After regular practice finished, Deion Branch took Golden Tate through extra drills "aimed to work...

After regular practice finished, Deion Branch took Golden Tate through extra drills "aimed to work on breaking press coverage and then improve conditioning by sprinting uphill".

"The way I see it, being active or inactive is up to me," Tate said earlier. "It’s not up to somebody being injured or not playing well, it’s up to me to practice hard and do everything right, to show the coaches I deserve to be out there. How I practice these next days is what will determine whether I deserve it or not."

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Gotta love that.

Kinda odd that he would work with Deion and not an actual corner or run routes with Matt though.

by Nate Dogg on Sep 23, 2010 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

He works with corners and QBs in regular practice

You learn different things from different players. It works.

by Thomas Beekers on Sep 23, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions

He looks like he's going to sock Branch in the gut.

by Nate Dogg on Sep 23, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I would go for a little lower, that would break any press coverage

The one thing that worries me about Golden is his beard… its subpar… I think he could learn from Braylon Edwards minus the DWI

Fade routes to Deion Branch only work against Kelly Jennings

by BleedGreenandBlue on Sep 23, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

He's going for Seneca.

by DJ C-Raig on Sep 23, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

No, not odd at all.

Getting advice on how to beat press coverage from a WR is probably more valuable than getting advice on how to beat press coverage from a CB.

Golden!

by Carl Shinyama on Sep 23, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Getting advice from and practicing against are two different things.

I’m not saying it’s not helpful, just struck me as kind of different.

by Nate Dogg on Sep 23, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

well,

what is a CB other than a WR with bad hands?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCK7njbgDO8

Prepare for scare

"It's always a bad play when the other team scores." - John Madden

by jubelthebear on Sep 23, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate it when people say that.

Then again, I do play corner, so…

Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days with 5 weeks of training. What's stopping you?

by rex92 on Sep 26, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I see nothing odd about it.

Golden!

by Carl Shinyama on Sep 25, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

This photo makes me miss WA

by lemonverbena on Sep 23, 2010 1:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

tell me about it

homesick as hell lately

by kow on Sep 23, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I second the notion

O how I long to feel the electricity of Qwest again. How I yearn for the mélee of the boisterous throng [pause]. The feel of her cold winds upon my brow as I glare, eyes narrow & stoic upon the gridiron, my team ever faithful vying for triumph, my cruel mistress leaves me intoxicated with her nostalgic allure.

I also would love to punch a Cardinals fan in the face…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCK7njbgDO8

Prepare for scare

"It's always a bad play when the other team scores." - John Madden

by jubelthebear on Sep 23, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm loving the 90 degree heat and 90 percent humidity in FL

Plus being around the SEC is great.

I need to learn how to do that sarcasm font.

by stufr on Sep 23, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions

You guys are making me

sooo damned homesick I can’t hardly stand it. Enough already.

by sdhawk on Sep 23, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Everything I see from Tate makes me like him

Yeah, even the maple bars. Cuz I mean.. maple bars.

by kow on Sep 23, 2010 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

coming from a donut-impoverished place like Indiana...

I mean really. Whacha wanna brother 2 do?

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Sep 23, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Kudos to Tate for having such a good work ethic.

And Kudos to Branch for being out there helping out the rookie. There is nothing not to like about this.

by gongawz on Sep 23, 2010 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

And Kudos to Seahawks.com for selling the Tate

I like the “new” Seahawks.com, a lot of little adds on that make it fun to check.

by Surf Hawk on Sep 23, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Is there anywhere with a bigger version of this image?

I need a new desktop background

by chrees on Sep 23, 2010 2:24 PM PDT reply actions

Totes.

by djafrot on Sep 23, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Asked the question before I could

When I saw the image, I thought of getting it for my laptop background. Hmm

by GriffinNW on Sep 23, 2010 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't think so

at least not big enough for a desktop. I got it from here

by Thomas Beekers on Sep 24, 2010 5:16 AM PDT up reply actions

Tate's interview today just sealed his place as my new favorite Hawk

Heard him on 710 tell a story about eating at Daniel’s while a table nearby talked shit about the team. Kind of a standard athlete overhears smack story but he was hilarious.

Oh… and he can ball too.

by trippsixxes on Sep 23, 2010 8:59 PM PDT reply actions

Linky here:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/category/kevin_calabro_blog/20100923/Golden-Tate-reflects-on-first-NFL-game/

inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

by shams on Sep 24, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Is Golden Tate known to struggle on Press Coverage?

If so, he will want to avoid lining up in front of Quentin Jammer. He’s one of the best press corners in the game. He’s been so for quite some time now. He frequently drives a receiver 3 yards out of bounds or into another receiver in the slot. He’s tough…

Need a hand? Call for help! Superduperboltman is here!

by Superduperboltman on Sep 24, 2010 7:44 AM PDT reply actions

so

you want golden to run away instead of learning to fight through coverage and man up?…

by genax on Sep 24, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

Not in college, he didn't

But at the pro level, there are nuances in beating press coverage that he probably didn’t need to learn at the college level.

Golden!

by Carl Shinyama on Sep 25, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions

And now he's doing it again

Golden Tate. Practice was over, but the team’s second-round draft choice wasn’t finished. Tate stayed out to work on some of the finer points of running routes with wide receivers coach Kippy Brown.

Kid’s insatiable.

by Thomas Beekers on Sep 24, 2010 7:34 PM PDT reply actions