Coach -Think about the biggest play your quarterback made last season. The one that decided a game. Was it from a clean pocket? Standing tall, no pressure, perfect mechanics, full follow-through?Probably not. It was probably from a pocket that was c...

Coach -Most quarters installs teach the secondary exactly what to do. The corners know their leverage. The safeties know their calls. But the two inside linebackers? They get a vague zone drop and are told to figure it out.That's where things break...

Coach -Here's a number worth sitting with: 48% of Jacob Wertz's run game has a tag attached to it. Not just RPOs. Non-RPO tags too. Read tags, slash tags, crack tags. Ways to account for numbers, punish overfitting linebackers, and give the quarterb...

Coach -Most quarterback coaches jump straight to mechanics. Grip, base, release point. But if you haven't made the right decisions before your first drill, the mechanics work doesn't matter.Chris Johnston, Quarterbacks Coach and Recruiting Coordinat...

Coach -Scheme is always fun to study. New fronts, new pressures, new coverage structures.But there's another skill that doesn't get talked about as much: knowing what to fix after a bad play. Not just that something went wrong, but exactly where the...

Coach -The triple option isn't complicated. But if you skip the fundamentals, it falls apart in a hurry.A fullback who steps wrong kills the mesh. A quarterback who rides too long creates fumbles. A pitch back who isn't in position turns a triple opt...

Coach -Your defensive end beats the tackle off the ball. He's got the edge. And then he runs himself right past the quarterback.It's the most common problem in pass rush, and Coach Corey Burns says the fix isn't a better move. It's a better system....

Coach -If you run tight zone or any variation of the split zone series, you already have the foundation for one of the best change-up plays in football. You just might not have installed it yet.Cody Kennedy, Offensive Line Coach at Tulane University...

Coach -Your RPO system is only as good as the quarterback running it. And if you're asking him to read two or three defenders before making a decision, you're shrinking your pool of kids who can play the position.Kenny Simpson, Head Coach at Southsi...

Coaches,If you’re looking to sharpen your offensive line play this offseason, you won’t want to miss the Hog Football Chat Virtual Clinic, happening March 16–19.This 4-day online clinic brings together some of the best offensive line coaches in footb...