A trip down memory lane ...NFL Training Camp

2005 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge

On June 30th, the Boomer Esiason Foundation hosted the 10th Annual Empire Challenge.  The game pits high school all-stars from New York City vs. their counterparts on Long Island.  Long Island played error free football and won 44-7.  This is a short video (around 7 minutes) and highlights the post game award ceremony.  Thanks to everyone who made this game possible.

Today I have something different for you. On July 12th The Boomer Esiason Foundation held a Sporting Clays fundraising event at the Elk Creek Hunt Club in Owenton, KY. Here is a short video of the event. Special thanks to Outback Steakhouse for sponsoring the Big Bang. Oh ...all of the drinking you see in the video was done after the shooting competition was complete. For more info go to www.esiason.org

Just finished my football camp last week. 100 degrees in the shade! Kids held up well...better than me. Pictured right is Jack Oholent my HS coach. Special thanks to all the coaches who participated in the camp. Camp website: www.rimingtonfootballcamp.com

Blocking Wide Rusher

1. Identify 3-5-7 step drop

2. Identify Launch Point of QB

3.  Objective 3 step drop is to get defenders hands down...inside target -attack and cut- change up with slip block -place hands on chest and slip them down to knees and cut.

4.  On 5 and 7 step drop - The wider the defender ..the deeper your kick step...Remember  the wider the defender, the farther he is from QB ...Don't Panic

5. When kicking have inside target and bury your chin into your inside pec . This prevents you from losing control as you kick to defender. 

6. Keep your shoulders square as long as possible before you turn and run with defender

7. If he tries to run the hump to QB and uses rip technique/uppercut, with your outside hand on defenders chest...take inside hand and place on defenders hip and widen him

8. FINISH!

Awoke this morning and checked email and was shocked to see what had occurred in London.  My prayers to our friends in the UK.  Terrorism has only caused misery for all the parties involved in this conflict.   As someone who worked on the 101st floor of the World Trade Center, lost many friends and only survived because I was out of town, I have to admit my mind went back to the hell of September 11th again.  When will these idiots learn that these cowardly acts lead only to contempt and more death and destruction for the very same people they say they represent.  In the meantime everything the cowards thought they could disrupt goes on: the G-8 conference continues, Tony Blair's leadership and the UK/US bond will most likely get only stronger.