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Adam Archuleta

@AdamArchuleta

🏈 Former NFL Safety | 📺 CBS NFL Analyst | 🎤Speaker | Coach | Sun Devil HOF 🔱 | ✝️ Glory to God 🙏 | Dad to @JettArchuleta0 '27 DB/ATH

Los Angeles, CA Katılım Şubat 2010
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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Getting a bit of a late start for my son @jettarchuleta0 who will be a SR next year at @ChapfootballAZ. Looking for the best fit and the right camps for him to go show what he can do in person this summer. This isn't my wheelhouse, so any coaches out there who have an opinion - DM me - would love some good advice!
Jett Archuleta@jettarchuleta0

Here are my highlights from last season as a junior . Looking forward to a big senior year and getting @ChapfootballAZ back on top! Please DM me any feedback on where I can get better! @JUSTCHILLY @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @Trace_Carroll @AdamArchuleta

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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Great communication is key! Minter’s is absolutely right that defense has to be loud, confident, and obnoxious. But here’s where too many defenses go wrong. They want to have ‘the piece of chalk last’ and try to play everything. Most communication has to happen BEFORE the snap. Too many defenses rely on too much communication AFTER the snap with too many players that need to “see the same thing”. That’s where gray area, indecision, and big plays can demoralize players and drain their confidence. Get it all out before the snap, then let your players read their keys and play fast once the ball is snapped. Big fan of Minters defense and can’t wait to see his work in Baltimore!
Ari Meirov@MySportsUpdate

#Ravens HC Jesse Minter on his players communicating pre-snap: “You can’t play this game quietly, and you can’t play this game with doubt, and you can’t play this game without knowing what you’re doing. And so, I know from a defensive standpoint, we should be the loudest, most crazy, obnoxious, communicative unit in the history of football.” (🎥 @Ravens)

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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
@sgshowers7 Just like a DB reading WR body language. His shoulder and speed would be a good place to start.
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Scott Showers
Scott Showers@sgshowers7·
@AdamArchuleta What are the things you’re looking for when you say “read shoulders” of the back? What are the different angles telling you?
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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
I like it! Much more realistic than many tackling drills I see. In game setting backs usually make their move ~4-6 yards from defender. Most tackle drills have us almost coming to a stop right before contact! The gather phase is to collect information and set your angle. Then you can re- accelerate. A couple things to note as they progress: 1. Start to increase the speed of the runner - give him 2 cuts. Stress the defender to have to make a faster decision and read his body language. 2. Give Safeties angles he will see in game. C/2, C/4, Post, Running alley. 3. Teach players how to discern RB body language ie: read shoulders. Nice work!
Dean Young@CoachDeanYoung

@real46defense @AdamArchuleta Similar drill to your “come to balance” that we added this week. Used for safeties. Coaching cues “ease off the gas” then “accelerate”. Plan on changing entry angle for defender.

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Jason Rimkus
Jason Rimkus@coachrimmy·
@AdamArchuleta Do you believe doing these forms of drills could be better served going in the direction of football instead of on the line? I wonder if players get a better “feel” for space when it’s identical to the game.
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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
@EdCosner As I try and get back into shape in my late 40's - I will share more!
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Ed Cosner CSCS
Ed Cosner CSCS@EdCosner·
@AdamArchuleta has been sharing a lot of the training he’s done and more… I remember watching VHS tapes and talking to coaches about it at NSCA Conferences (you know back when coaches would hang out together in the lobby, then go eat and have a beer!!) Thanks Adam… please keep sharing
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta

The magic is in the catch. How hard and how fast can you MEET the bar on the way BACK UP. There should be no sinking at the bottom! Does it hurt your hands? Yes.. Good thing the body can adapt beautifully!! Absorbing Force is the name of the game!

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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
@dukedoogler I think you are seeing a lot of things we did 25-30 years ago are being used more and more today. Jay was ahead of his time
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Duke Dugler
Duke Dugler@dukedoogler·
@AdamArchuleta This is very cool Adam and seems like something that wouldn’t happen today because of how controlled and optimized things are today for players even as young as high school. Do you think your style of Russian training is present in college weight rooms?
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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Memory Lane! The 25-year anniversary of getting drafted #20 by the St. Louis Rams in 2001 — truly an amazing day. Equally amazing is this 4-minute ESPN video they did on me and my trainer Jay Schroeder two days before the draft. How many people were impacted and inspired by it still blows my mind, from current professional athletes and players to world-class performance coaches and everyone in between. To this day, it’s usually the first thing people bring up when they meet me. It brings me a lot of joy knowing that our work is still helping and inspiring people all these years later. To all the young guys getting drafted tonight and the rest of the week: Congratulations! Take full advantage of this opportunity, work your butt off, and enjoy every moment! You will never get this time back!! #NFLDraft2026 #Rams #NFL
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Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
The magic is in the catch. How hard and how fast can you MEET the bar on the way BACK UP. There should be no sinking at the bottom! Does it hurt your hands? Yes.. Good thing the body can adapt beautifully!! Absorbing Force is the name of the game!
Tony Holler@pntrack

“The brain will only be able to produce what it knows it can absorb. If the brain hasn't learned what high forces are (absorbing) the brain can't produce high forces.” ~Ryan Paul @TheNewAthlete This is a fundamental principle of Jay Schroeder, Adam Archuleta, “Freak of Training”

