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
- 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
- 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.
