Play Calling

Joe Daniel / September 10, 2020

New Playbook Isn’t Working? Try This. | FBCP S07E22

An entire off-season down the drain... or not? Any time you decide to install a new playbook for your football team, you could run into trouble. It takes …

Joe Daniel / August 20, 2020

Offensive Game Plan for Week 1 | Football Coaching Podcast S07E19

Week 1 of your season sets the tone, so you need to have your best offensive game plan ready to go. With the 2020/2021 season that doesn’t mean having …

Joe Daniel / August 5, 2020

Simple Football Plays That Work | Quick Clinic 224

Drawing up complex X's and O's on a napkin can be a lot of fun, but the best offenses often rely on very simple football plays that just plain work. Not always …

Joe Daniel / December 11, 2018

Game Plans Don’t Matter

What's the value of a good game plan? You have those special games. The ones where everything just comes together. On the rare occasion those games have come …

Joe Daniel / December 10, 2018

The Value of a Balanced Offensive Attack

I love the Triple Option. Old school Wing-T offenses are awesome. But there's a certain value in having a balanced offensive attack. Balance doesn't mean a …

Joe Daniel / March 30, 2017

How To Use Qualitative Study For Superior Game Plan Design

It's a cool Friday night in the fall. I rush home as fast as I can. Upload the film as fast as I can. Hope for no glitches this time. Then initiate the …

Joe Daniel / March 8, 2017

JDFB Quick Clinic #25 – How Many Offensive Plays to Script

Do you need to script your offense? I think so. I wrote about that in this article. But how much should you script? Totally different question. The answer is, …

Joe Daniel / May 16, 2016

21 Things Every Defensive Coordinator Should Know

Being a Defensive Coordinator is a lot of fun. You get to make all the calls. Build your own system. And take the responsibility for the failures. The …

Joe Daniel / April 29, 2016

5 Stats Your Offense Should Pay Attention To

There are a million stats football coaches can look at. Most of them don’t mean much. Some coaches are stat junkies. Some coaches don’t care. Most of us are …

Joe Daniel / April 22, 2016

8 Ways To Speed Up Your Offense This Season

Going faster is all the rage in coaching offensive football right now. How can we get the next play off in 12 seconds, 10 seconds... what’s the …