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Knockback, Water Ski, Hippo: A Drillable Answer for Every Block
Last time, Coach Zangl showed you where the box lines up. This is what the box does the instant the ball moves. Those tight alignments only pay ...
Knockback, Water Ski, Hippo: A Drillable Answer for Every Block
Last time, Coach Zangl showed you where the box lines up. This is what the box does the instant the ball moves. Those tight alignments
One Box Language That Runs Five Fronts
Most multiple defenses break at the install. Five fronts means five sets of rules, and the kid lining up is a half-step late because he’s
Build Your One-Word Package This Summer: One Call, Four Things
Summer is when you build the things you never have time for in the fall. A one-word call package is exactly that kind of project.
Head Up, Not Leverage: The Kickoff Return Built to Give Zero Key on the Call
Most kickoff return units tell the coverage team where the ball is going before it ever comes down. The front line leans. Blockers set early
Read the Roof: How a QB IDs Coverage in One Look (and Beats the Spin)
Most quarterbacks get coached to read coverage like a stack of flash cards. Name the coverage. Name the beater. Then the ball snaps, a safety
The Two-Gate Rule: Why Most Sacks Happen When Your Tackle Turns
Most sacks don’t happen because the defender was better. They happen because the tackle turned to face him. The instant a lineman opens his hips
WR Releases: The Whole-Surface Rule, the Shoulder Flash, and Why You Never Wind Up
The release happens in less than a second. Your receiver wins the line or he doesn’t. He gets to his route on time or he’s
Slant as a Technique: The Two-Step Rule and the Half-a-Man Fight
The double-team kills your defensive line before the snap. You know the picture. Power one way, counter the other. Either way, the playside guard’s hands
Fly Sweep Blocking: The Crack Rule, the Two-Call System, and the Unbalanced Sweep Man
The fly sweep doesn’t die in the backfield. It dies on the perimeter. A corner who crept to four yards and never got cracked. A
Own Your Leverage: The Open-Field Tackle Rule That Beats the Two-Way Go
The vice tackle has help on the other side. The sideline tackle has help too. It’s just the sideline. The hardest version is when there’s
The Pulling Indy: Paint the Fence, Dip and Rise, and Kick Until They Won’t Let You
Are you looking for tips to make your offensive line indy more efficient? Four boards. Two groups. Two pullers per rep, alternating sides, with the
The Quick Game Install That Lets Your QB Throw Without Thinking
Your pass game is busting because it’s too complicated. Coach George Pachucy proved it the other way around. He stripped his quick game down to
Counter Blocking: The Non-Negotiable and the Wheel Rule
There’s one thing Coach Prosser’s offensive line is not allowed to do on counter. They’re not allowed to get spilled. That’s the rule he draws
“Get Them Drunk for Three Quarters and Mug Them in the Fourth”
It’s blitz-proof. It works in wet weather. It builds QB confidence. It controls the clock without stopping it. It exploits the defense’s pass rush instead
The DB Drill That Defeats the RPO: John McSheffery’s Flat Foot Progression for Spring Ball
The RPO works because your DB is guessing. Bail and they hand it off. Bite up and they pull and throw the bubble or the
Stack Crown 1: Brian Smith’s Man Coverage Answer to the RPO Game
Man coverage closes the RPO. Tight windows. No conflict defender. No easy read. The problem is the matchup. Most defenses can’t play man every snap.
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