defense
Seattle Walk Off Sack Well Designed
The Seahawks drop eight defenders. They essentially take away the sticks and are still in position to contain Murray if he runs....
FirstDown PlayBook Spread Beaters Changeups
The FirstDown PlayBook "Spread Beaters" section gives you three personnel driven approaches to stopping the spread and plenty of change ups off of each one....
Rodgers Pick 6? Not Often But It Happens.
Aaron Rodgers can make a case as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play football. However, he wishes he had this Pick 6 throw back....
Come On Todd Bowles! That’s A Four Man Rush?
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....
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. ...
Detailed Football Coaching Points
Every FirstDown PlayBook play, defense and special teams scheme has detailed coaching points just like the ones you are seeing here....
Use Varsity Offense To Teach Coverage
If you are a defensive coach we strongly urge you to use the FirstDown PlayBook Varsity Offense to prepare your players each week...
How Do You Teach Defensive Adjustments?
Can you get on the board and fit your base defense up against any formation that the offense might throw at you? What about shifts, motions and trades?...
Bears’ Fuller Shows Up In A Critical Spot
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....
Tramon Williams’ Patience Gives Him The Complete Picture
Here, Green Bay cornerback Tramon Williams demonstrates patience and discipline to put himself in position to make the play....
4-2-5 Defense? Yes, Right Here.
FirstDown PlayBook is always evolving but if you watch this short video you will see how you can get to your 4-2-5 defense quickly....
Von Miller Combines Technique & Explosiveness For A Bull Rush
Here you can see how a rusher who might be smaller than the guy blocking him can generate the power and bull rush an OL through technique and explosiveness....