football plays

A Double Move Off Of Your Bootleg  Pass

A Double Move Off Of Your Bootleg Pass

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 11, 2020

Coach your quarterback to do one of three things with this bootleg pass. Either launch it, or run it or throw the ball out of bounds....

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...

Six Man Football OC’s Thrive On Creativity!

Six Man Football OC’s Thrive On Creativity!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 28, 2020

After our year of installing the six man football plays we would say that the number one requirement of an offensive coordinator is that they be creative. ...

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....

Special Teams Coach In A Pandemic Season

Special Teams Coach In A Pandemic Season

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 18, 2020

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....

Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading

Super Bowl Champ’s Special Teams Grading

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 2, 2020

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,...

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....

Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Point Chart

Super Bowl Champ Dave Toub’s Point Chart

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 12, 2020

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 Demands Creativity

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 28, 2020

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

Wisconsin Defense Leaves Few Places For This Ball To Go

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 26, 2020

Obviously the Wisconsin staff had done their homework because this defense looked like it was designed specifically for this play....

Kickoff Return “Look Off” Technique

Kickoff Return “Look Off” Technique

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 2020

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....

Place Kickers: 2 Eyes Are Better Than 1 Leg

Place Kickers: 2 Eyes Are Better Than 1 Leg

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 5, 2020

The Better You Are With Your Eyes, The Better Your Chance Of Making The Kick! You will make a lot of kicks if you are good with your eyes....