Contributors
FirstDown PlayBook opens up our vast network of professionals so that you can benefit from their experience. Our contributors come from several different backgrounds. The great thing about this page is that we can archive them so that you always have them at your fingertips.
You will find help with being a sports parent, mental training and even help with strength and conditioning for your young football player. There is a lot more that goes into being a football parent or coach than the X’ and O’s.
This page will offer you a home for quick tips about how to lift your young player when they are down. It will also help you with tempering the enthusiasm as they find success.
So we are exciting to have this contributor page up and running for you. We also want you to know that if you feel that you have something to offer, please let us know!
Aaron Rodgers Creates Where There Is Nothing
Watch this rep here vs. the Rams. As Rodgers takes his drop, there aren't many great options for Rodgers to deliver the ball. His receivers are covered....
Wagner Lets His Eyes Take Him To The Ball
Bobby Wagner displays top-notch mental processing, quickly reading his keys and identifying the run scheme and where the run is designed to hit....
Titans’ Ben Jones Sees It & Stones It
The best defense against exotic pressure schemes is a really smart and aware offensive linemen who can quickly process what's happening....
TeachTape Thursday Highlights Clinic Defensive Line Effort
It's hard to give maximum effort like this every down at any level of football. However, the only way Gardeck makes this play is by selling out like this....
Baker Mayfield’s Maturation On Full Display This Season
Baker Mayfield throws this ball before the break so that it gets there on time, giving the defense no chance to make a play. ...
Justin Simmons Hides His Cards Early For The Pick!
In this clip, Broncos safety Justin Simmons shows how a little disguising and anticipation make a huge difference when playing that free safety position....
Vernon Whips A Triple Team For Sack Safety!
Dan Hatman shows us step by step how Vernon used a combination of speed, power and technique to sack Wentz for a safety at a key moment in this game....
Tannehill Shows QB Toughness In The Pocket
Quarterbacks will feel this pressure up the middle. There are times when it makes sense to bail out and scramble out of the pocket but not always....
The Ceiling Is High For The Bucs’ Devin White
Devin White recognizes the fullback inserting into the C gap, understanding that there is now an additional gap along the offensive line....
Brady Is Good From The Neck Up & Not Just His Brain
The first thing Brady does here is to force the defense to play their coverage honestly. He keeps his eyes down the middle of the field....
The Scouting Academy Looks At Sideline To Sideline Range
Jessie Bates III is playing a middle-of-field safety. The Jags are going to throw a sideline vertical here but Bates shows tremendous range on this play. ...
Sniffing Out An NFL Screen
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. ...