry baby bitch. 

[JR4AU]

I know that QB, and he says Dre Kirkpatrick is a punk ass, cry baby bitch.

BOOM!  Muthafucka!

[Buzz Killington]

I call bullshit.  He backpeddled with his fo twinney every time the po po came around.

[Kaos]

I know a QB who hardly ever took a snap from under center. He turned out OK.

[The Prowler]

I know a QB who hardly ever took a snap from under center. He turned out OK.

BAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[The Prowler]

So, the Bengals used their 1st Round pick on a player that they'll have to coach up, in a position that's "deep".  Good job Bengals, way to waste your first round pick...

Also, I snickered at this remark...

The team would rather coach Kirkpatrick in its scheme than shake out bad habits.

Bad habits like smoking and getting busted for ganja?  Yeah, good luck on that, lmao.

[War Eagle!!!]

Not sure what to think of it. I just can't believe that he "never" backpedaled or asked to while at Alabama. Maybe this is the case but then I have to ask if any of his other coaches coming up taught him this fundamental. I sort of think Dre is full of shit. Like I said, backpedaling is fundamental even from the early days of PeeWee.

DB's don't back pedal when they play a Man 2 press. It's why they call it bump and run, not bump and back pedal.

I am pretty sure that there wasn't a lot of press man in pee wee ball...

[Snaggletiger]

DB's don't back pedal when they play a Man 2 press. It's why they call it bump and run, not bump and back pedal.

I am pretty sure that there wasn't a lot of press man in pee wee ball...

I had an "R" on my helmet in pee-wee ball.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

I had an "R" on my helmet in pee-wee ball.

Even as a child Snags was rated R for Violence and Sexual Content and Brief Nudity.

[Snaggletiger]

Even as a child Snags was rated R for Violence and Sexual Content and Brief Nudity.

The Rated R Superstar never backpedals

[Buzz Killington]

Even as a child Snags was rated R for Violence and Sexual Content and Brief Nudity.

I figured the R was for roid rage.

[Snaggletiger]

I figured the R was for roid rage.

Look, I can handle it.  No rage in me.  GOT IT....PUNK ASS BITCH?

[Buzz Killington]

Look, I can handle it.  No rage in me.  GOT IT....PUNK ASS BITCH?

Nothing wrong with it, but I tried to warn you...Kindergarten was a little early to start.