Play Calling

Joe Daniel / February 19, 2021

Red Zone Efficiency | JDFBQC 251

Getting to the red zone is one thing, but your red zone efficiency determines how good your offense is. Nothing is more frustrating than turning the ball over …

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 …