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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....
Special Teams Coach In A Pandemic Season
One area that is often neglected even when things are normal is special teams. Coaches are going to have to be as organized as they have ever been....
Coaching Can Increase Yards After Catch
When we hear people invoke the abbreviation YAC we worry that they think it's completely a result of the player's talent. ...
Not All Mesh Concepts Are Created Equally
It is important, however, to understand the difference in a Shallow Cross concept and a Drive mesh concept. ...
Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading
Super Bowl Champion Dave Toub of the Kansas City Chiefs taught me a very detailed system for grading individual effort and execution with special teams,...
Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Point Chart
Longtime NFL special teams coach and recent Super Bowl champion Dave Toub has shared his grading system with us on the FirstDown PlayBook website....
6 Man Football Demands Creativity
6 man football has many of the elements of 11 man football, but there are huge differences. For instance, every player is eligible to catch a pass....
Wisconsin Defense Leaves Few Places For This Ball To Go
Obviously the Wisconsin staff had done their homework because this defense looked like it was designed specifically for this play....
Wing T Counter Boot Can Be A Pain
FirstDown PlayBook has an extensive play selection in your Boots, Waggles and Nakeds section. Have you checked it out?...
Beating Press Coverage With Technique
After he expands the Corner, he opens up a window for the curl and does an excellent job of using his upper body and lower body at the same time. ...
Kickoff Return “Look Off” Technique
A look off technique is when a blocker fakes like he is going to block a cover guy, only to pivot and block the player adjacent to him....