Sonny Dykes General Football Philosophy

Dallas Glazier 2012

General Philosophy

• Unselfishness
• This has to be universal through out your locker room - Players, Coaches, Trainer, Managers, Video Staff - anyone that has contact with your program must have this personality.
• Morale - "Lucky to be Together"
• Jim Harbaugh - "Who has it better than us? - Nobody!"
• Accountable - Grows leadership and toughness throughout your clubhouse
• Must be open lines of Communication between Coaches and Players.
• Players have to know they can trust you. You are there for the betterment of them not just football.
• Trust between Staff - Coach / Players

Personnel

• What do you have?
• Must make system fit the players in your organization - especially at the High School Level where you cannot recruit.
• How can you win?
• Eliminate opportunities to give players the chance to make bad decisions.
• The more your players have to think - The better chance they have of making mistakes. You want your guys reacting and playing NOT thinking.
• Quarterback
• Has to be able to handle the Mental part of the game. You can control the Physical part by play calls.
• Skill Players
• Scheme for exceptional Players to touch the football often.
• Spread out the touches for your Average Players
• Lineman
• Power and Lead for your Size Lineman
• Misdirection for your Smaller Lineman

Building an Offense

• Have a TE - Use them!
• TE will force defenses to call strength.
• TE empty and throw screens - TE on corner for bubbles will give you a size advantage
• QB run game is a Great Equalizer
• Zone Read, QB Power
• Forces the Defense to account for the QB - Now your back to playing 11 on 11. If you do not run your QB the defense somewhere on the field can out number you - 10 on 11.
• Tempo - Tempo - Tempo
• The faster you play - The simpler you can be as an offense and play caller.
• The faster you play - You will keep a defense in basic alignment 90% of the time.
• Drills must match YOUR Philosophy
• Screen and Cut often to Neutralize D-Line
• If you are over matched up front - These two options are a must to cast doubt into the Defensive Lineman as they play. Now they are thinking instead of reacting, which will now give you the advantage.