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USA Football Details NFL Goal Line Passes

USA Football Details NFL Goal Line Passes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 25, 2019

USA Football's Brendan Leister does a good job of detailing five plays from the NFL season where offensive coordinators created open receivers....

Bears Pat Mannelly Talks Snapping

Bears Pat Mannelly Talks Snapping

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 13, 2018

After being drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round in 1996 Pat Mannelly snapped the ball 2,282 times during his NFL career without a botched snap. ...

NFL Coach & 3 Time Rose Bowl Winner Jim Hueber Talks Goal Line

NFL Coach & 3 Time Rose Bowl Winner Jim Hueber Talks Goal Line

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 6, 2018

Few things are more frustrating than driving the length of the field to get three shots at the end zone from the one only to come up empty on the goal line. ...

37 Year NFL Vet Wade Wilson Talks 2 Minute Drill

37 Year NFL Vet Wade Wilson Talks 2 Minute Drill

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 23, 2018

When USA Football Coach & Coordinator "Game Plan" host Keith Grabowski asked about doing a podcast involving two minute procedure we knew exactly who we wanted to call. ...

Don’t Ever Ask Me “What’s The Defensive Call?”

Don’t Ever Ask Me “What’s The Defensive Call?”

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 16, 2018

Art Kaufman get’s one thing straight with his defense in the very first defensive meeting of every year. He makes it clear that he never wants his defense to ask him the question “w...

Former NFL OC Steve Fairchild Talks Red Zone

Former NFL OC Steve Fairchild Talks Red Zone

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 5, 2018

We asked Steve Fairchild to come on the Coach & Coordinator podcast and talk about how his mind works once he is calling plays in the red zone....

40 Year Coaching Veteran John Palermo Talks Defensive Line Play

40 Year Coaching Veteran John Palermo Talks Defensive Line Play

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 24, 2018

John Palermo's resume includes a national championship ring with Notre Dame where he coached Chris Zorich, a two-time consensus All-American and the 1990 winner of the prestigious Lomb...

Podcast Week 3: Bobby April-Game Day Special Teams Management

Podcast Week 3: Bobby April-Game Day Special Teams Management

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 10, 2018

Week three of USA Football's Coach & Coordinator "The Game Plan" podcast welcomes two time NFL Special Teams coach of the year Bobby April....