Football Coaching Articles: 2012

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Peyton Manning (and Tom Moore)’s Indianapolis Colts Offense: How a Handful of Plays Led to a Decade of Success

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Spread Football: GAME PLAN nuggets

Spread Football: GAME PLAN nuggets: Here are a few things I have on my game plan to remind me. (and yes it is multicolored and laminated) Too much information, KILLS the IN...

New Grantland: Post/Wheel and the Latest Wrinkles in Holgorsen’s West Virginia Offense

Self-Scouting and How the Bengals’ Jay Gruden fooled the Redskins’ Jim Haslett

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Matt Barkley Sluggo Seam Play

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/34954/matt-barkley-and-uscs-sluggo-seam-play

Packaged Plays

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8287610/packaged-plays-rethinking-concept-modern-play-calling

Article about 3 plays all run at the same time, QB picks the best one.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Scrape Exchange

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2012/04/defending-the-spread-scrape-exchange

Here is an article with a basic explanation of how defenses can use a "scraping LB" to defend spread formations and offenses.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Play Action Passing Game

“A very wise coach once told me, ‘If you really want play-action, you better pull a guard’” — Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III agree

Good article about how some teams use play action.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Option Plays and Reads

http://smartfootball.com/tag/option

This link has everything about "read" plays from option to shovel and pass/run option stuff.

The Monster Defense, Overload Blitzes and Angle Stunts

Coaches and quarterbacks nowadays are exceptional at identifying and exploiting defensive weaknesses. Defenses now, with the rise of spread offenses, often give away their soft spots by how they line up, and the myriad of reads,packaged plays and options make exploiting those weaknesses ever simpler stuff.

But football is a game of give and take, and defenses are responding. And they are reacting to the up-tempo read-on-the-run offenses of today in two main ways: By becoming more flexible, with more hybrid type defenders to deal with hybrid type offensive players, and doing increasingly more of their own attacking.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Quarterback Training and Leadership Video

Good video from Darin Slack

"The quality of a man's life will never be measured by his achievements, it will be measured by his "passio" for his teammates"

Passio - Passion to have a willingness to suffer for others

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Catch Man Technique

http://brophyfootball.blogspot.com/2011/09/catch-man-technique_22.html

In the perfect world, the defense that could ensure it:

retained its pre-snap coverage shell (consistent look)
got the favorable personnel matchup
was able to generate an overload pressure on the passer

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Peyton Manning's Favorite Pass Play: Levels

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2009/01/peytons-favorite-pass-play-levels.html

Takes a look at the Colt's Levels Pass Play with #1 running a 5 yd in and #2 running a 10 yd in on the front side

How do you beat Cover 2 with trips?

How do you beat Cover 2 with trips? Let me count the ways

This article takes a look at what IU did to Michigan in 2010

Also includes some pretty good screen shots

Running and throwing the fade route against press coverage

Article and video clips

Running and throwing the fade route against press coverage

Video That Explains Different Checks Within Quarters Coverage

Pretty good simple explanations of how each side checks individually to personnel and formation

Attacking “Psycho” fronts and other blitz heavy defensive looks

Link To Fish Duck

http://fishduck.com/the-chip-kelly-oregon-spread-offense-analysis/understanding-the-oregon-offense/

Here is a link to a website that diagrams, explains, and shows video for 4 of Oregon's offensive plays.

1. Inside Zone Read
2. Outside Zone Read
3. Power
4. Triple Option

What Makes A Good Running Back?

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-makes-good-running-back-how-do-you.html

Rise and Fall of the Spread Offense

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2009/01/rise-and-fall-of-spread-via-purdues.html

This article takes a look at Purdue's offensive changes over the last decade

Belichick On Finding The Winning Edge

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2007/08/belichick-on-finding-winning-edge.html

Belichick's thoughts about the book Finding the Winning Edge, written by Bill Walsh. The book covers just about every possible detail you could imagine would be involved in running a professional football team. This article is what Bill thinks about it.

Passing Game Reads and Concepts

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2007/01/norm-chow-reads-and-concepts.html

Offensive thoughts from Norm Chow when he was at NC State in 2002 with Phillip Rivers at QB. Article includes their concepts and reads.

Notes on Quick Passing Game

Various thoughts about everything from timing to how to practice the 3-step drop quick passing game.

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2007/01/notes-on-practicing-and-developing.html

Air Raid Practice Plan

Hal Mumme's thoughts on how practice should be run and things you should focus on within their system.

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2005/11/hal-mummes-airraid-practice-plan.html

2005 "Concepts" Article

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2005/09/organizing-pass-plays-as-concepts.html

4 Vert Article

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2009/03/getting-vertical-with-dan-gonzalez.html

Pass/Run Balance

Deeper look into what type of balance you should have between Passing and Running the ball in a game.

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2006/07/runpass-balance-and-little-game-theory.html

2006 Article About Coverage Beaters To Each Side

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2006/05/packaging-concepts-putting-beaters-to.html

Interesting Article About Offensive "Constraint" Theory

http://smartfootball.blogspot.com/2008/01/constraint-theory-of-offense.html

A very simple explanation of the zone runs, and the difference between inside zone and outside zone

VERY basic article about the zone running game.

A very simple explanation of the zone runs, and the difference between inside zone and outside zone

Explanation and cut-ups of the “Power O” run play

The slant concept: Iowa’s game winner

You be the offensive coordinator/quarterback: Dealing with the blitz

Improving a quarterback’s throwing motion

Thinking about thoughts, fourth downs, and the nature of evidence

Tressel’s new calling: Ball control . . . passing?

Teaching a quarterback where to throw the football

Can the West Coast Offense be taught anywhere besides the NFL?

Bobby Petrino’s shallow cross concept – concepts, routes, and protection

Snag, stick, and the importance of triangles (yes, triangles) in the passing game

Can a quarterback’s throwing motion be improved?

Packaging three-step and five-step passing concepts into the same play

Article About The Wildcat

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/jets-at-dolphins-how-the-wildcat-works/

Demise of "Tressel Ball"

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Deconstructing-The-grisly-demise-of-Tressel-Ba?urn=ncaaf,189322

Understanding coverages and attacking them with passing game

Oklahoma State and the Stick/Slant concept

Interesting article about multiple concepts, one to each side.

Oklahoma State and the Stick/Slant concept

Minnesota Inside Zone

Under former coach Glen Mason, Minnesota, while not a great team, was one of the best rushing teams in the entire country during that time. And while they had some very good backs, they did it by being extremely simple: the inside zone and the outside zone, primarily with "pin and pull" blocking. Below are some great film cut-ups of both:

Why every team should install its offense in three days

Why every team should install its offense in three days (and other political theories on coaching offense)

The most popular books bought by Smart Football readers in 2011

Urban Meyer on Teaching

If you skip to 20 minutes in you can skip through the beginning introductions. Very good points about being a teacher vs. being a presenter. ALL COACHES (ESPECIALLY YOUNGER COACHES) SHOULD WATCH THIS ENTIRE VIDEO AT LEAST ONE TIME THE ENTIRE WAY THROUGH.

Ohio State QB Drills

Footwork drills from Ohio State

Good Article About Proper WR Stance

What is the proper stance for a wide receiver?