John Shoop, Former NFL/FBS Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach on Quarterback Development

John Shoop, Former NFL/FBS Offensive Coordinator and QB Coach on Quarterback Development

From the Archives: Guest host Charlie Coiner joins Keith Grabowski this season for “The Game Plan” series. Coiner is a retired coach and the founder of First Down Playbook. Coiner has worked as an assistant coach in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills and ash the college level with a number of teams, most notably, Vanderbilt, LSU, Louisville, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

John Shoop has coached at every level. Currently the QB coach at AC Reynolds High School, Shoop spent the majority of his career in the NFL as a quarterbacks for the Panthers, and added offensive coordinator duties with the Bears, Buccaneers, and Raiders. He then went on to be the offensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina and then Purdue.

00:44 John Shoop bio
02:09 Change in the focal point of offense
02:47 Continue developing QB mechanics in season
04:20 The value of the QB coach
04:50 Constant feedback is necessary
05:17 Calibration and timing
06:14 Coaching “that guy” and protecting him in practice
07:09 Working with the second quarterback
08:31 Grading players on their proficiency of the playbook
09:37 Continuing to prepare for contingency plans
10:58 John Shoop joins the show
11:39 Challenge of honing the decision while improving mechanics
12:09 The best coaches think of an entire practice as an individual period
12:50 Always coach techniques
13:50 Working waist up and waist down
14:49 Two things upper: arm speed and a tight circle (Tom Brady, Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers)
17:28 Lower body: wide base and throw with a small step
18:30 Harder to correct the upper body
19:51 Training the lower body
21:14 “The eye of the hurricane”
21:46 Coaching up fundamentals outside of individual
22:17 The value of 7 on 7 in QB development
24:33 Working with the youth league and 7 on 7 coaches
25:27 Offense today and how they stimulate enthusiasm
29:38 Number one goal in the NFL for a quarterback – start 16 games
30:35 Be intentional about durability
31:05 Dick Jauron – cumulative effects of hits
32:32 A play that can work at all three levels – “Razor”
36:59 The upper body – Peyton Manning
38:36 7 on 7 in practice tips to get a more game like feel
42:00 Getting more out of the drill for number two QB