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Sprint Out Pass: Get Your Young QB To The Edge

Sprint Out Pass: Get Your Young QB To The Edge

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 9, 2020

As I have been watching a lot more high school and youth football video over the years I have become a fan of the sprint out passing game....

No Release. No Route.

No Release. No Route.

by Will Cinelli on Apr 16, 2020

Young receivers often struggle to get open vs. Press Man coverage. The reason being is that they lack a "tool kit" of ways to defeat the coverage. ...

Fullback Passes Don’t Have To Be To A Fullback

Fullback Passes Don’t Have To Be To A Fullback

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 17, 2020

We saw fullbacks and two back lead plays showing up more during this past 2019 football season. Why was that?...

Monday Morning QB Asks: How Would You Read This Pass Play?

Monday Morning QB Asks: How Would You Read This Pass Play?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Mar 2, 2020

Assuming that all of the players on your offense are of similar talent level, how would you read this 3x1 drop back pass?...

A Detailed Tight End Route Tree

A Detailed Tight End Route Tree

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 27, 2020

We can’t tell you the number of times we have been in draft discussions about a particular tight end’s role with no regard about his ability as a blocker....

Dagger Concept: Z Dagger X Shallow Backs Weak

Dagger Concept: Z Dagger X Shallow Backs Weak

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 3, 2020

On Dagger X Shallow we would read this Y to Z to X, knowing that both backs were bursting away from the high low after protection. ...

Tight End Hot Route Fundamentals

Tight End Hot Route Fundamentals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 4, 2020

Sometimes it is a case that the tight end doesn't understand he is hot. Other times the tight end knows he is hot but the technique is poorly executed....

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

Screens, Tight Ends & Fullbacks Dominate NFL TV

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2019

The death of the fullback has been greatly exaggerated. Who could have seen this coming, except for every older football coach out there....

Patriots Run The Ball With Brady’s Arm

Patriots Run The Ball With Brady’s Arm

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 1, 2019

Every time we see this style of football we say to ourself, "There the Patriots go running the football with Brady's arm again." ...

Catch Man Technique (Part 2)

Catch Man Technique (Part 2)

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 13, 2014

This is the second part of Darren Garrigan’s informative article on catch man technique. If you missed part 1 you can find it here. I first introduced the catch man technique in t...

Catch Man Technique Part 1

Catch Man Technique Part 1

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 10, 2014

My decision on going with the catch man technique in the red zone  was because I was tired of seeing DB’s get beat on fade and Back Shoulder. Just studying the NFL, college football ...