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Breaking Down the 2019 Patriots' 4 Blocked Punts

Breaking Down the 2019 Patriots’ 4 Blocked Punts

The 2019 New England Patriots blocked a team record 4 punts, the first time an NFL team had done so since the 2014 Eagles. Analyzing each blocked punt provides insight into how Special Teams units can be aggressive going after punts—teams who block punts win the vast majorityof games. Further analysis also shows how to prevent unforced errors on your own punt team. Two of the blocked punts are…

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5 ways to immediately improve your Special Teams

You probably know Special Teams constitutes one third of the game. You also probably know too many teams, coaches, front offices (and fans) don’t give Special Teams the attention it deserves. I readily admit I used to be one of those coaches. As a 22 year old, I was hired as the offensive coordinator at a high school that had gone 1-19 in their last 20 games. Because of the program’s limited…

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2019 Divisional Round X's & O's Review

2019 Divisional Round X’s & O’s Review

The divisional round of the 2019 NFL playoffs featured some creative play design worth taking a look at. In particular, I was impressed by Matt LaFleurand Green Bay. On 3rd and 7 on Green Bay’s first drive of the game, Green Bay lines up with Trips to the field, and Jimmy Graham isolated in a tight (nasty) split to the boundary. Graham is running a go route up the numbers. The inside WR in the…

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Chiefs Film Review: 2 back formation with Tyreek Hill

The Chiefs have been the most dynamic offense in the NFL, in part because of Andy Reid’s creativity and play calling. The Chiefs have scored huge touchdowns in the past two weeks from a formation that is both interesting to study and particularly difficult to defend: From 12 personnel, Kareem Hunt (#27) and Tyreek Hill (#10) in the backfield, tight end Travis Kelce (#87) in a condensed split with…

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#Andy Reid #Kareem Hunt #Tyreek Hill

2018 Week 8: X's & O's Review

2018 Week 8: X’s & O’s Review

Week 8 of the 2018 NFL season is in the books, and teams continue to score at a historic rate. I broke down two plays that caught my eye: MVP candidate Todd Gurley’s 30 yard reception TD along with the Texans Will Fuller’s 73 yard touchdown. With 7:39 in the 3rd quarter down 10-8, the Rams line up in 11 personnelon 1st & 10 from the Green Bay 30. From Empty, the Rams have three receivers bunched…

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#Bunch #Cover 4 cut #Deep over #Gurley #Will Fuller

Key Plays from NE v. KC

Week 6’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the Chiefs and Patriots featured one of the highest scoring games of the season. It also gave defensive coordinators some film of Patrick Mahomes not being Superman, with the Patriots taking a 24-9 lead into half after 2 Mahomes’ interceptions. Let’s take a deeper dive into some of the key plays from the game.

Game situation: 1st Quarter, 5:23, 1st &…

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#Cover 1 #Cover 2 #Game Situation #Kansas City #Mahomes #New England #Play design #X Follow

Super Bowl 52 X's & O's Review

Super Bowl 52 X’s & O’s Review

Super Bowl 52 was the most prolific offensive game in NFL history with 1,151 total yards and countless records broken. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson and Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels were spectacular; both designed creative schemes and were able to repeatedly create favorable matchups for their respective offenses. Let’s take a look at how the offenses were able to score at will:

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#Doug Pederson #Eagles #Josh McDaniels #mesh #Nick Foles #patriots #Super Bowl 52 #Tom Brady

2017 Divisional Round Review

The 2017 NFL Divisional Round ended with one of the craziest finishes in recent memory, and had plenty of X’s & O’s to breakdown. Let’s review a bit from each of the four games this weekend:

Eagles v. Falcons

The play call on Atlanta’s do or die 4th and Goal from Philly’s 2-yard line is understandably what everyone is talking about. After motioning Tight End (#80) Levine Toilolo across the…

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#Atlanta Falcons #drop sweep #Flood Concept #Jaguars #James White #Joe Thuney #Matt Ryan #patriots #Philadelphia Eagles #Play Action #play call #Saints #sprint out #Vikings

KC's Jet Shovel Power Read Combo: Week 2 X's & O's Review

KC’s Jet Shovel Power Read Combo: Week 2 X’s & O’s Review

Let’s take a further look at the X’s & O’s of a concept that caught my eye from Week 2: the Kansas City Chiefs shovel pass touchdown, which also features jet motion and power read concepts.

