Defensive Coordinator
New! Practice Scripts & Cards Made Easy
Posted on June 8th, 2022
The new FirstDown PlayBook Practice Scripts tool improves how football coaches prepare their practice cards and scripts....
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Peel Pressure Let’s You “Cheat”
Posted on May 7th, 2022
There are details with a peel pressure that must be coached well or you will have the offense's best player with the ball running ...
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Bring Pressure To The Protection Back
Posted on April 28th, 2022
Once you figure out which way the center is turning this pressure to the protection back is easier to arrive at than you might thi...
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Solve Linebacker Conflict Of Assignment
Posted on April 4th, 2022
Conflict of assignment is exactly what it says it is. It is when a defensive player has two responsibilities that work against eac...
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4-3 Under Base Defense
Posted on February 19th, 2022
Let’s slow down today to look at FirstDown PlayBook’s 4-3 Under Base defense. Sometimes as football coaches we spit wo...
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Snake: Sam Strong Safety Pressure
Posted on January 2nd, 2022
The FirstDown PlayBook Sam Strong Safety Zone Dog pressure is jut one example of how we pump your playbook full of defensive press...
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This Corner Fire Good No Matter The Hash
Posted on December 22nd, 2021
Regardless of the playing field, no hash is so far away from the boundary that a Corner Fire can't get home to ruin a quarterback'...
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Football Coaching Carousel Gives Venables A Chance
Posted on December 11th, 2021
We don't get into the coaching carousel very much anymore but we like it when coaches like Brent Venables get a chance....
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Your Press Box Personnel Coach Is Critical
Posted on October 27th, 2021
Nick Saban goes ballistic. Belichick makes a note to chew someone's rear. Who are they mad at? The press box personnel coach of c...
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OSU Steals Texas With Red Zone Tampa 2 Pick 6
Posted on October 17th, 2021
Oklahoma State robbed Texas yesterday on this beautifully executed red zone coverage. We are going to call it a version of red zon...
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Defensive Coaches: Details Matter Too
Posted on October 15th, 2021
There is no earthly explanation of why defensive coaches would teach players from the offensive side of the ball....
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Offensive Coordinators Suffering Self Inflicted Wounds
Posted on October 8th, 2021
News flash. Defense is not dead. One reason is that defensive coordinators are allowing offensive coordinators to self inflict wou...
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