When installing or designing defenses, all of us line up our defenses vs. an assorted number of formations. That is, formations specific to our opponent’s offensive tendencies. We do this…
Four Keys to a Successful Four Vertical Package
Four verticals has become a staple in many offenses. It’s a great plan of attack versus any eight man box whether that is something that the defense aligns in or…
TRIPLE PASS
Triple Pass is called when your coaches up in the booth find that the defense is starting to either stuff the tackle box with 9 defenders or their safeties start to…
Just Wing It
In his book “Scoring Power with the Wing-T Offense” (1957), Forest Evashevski, the father of the wing-t offense wrote: “The wing as a basis for an offensive attack goes back…
PISTOL-FLEX BASE FORMATION
The majority of plays that we run from the Pistol-Flex will be out of our base formation. Notice that it is a balanced formation that has the potential to have…
Playing the QB versus the Spread Option – Is it time to go back to “Fast Playing”?
Years ago before spread offenses were fully out there, defenses were “fast playing” the QB vs team’s that showed option. Meaning the defensive player that the offense left unblocked to…
Distort and Displace with Double Teams
The bedrock principle of our running game is to attack with a downhill running game that focuses on level 1 movement and displacement. Fundamental to that is the combination block.…
A Multiple Passing Attack with the Spacing Concept
In 2011 we became more multiple in our use of tight ends, h-backs and fullbacks, as well as with the compressed formations we used them in. Up to that point,…
Supplement to magazine article: An Evaluation System For Your Quarterback
The article “Avoid a Quarterback Controversy – An Objective System for Grading Your quarterbacks” in the February issue of American Football Monthly explained the criteria we first used for evaluating…
The Importance of Off-Season Self-Scouting to Keep Your Defensive System Evolving
By Jeff McDonald, Linebackers Coach Wesleyan University The off-season gives us the opportunity to review the season while in a non sleep- deprived, and/or heavily-caffeinated state where we can think…