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Consider Your Football PlayBook Source…

Consider Your Football PlayBook Source…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 21, 2021

Having every defense Belichick and Saban ran this season is like having a dictionary and expecting to be like Shakespeare....

Bills Defense Played Good. They Will Have To Play Better…

Bills Defense Played Good. They Will Have To Play Better…

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 23, 2021

This week, when the Bills line up on defense they are going to be playing a dude that does it with his legs and his arm. The challenge just got bigger....

Cowboys Create Conflict Of Assignment

Cowboys Create Conflict Of Assignment

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 23, 2020

Dalton fakes a flip opposite of the jet sweep. A combination of this and the good job Gallup does creates a big conflict of assignment for the 49ers....

Packers Put On Four Minute Football Clinic

Packers Put On Four Minute Football Clinic

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 9, 2020

The Packers found themselves in a four minute situation this past Sunday with about two and a half minutes left in the game. Here's what they called....

Jabril Peppers Defines Block Destruction

Jabril Peppers Defines Block Destruction

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 8, 2020

Jabril Peppers walks to the line of scrimmage pre-snap and the Seattle tight end goes in return motion. Once the ball was snapped the fireworks began!...

Green Bay’s Tonyan Displays The Huge “Little Things”

Green Bay’s Tonyan Displays The Huge “Little Things”

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 1, 2020

These are all attributes that add up in the NFL. They are often why one talented player lasts two years and another player stays in the league for nine!...

Mahomes & His Own Misdirection Football Play

Mahomes & His Own Misdirection Football Play

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 18, 2020

If you have a quarterback on your roster who attracts a lot of attention in the run game, this might be a play you want to consider for your next game plan!...

Hot Throw? You Better Know How.

Hot Throw? You Better Know How.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 6, 2020

Goff and Cupp knew they were hot. The numbers clearly told both of them that. What was not clear was how the hot route would be run. ...

All 22 Tuesday Looks At 5’9 vs 6’5: Technique Matters

All 22 Tuesday Looks At 5’9 vs 6’5: Technique Matters

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 3, 2020

Defensive backs are coached too. All things being equal, technique can make the difference. That's even if equal means 6'5 vs 5'9....

Brady Is Good From The Neck Up & Not Just His Brain

Brady Is Good From The Neck Up & Not Just His Brain

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 29, 2020

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....

Steelers’ Rat In The Hole Bites Mayfield

Steelers’ Rat In The Hole Bites Mayfield

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 21, 2020

Fitzpatrick dropped down to play the "rat in the hole". This allowed him to play the short middle of the field and read Mayfield's eyes. ...

FirstDown PlayBook Members Get All 22 Plays & Videos

FirstDown PlayBook Members Get All 22 Plays & Videos

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 17, 2020

As FirstDown PlayBook continues to grow and expand this is just one more way you will see us improve. Video integration is in our (and your) future. ...