tight end

Attached Receiver Hot Route Fundamentals

Attached Receiver Hot Route Fundamentals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 22, 2024

Quarterback sacks can sometimes be caused by the attached receiver not understanding the importance of hot route fundamentals....

Lions Tight End Oh Sh*t Play Game Winner

Lions Tight End Oh Sh*t Play Game Winner

by FirstDown PlayBook on Dec 19, 2022

The Tight End Oh Sh*t play has been around football for a long time. The Detroit Lions dialed it up at exactly the right moment Sunday....

Backside Inside Zone Blocking

Backside Inside Zone Blocking

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jan 15, 2022

The zone read and the RPO has made backside inside zone blocking harder to find. Quarterbacks handle much of it these days. ...

13 Personnel Comes Up Big For Burrow & Bengals

13 Personnel Comes Up Big For Burrow & Bengals

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 25, 2021

This 13 personnel touchdown was the first of many for Joe Burrow and the Bengals yesterday. The 3 tight ends had the Ravens thinking run....

Cowboys Green Dog No Match For Brady & Gronk

Cowboys Green Dog No Match For Brady & Gronk

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 10, 2021

The Cowboys called a green dog. They wanted Wilson to cover Gronk if he released and they wanted Wilson to add on if he pass protected....

Tight End Explosive? Yes.

Tight End Explosive? Yes.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Aug 27, 2021

There are a lot of ways to create explosives but let's be honest, Tight Ends are not a part of most of them....

Kelce Can Block Too!

Kelce Can Block Too!

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jul 22, 2021

Travis Kelce, who's better known for his contributions in the passing game, win as a blocker. Yes, Travis Kelce can block too....

The Stick Route: A Tight End’s Best Friend

The Stick Route: A Tight End’s Best Friend

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 29, 2021

Often times a Tight End route was needed when the situation was third and four. That route was often a stick route....

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!...

Steps, Strain & Sustain. The Making of A Reach Block.

Steps, Strain & Sustain. The Making of A Reach Block.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 8, 2020

A good reach block begins with a great first step. Check out Lewis's angle and explosive first step that puts him in position to block the defender....

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....

Great USA Football Article On Tight End Heavy RPO’s

Great USA Football Article On Tight End Heavy RPO’s

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 11, 2019

Brendan does a nice job here of detailing five different ways NFL teams incorporated a Tight End oriented attack with run pass option schemes. ...