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Zach Bumgardner
Zach Bumgardner@ZBumThrows·
@AdamArchuleta Rebounds are magical, but ive seen a lot of poor rebounds that lose position because they didnt prepare with the altitudes, extreme isometrics, and high volume and high timed sets. Dudes that skip position miss the potential in the protocols.
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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
@RobertRoe01 Yes - but doesn't have to be. Sometimes we add weight , sometimes lighter. We started doing those with PVC pipes filled with sand in the early days.
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Nolan Church
Nolan Church@NolanChurch·
@AdamArchuleta I was in high school when you, Freeney, and Suggs all came in one day. I’ll never forget it. So grateful to have learned from Jay+Charles.
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Coach Moore MS, CSCS
Coach Moore MS, CSCS@Coach_Moore_BU·
I love Adam’s takes, but I couldn’t disagree more this time. This the exact opposite of what I said here. With that said, he had a lot of success in the NFL and so has Schwartz so only a complete idiot would say he’s wrong. I’m just saying I have a completely different philosophy
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta

Fantastic listen from Jim Schwartz ... I’ve always been an advocate for less scheme and mastering your core techniques so you can play fast, confident, and violent. “If this is who we are, let’s just get good at it!!” - music to my ears!! This defensive philosophy may look simple on paper, but the depth, mastery, and teaching from guys like Schwartz is on a completely different level than most “schemers.” Have the piece of chalk last OR Read keys, play great technique, and tackle? I know what I’d pick every time!! What’s your philosophy — simple & elite, or complex & multiple?

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Coach Moore MS, CSCS
Coach Moore MS, CSCS@Coach_Moore_BU·
I usually don’t like to give real trade secrets on Twitter. Lol I know a lot of NFL and P4 people watch my Twitter and get ideas from me and I don’t really care because everything I know football wise I learned from someone else. But this is a huge trade secret in video below
Devon Witherspoon Truther@seahawksownyou

@Coach_Moore_BU @Nate_Tice This is where it just comes down to film study. In reference to Macdonald, he’s so successful with these pressures because they drop out of them ~ 60-70% of the time. You truly can’t anticipate what you’ll get until after the snap. If a team is consistently going 5-0 to do this-

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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Fantastic listen from Jim Schwartz ... I’ve always been an advocate for less scheme and mastering your core techniques so you can play fast, confident, and violent. “If this is who we are, let’s just get good at it!!” - music to my ears!! This defensive philosophy may look simple on paper, but the depth, mastery, and teaching from guys like Schwartz is on a completely different level than most “schemers.” Have the piece of chalk last OR Read keys, play great technique, and tackle? I know what I’d pick every time!! What’s your philosophy — simple & elite, or complex & multiple?
coachkou@coachkou

Jim Schwartz on playing 1 defense and how easy it was to fit the run. How he played one front and it tied into all his personnel groupings. How his wide 9 defense came about. How to keep it simple for your defense. Leading the league in sacks even though he only blitzed 8% of the time. Great listen for defensive coordinators! Full video on my drive.

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real46defense
real46defense@real46defense·
.@AdamArchuleta .@JonSvecX What do you think about this where we "come to balance", then work 2 step with same-foot same-shoulder mentality? We progress to this after working a 1-step strike foot placement drill. .@RichieGrayGSI .@ADRCoachDev
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta

Best thing about this drill: the Power Step. You cannot generate force or power without stepping HARD into the ground inside the framework of the runner. Try easing into the ground—you can’t! Why don’t we emphasize this step in other tackling drills? Instead we teach chopping or buzzing our feet parallel? Emphasizing this step in all contact drills is a critical coaching point that cannot be overlooked!!!

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Adam Archuleta
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Also think we have to remember… why do we teach “break down” or “come to balance”? Presumably because we are trying to decide where the runner is going so we can meet him there - correct? The runner certainly doesn’t spend 3 or 4 steps making his cut - he declares rather quickly. We want to spend the least amount of time “coming to balance” as possible! I would not personally spend practice time “ breaking down”. Vs a stationary target - any stationary target work would be more focused on correct power step and force generation mechanics.
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jojo
jojo@jojo_martinezz·
@AdamArchuleta i think that’s why hip drop tackles became so prominent in the NFL lately. poor practice/drills. defenders were using their body weight to take down ball carriers as opposed to power stepping and driving thru them
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Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta·
Best thing about this drill: the Power Step. You cannot generate force or power without stepping HARD into the ground inside the framework of the runner. Try easing into the ground—you can’t! Why don’t we emphasize this step in other tackling drills? Instead we teach chopping or buzzing our feet parallel? Emphasizing this step in all contact drills is a critical coaching point that cannot be overlooked!!!
Jon Svec@JonSvecX

Same foot. Same shoulder. Run the feet.

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Jeff Steinberg
Jeff Steinberg@CoachSteiny·
@AdamArchuleta @real46defense We would call the gather phase “shimmy”. We even used to show the players video of cutting horses bringing themselves under control.
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real46defense
real46defense@real46defense·
NFNS/Leverage. Interesting that you say that. We were discussing that last summer after we filmed this, and I thought it might be better for our players.
Adam Archuleta@AdamArchuleta

What kind of tackle/situation is this simulating? Open field? NFNS? Angle profile? Looks like tackler is head up? If that’s the case then what is his NFNS? - NFNS tackles almost always at or near the LOS and with a leverage. - In a NFNS I personally WOULD NOT teach this type of “come to balance” technique where I widen feet I’m a believer in teaching “gather step” which is AT MOST a step and 1/2, 5-6 yards away from the runner. I would train my defenders to be able to read what runner is doing in those 1.5 steps so the you can reaccelerate into contact. Hard point to get across in text - hopefully it makes sense.

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