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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 …

Joe Daniel / October 1, 2020

How Much Man Coverage? | Quick Clinic 232

Man Coverage Takes Work! No matter how good your athletes are, playing a great man coverage package takes a lot of work. Just like any other coverage you're …

Joe Daniel / September 23, 2020

3 Huge Linebacker Stance Mistakes | Quick Clinic 231

Linebacker Stance Errors That Slow Your Defense Down Coaching the linebacker stance for your defense seems like such a simple thing. Feet apart, squat down, …

Joe Daniel / September 16, 2020

Half-Slide Pass Protection Adjustment | Quick Clinic 230

Does It Matter Where the Back Goes? I've done a lot of experimenting with different schemes, but half-slide pass protection has been the primary protection …

Joe Daniel / September 9, 2020

5-3 Defense for Defending the Run | Quick Clinic 229

There's More To The 5-3 Defense We usually only hear the 5-3 Defense associated with youth football defense today. For coaches trying to learn the defense, …

Joe Daniel / September 2, 2020

5 Tips for Defending RPOs | Quick Clinic 228

How to Shut Down Run-Pass Option Plays When they hit the football coaching scene a few years ago, defensive coordinators were scratching their heads …

Joe Daniel / August 26, 2020

Force Player in Football | Quick Clinic 227

Defining the force player in your football defense is the only way to get great run fits. In fact, every player on the defense needs to have a clearly defined …

Joe Daniel / August 19, 2020

Nickel Defense | Quick Clinic 226

My favorite comment when we post a new 4-2-5 Defense article or podcast to the Joe Daniel Football Facebook Page has got to be, "So it's a nickel defense 😭". …

Joe Daniel / August 12, 2020

Defending a Running Quarterback | Quick Clinic 225

When you look at that exchange film and find out you'll be defending a running quarterback this week, it gives you the chills. The best athlete on the field is …

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 …