All 22 Plays

All 22 Plays

The FirstDown PlayBook All 22 Plays section is pretty straightforward. It is where we draw up some of the weekend’s best football plays in the fall. Every week across the country we see unique schemes or well executed plays that deserves to be highlighted.

There are others who do this but here’s the difference. FirstDown PlayBook coaches are able to drag these plays over into their very own playbooks. They can then edit them if they want to use these plays.

Every week you can expect to see a play or two on our Coaches Community website that we have installed into FirstDown PlayBook. Of course if you are a FirstDown PlayBook member you get the editable version too.

If you have an All 22 play that you want us to draw just let us know. We will take suggestions for NFL and college plays. We will also draw up high school football and youth football plays too!

What The Quarterback Sees…

What The Quarterback Sees…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 3, 2020

There is a lot going on here. You have motion, jet sweep action with four out to one side. There's a vertical and a high low concept all wrapped up into one...

Come On Todd Bowles! That’s A Four Man Rush?

Come On Todd Bowles! That’s A Four Man Rush?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 30, 2020

What the best mad scientists of defense do is freak a quarterback out with the threat of pressure. Once the ball is snapped, however, it becomes different....

Rams Play Red Zone Bracket. Josh Allen Sees it.

Rams Play Red Zone Bracket. Josh Allen Sees it.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 29, 2020

Here is what Josh Allen saw and you can tap on either diagram to see how it worked out for him and the 3-0 Buffalo Bills....

Onside Kick Shows Importance Of Pre-Play Tips

Onside Kick Shows Importance Of Pre-Play Tips

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 23, 2020

The first two weeks in this NFL season have seen two critical mistakes on kickoff return. Both had revealing pre-play tips about what was coming....

Quenton Nelson TextBook Power Pull

Quenton Nelson TextBook Power Pull

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 22, 2020

The Scouting Academy's Dan Hatman will analyze this textbook pull technique from two time Pro-Bowler Quenton Nelson for the Indianapolis Colts!...

Sniffing Out An NFL Screen

Sniffing Out An NFL Screen

by Will Cinelli on Sep 17, 2020

Take a look at Brian Burns of the Panthers. The first thing to note is how quickly he transitions from a pass rusher to a screen defender. ...

Good Linebackers Have A Plan But Can Adjust

Good Linebackers Have A Plan But Can Adjust

by Will Cinelli on Sep 10, 2020

One of the keys to playing good defense at any position is the ability to have a plan, but to be able to adapt that plan as conditions on the ground change....

Mental Process Breakdown Of An NFL LB

Mental Process Breakdown Of An NFL LB

by Will Cinelli on Sep 3, 2020

Many inexperienced linebackers will see this picture and just go screaming downhill with their hair on fire. But not Johnson....

Communication & Recognition Help Pick Up This NFL Twist

Communication & Recognition Help Pick Up This NFL Twist

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 27, 2020

Risner, while blocking the DT, is able to identify the looper. Watch the synergy and timing as the RG picks up the center’s man....

Bears’ Fuller Shows Up In A Critical Spot

Bears’ Fuller Shows Up In A Critical Spot

by Will Cinelli on Aug 20, 2020

Fuller, the corner, is the "force player" here, meaning he's the guy who needs to set the edge of the run and not get out-leveraged....

Bosa Sets The Trap Then Finishes His Work

Bosa Sets The Trap Then Finishes His Work

by Will Cinelli on Aug 13, 2020

Bosa has set the trap for the tackle perfectly, using a "side-scissors" move to soften the edge and begin to gain the corner. ...

If An NFL Running Back Can’t Do This… They Can’t Start.

If An NFL Running Back Can’t Do This… They Can’t Start

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 30, 2020

We have seen fights almost break out in NFL draft meetings over whether we should draft a running back who had questionable protection capabilities....