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Now on FishDuck.com: More than Window Dressing: Why Oregon uses Motion
In my latest post for FishDuck.com, I’ve broken down a couple of plays in the Rose Bowl, and tried to tie them together with the philosophy behind using motion and shifting in football. This post was...
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Here’s Bill Belichick Talking about the Play-Action Pass
What makes a play-action pass successful and deadly? Is it the success of the offense up to that point in the game to run the football, or is a successful play-action pass more of a singular event?...
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Download A Free Chapter from My New Book
Have you ever wondered what exactly coaches mean when they talk about halftime adjustments? What kinds of things do offensive and defensive coaches look for during a game to get an idea of what the...
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How Oregon Uses Packaged Plays
“Stretching the field” is a phrase offensive coordinators everywhere are fond of using, but few teams commit to it like Oregon. If there’s one thing we know about Oregon’s offense, it’s that the Ducks...
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Seven Ways to Run Your Favorite Play Over and Over
One of the benefits of the West Coast Offense was the many ways in which play callers could line up an offense and run the same scheme 50 times without ever doing the exact same thing with regards to...
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Why Paul Johnson Refuses To Change
I’ve never made any secret of my opinion that Paul Johnson is the best play caller in America, and that his offense is much more complex than people realize or give him credit for. Georgia Tech took it...
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14 Coaches give their best plays for 4th and Goal at the 1
Each week, I ask my subscribers, most of them coaches, a football-related question. This past Monday, I wanted to know what play they would call if they were facing 4th and goal at the 1 yard line. One...
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Two is better than one: How Tom Brady gets New England in the right play so...
Tom Brady’s name is all over the news right now, and not for a good reason. Regardless of your opinion of “Deflate gate,” however, he put together an impressive performance in the Super Bowl against...
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11 Trick Plays You Should Put in the Playbook this Fall
This past week I asked my subscribers to give me their favorite trick plays, with the best submission winning a copy of my newest book Every Play Revealed: Breaking Down Oregon and Ohio State in...
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Breaking Down SMU’s Offense vs Baylor
Note: This is an excerpt from Breaking Down a Drive: SMU vs Baylor now available on Kindle here. If you don’t own a Kindle, click here to download the FREE Kindle App on to practically any device...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Power Read Play
Jerry Kill is one of those guys who just never got the credit he deserved for being a rock-solid football coach, and a great teacher of the game. No matter where he went, he won, and was always great...
View ArticleTaking notes on film (and some zone read cutups)
I believe strongly, some might even say religiously, in drawing up what you see on video, in addition to whatever notes you take, because of all the benefits it brings. I have a lot of reasons for...
View ArticleCarolina’s Offense vs Denver’s Defense in the Super Bowl
I know it’s Monday, but I’ve got some great news… The first issue of the Every Play Revealed Newsletter is now available! I wanted to really study Denver’s defense and how they managed to shut down...
View ArticleWhy you should throw to guys out of the backfield more
Chip Kelly’s offense was inconsistent at best during his final season in Philadelphia, but what success he did have had a lot to do with incorporating the backfield into the passing game. It would be...
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Video: Paul Johnson Play Action Pass Rules For The Triple Option
Paul Johnson is the best play caller in America, and that’s something I’ve been saying for a while now. While it’s true that Georgia Tech makes their living in the run game, it’s impossible to ignore...
View ArticleJames Vint on Offensive Game Plan Efficiency
Coach James Vint is always a great read. We finally got to meet in person a couple of weeks ago at Texas HS Coaching School, but I’ve always been a fan of his stuff, and this article is another reason...
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Play of the Day – Delanie Walker Tight End Screen
How do you keep the defense honest, especially when you bring a bunch of big guys on the field who are normally used to move the ball on the ground? Let’s take an example from the Titans playbook. The...
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