Before we can answer the question of whether all sports skills are equal it is necessary to define what is meant by a sports skill. The reason for this is…
Bobcat Legs’n’Lungs Summer Off-season Program
The countdown continues, with under one month left before we strap up the helmets and shoulder pads to begin the 2016 football season. Many coaches are finishing up their final…
Coach Russell’s Summer Ruminations
College football hasn’t had the best run of PR over the course of this past spring and early summer – and deservedly so. We’ve seen some truly horrific allegations come…
Multiple Rush Options Out of the 3-3 Stack
Running a 3-3 stack or any other Odd Front defense allows for many advantages that offenses must contend with each week. On the most basic level, 3-Down fronts demand that…
Playing Coverage in 3rd & Short to Medium Situation and No Cover Zone
I was really excited to get a couple of questions from my last blog. Going to use this latest blog entry to answer the questions. One of the questions…
Simple Ways To Disguise Your Defensive Front’s Alignment & Assignment
During this offseason I have spent more time then in the past listening to offensive coaches as opposed to the usual of just going into hear defensive coaches speak. This…
Disguising Run Support and Pressures with Your Linebackers
Last off-season I spent more time than normal listening to offensive coaches, and not just at clinics, because this past off-season we had an offensive coordinator to hire. This gave…
Bunch “Shallow” – A Compliment To Bunch “Double Post”
Bunch Formation – Shallow Concept The “Shallow” concept out of the Bunch Formation is a great compliment to the “Double Post” concept that I talked about in the previous blog. …
Coverage Menu
As we all evolve our defensive packages this off-season, we are obligated to the fact that everything starts with the Coverage Menu. From a defensive coach perspective we know that…
“Take A Shot” Bunch Play With Ball On A Hash, Near The Red Zone (+30 to +25)
Bunch-Double Post If you run ‘Bunch’ or are thinking about installing this formation, then you need to consider this play for when you are on a hash and heading into…