Pass Protection

Offensive Line: See Rotation For Protection

Offensive Line: See Rotation For Protection

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 24, 2024

It is more important than ever for your offensive line to see what's going on in the back end. We have a short video to show you why....

Pass Protection With Your Receivers

Pass Protection With Your Receivers

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 1, 2024

At the highest levels of football pass protection requires all eleven players be on the same page. This means your receivers too....

Dash Pass Protection

Dash Pass Protection

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 16, 2023

Dash protection comes off of drop back pass protection and can help buy your quarterback time to create explosive plays down the field....

Explosive Plays Off Play Action Passes

Explosive Plays Off Play Action Passes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Nov 11, 2023

Explosive plays often come off of play action passes because the conflict of assignment creates better pass protection for the quarterback....

Notre Dame Missed RPO Or Hot?

Notre Dame Missed RPO Or Hot?

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 10, 2023

Was it a missed hot or RPO by the Notre Dame slot reciver? We think yes. It is hard to coach protections to your receivers but absolutely necessary....

H Angle & H Angle Return Off A Quarters Beater

H Angle & H Angle Return Off A Quarters Beater

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 20, 2023

H Angle and H Angle Return allows you to take a shot and also get your running backs involved in the passing game all at the same time....

Offensive Line Banged Up? 3 Ways To Cope.

Offensive Line Banged Up? 3 Ways To Cope.

by FirstDown PlayBook on Sep 14, 2023

When we think of injuries to an offensive line we think about pass protections because if left unaddressed your QB will be the next injury....

Pass Protection Separates Offensive Line Coaches

Pass Protection Separates Offensive Line Coaches

by FirstDown PlayBook on May 19, 2023

Not all offensive line jobs are created equal. It is pass protection that separates great offensive line coaches from the rest....

Pass Protection For All Levels Of Football

Pass Protection For All Levels Of Football

by FirstDown PlayBook on Oct 6, 2022

Pass protection is such a very different thing when you look at the different levels of football. FirstDown PlayBook has help for every coach....

288 Special Explosive Pass Play

288 Special Explosive Pass Play

by FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 26, 2022

An explosive pass play is hard to come by. The 288 special is a pass game concept that definitely fits into this category....

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

Bring Pressure To The Protection Back

by FirstDown PlayBook on Apr 28, 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 think....

Explosive Seam Throws Off Of Your Base Passes

Explosive Seam Throws Off Of Your Base Passes

by FirstDown PlayBook on Feb 1, 2022

Anyone who has watched the NFL playoffs and the BCS playoffs has seen a lot of explosive seam throws. How in the world does this happen?...