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Cornerback Talk

June 9th, 2009 - 4:41pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

Cornerbacks Andre’ Goodman and Alphonso Smith stopped by the media room following Tuesday’s practice at Dove Valley.

Goodman spoke first and shared an interesting tidbit on defensive backs coach Ed Donatell’s teaching method.

The eight-year veteran has seen his share of coaches during his days with the Lions and Dolphins, but he’s never seen one illustrate a lesson plan by using film as old as Donatell does. Let’s just say some of the highlights he uses aren’t exactly HD quality.

“He is a guy who uses a lot of archives,” Goodman said. “Like he’ll go back to film that is early 90s. You’ll see Jerry Rice or Tim Brown on the film and it’s kind of surprising.”

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