Shovel, Jet, Power Read, and More

Andy Reid utilized his fastest players in (#10) Tyreek Hill and (#13) DeAnthony Thomas as decoys to beautifully set up (#87) Travis Kelce for a touchdown. On 2nd & 5 from the…

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#Alex Smith #Andy Reid #Inverted Veer #Kansas City #Power read #Shovel #Tyreek Hill

Super Bowl 51 Preview

Super Bowl 51 is a matchup of juggernaut offenses and underrated defenses. Here’s what to expect from both teams from an X’s and O’s perspective:

When the Patriots have the ball

Expect the Patriots to spend their first couple drives combining fast paced tempo with information gathering. The Patriots use motion and non-traditional sets early to analyze the defense. For example, the Patriots line…

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#Falcons #patriots #Super Bowl 51

How Clemson Beat Bama

Clemson did it–they scored 35 points against what some previously considered to be the best college defense of all time. Just how did Clemson beat Bama? I charted Clemson’s offense throughout the game and found they had consistent success with a few concepts; in the pass game, Clemson beat Bama with tosser and empty smash divide. In the run game, Clemson gained significant yardage with several…

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#alabama #Clemson #counter trey #empty smash divide #tosser

What to look for in Clemson v. Bama Part II

With Clemson and Alabama set for a rematch in the National Championship game, I’ll be looking for two specific plays Clemson had success with in their win over Ohio State: the QB counter pitch and a unique jet sweep pitch. Let’s take a further look at each scheme.

QB Counter Pitch

The QB counter pitch is a natural evolution of the QB counter trey read, depicted below:

Instead of riding the QB/RB…

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#alabama #Clemson #Nick Saban

Week 1 X's & O's Review: A.J. Green vs. Revis

Week 1 X’s & O’s Review: A.J. Green vs. Revis

Week 1 Film Study–An X’s & O’s look at a big play from the past week in the NFL, Darrelle Revis and A.J. Green:

Bengals Play Action Yankee Concept TD vs. Jets Cover 3

Week 1 resulted in quite a bit of buzz around Darrelle Revis and his subpar performance against the Bengals. One particular play was a 54-yard touchdown to A.J. Green. Let’s take a further look and break down exactly what happened.

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#A.J. Green #Bengals #Cover 3 #Darrelle Revis #Jets #Yankee

Jimmy Garoppolo: Breaking down the 2nd preseason game

With Tom Brady suspended for the first four games of the season, all eyes are on Jimmy Garoppolo. In the preseason, demonstrating traits of a successful QB is far more important than wins, losses, or statistics. This article analyzes Garoppolo’s second preseason game. My breakdown from the first preseason game on his accuracy, progression, pocket presence, and decision making can be found here.

A…

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#Accuracy #Decision Making #Footwork #Jimmy Garoppolo #Pocket Presence #Progression #Tom Brady

Arizona Game Winning Shovel Pass & Various Shovel Option Concepts

Arizona finished off their 26-20 overtime victory against Green Bay on a shovel pass from Carson Palmer to Larry Fitzgerald. Shovel pass is a common play used around the goal line in the NFL. Let’s analyze how Bruce Arians designed a shovel concept with no option element or QB run threat, along with other variations of the Shovel Option Concept.

Shovel option is a combination of Power blocking…

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#Arizona Cardinals #Bruce Arians #Shovel Pass #Triple Option

Cam Newton's Big Run: A look at the Inverted/Power Veer

Cam Newton’s Big Run: A look at the Inverted/Power Veer

In the Panthers Week 15 win, Cam Newton became the first player in NFL history with 5 passing TD and 100 rush yards in the same game. He gained 47 of these yards on one play with one of the Panthers favorite QB run concepts: the Inverted or Power Veer. Let’s take a further look at the concept.

The Panthers start with two receivers left and one receiver right along with Tight End Greg Olsen. The…

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#Cam #Inverted Veer #Power Veer

Rams Split Zone End Around

Rams Todd Gurley broke out in Week 4 for 146 yards on 19 carries while Tavon Austin had 116 yards from scrimmage with 2 touchdowns. Rams Offensive Coordinator Frank Cignettihas put both players in a position to succeed with excellent play calling and creative play design. One particular set of plays that Cignetti has set up is a split zone end around package. The package begins with the end…

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#End Around #Frank Cignetti #Split Zone #Tavon Austin #Todd Gurley

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