Having a Good Stance for a Post Route

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"VINCENT JAMAL: Hi, I'm Vincent on behalf of Expert Village. Now, what Brian really wants to do is set himself up from the second he lines up on the line of scrimmage. And what he really wants to do is make sure that he's got a comfortable stance for himself, feet slightly apart. Go ahead and kick it further back, almost exaggerated. A little bit more. There you go. And you'll see a lot of guys come out with a stance like that which might help if you're a taller receiver, but if he's really got his legs spread that far apart, he's kinda putting himself at a disadvantage. It's almost like track blocks. You want to make sure that you give yourself just enough distance--go ahead and go to your normal stance--that he feels comfortable enough that he's going to be able to explode. Go ahead and stand with your feet together. This is a common one that a lot of younger players will do, and you really want to get away from that. You want to make sure that you have one foot back, comfortable stance, hands up, ready for your swim technique or whatever else may be coming his way. You also want to have a solid stance because the DB might beat him to the punch when the ball is hiked. And he wants to have a good center of balance. So, if he doesn't have a good center of balance or a fighting chance, he's already thrown off of the timing. So, he wants to be solid, somewhat leaned into it on the balls of his feet, ready to explode once the ball is hiked."