Coaching Defense

Joe Daniel / June 16, 2022

Differentiating Drills for Varying Athlete Experience | FBCP S11E19

Our teams are composed of athletes of a large range of experience levels. In football especially, players pick up skills and abilities throughout their career …

Joe Daniel / February 26, 2021

Block Destruct | JDFB QC 252

Coaching your defensive players to block destruct can be a big challenge. Football always comes down to blocking and tackling. Not being able to defeat a block …

Joe Daniel / January 19, 2021

2-Read Coverage | FBCP S08E16

2-Read Coverage goes by a lot of names. Palms coverage, Alert check, or Cover 7. Doesn't matter what you call it, this is a great quarters coverage package for …

Joe Daniel / January 7, 2021

Tunnel Screen Play | FBCP S08E14

The Tunnel Screen Play is one of my favorite offensive weapons. Check out this podcast to learn everything you need to know about coaching the tunnel screen, …

Joe Daniel / December 4, 2020

Is the Inside Zone a 33 Stack Defense Weakness?

Every defense has weaknesses. A good football coach knows the weaknesses of each defensive play call, and how to adjust to stop it. Is the Inside Zone run play …

Joe Daniel / December 3, 2020

Linebacker Strength Calls | JDFB Quick Clinic 241

On this week's JDFB Quick Clinic, I answered a question about strength calls. The focus of the discussion is on Linebacker strength calls. The question came …

Joe Daniel / November 16, 2020

Cover 6 Defense | FBCP S08E07

Use a Cover 6 Defense to Stop 3 by 1 Cover 6 Defense is more widely known as Quarter-Quarter-Half Coverage. It is primarily used as an adjustment to …

Joe Daniel / November 5, 2020

How to Defend Counter Read | QC 237

Breaking the 4-2-5 Defense Offenses are always looking for a new way to attack your defense. Today's listener question looks at a one of those new ways. Find …

Joe Daniel / November 2, 2020

Defensive Line Stunts | FBCP S08E05

Get Aggressive Without Losing Your Umbrella Defensive line stunts are a great way to be aggressive up front in your play calling without weakening the …

Joe Daniel / October 14, 2020

Screen Pass Defense | Quick Clinic 234

Change Your Thinking on Defending Screen Plays Defending screen passes is tough. Good offensive coordinators are setting you up all game long to hit a big …