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 and determining our starting quarterback for the 2010 season. This…
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 more clearly. By coming up with a self-scout plan, you…
Do Your Players LEARN
Quality: LEARN You coach so your players can learn. It is absolutely necessary to be coachable in order for a player to find success. To learn is to gain knowledge and knowledge is power. Your players need to fully understand…
FOUR VERTICALS
The Pistol-Flex triple option is a run-oriented offensive scheme. However, when the defense starts to bring 8 in the tackle box (see diagram), it is time to send four WRs down the field to stress the defense (and especially that…
Sweep Action to Enhance the Inside Running Game
The jet sweep and other types of receiver sweeps are nothing new to offenses. They have been around for years and fit into many different offensive systems. The focus in offensive football lately has mostly been on using the jet…
Interview with Ken Mannie of Michigan State by Rob Taylor
A near-legendary strength and conditioning coach, Ken Mannie is in his 18th year on the Michigan State staff. In addition to overseeing the football strength program, Mannie directs the S & C staff for all other Spartan sports. …
B-BACK OPTION
This play is just a wrinkle to a regular double option play. Instead of having the QB option the pitch key defender (see circled player in diagram), the B-Back will carry out the option. Upon the snap, the QB will…
PASS PROTECTIONS: PART THREE
The Nickel pass protection is a six man protection scheme. The “Nickel” call is made by the Center. The F-Back then makes a Roger/Louie call (that is a right or left call). The Center then points out who the “Mike”…
Adding Multiplicity with a Flexible Run Scheme – The Counter Play
A play that seems to get very little press today with the popularity of the zone schemes is the counter play. Popularized in the 1980’s by Joe Gibbs of the Washington Redskins, it’s a play that remains a staple in…
The Pin and Pull Sweep
In 2010, part of our attack of the D gap involved a stretch play in which we were trying to reach the next adjacent defender. We found the stretch play strung out quite a bit and decided to use pin…