Offensive Line

A Holistic Approach to Protecting the Passer – Dan Gonzalez, Football Consultant, Former HS/College Coach

In this episode from our archives, Dan Gonzalez, long-time coach at both the high school and college levels as well as offense consultant, discusses taking a holistic approach to protecting the passer. Every facet of the offensive plan, from protection principles, to route design, to formations should have protection as a key consideration.

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Flexibility and Creativity to Stay Ahead of the Defense – Scott Lemn, Head Coach, Bridgewater College

In this episode, Scott Lemn discusses his process for evolving an offense with flexibility by design and an openness to creativity. He explains how teaching is central to this process and how the workflow and tools coaches have at their disposal help teach players in a way that is most relevant to them.

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The Joe Moore Award Process for Determining the Best OL – Lance Zierlein, NFL Analyst

In this episode, Lance Zierlein shares his involvement in the Joe Moore Award, sheds light on the process for determining the award’s winning unit, and reveals the characteristics of the highest-performing offensive line units and coaches in the country.

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Assembling Gap-Sound RPOs – Brent Dearmon, Head Coach, North Alabama

From the archives, Brent Dearmon discusses the evolution of the RPO in this episode. Coach Dearmon teaches how to maintain a downhill run mentality, account for the “hot gap”, protect the QB on every play, and find success with Power, Counter, and Buck Sweep as RPO’s.

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Create a Better Plan and Develop Players with Data and Technology – Billy Riebock, Offensive Coordinator, Midwestern State

In this episode, Billy Riebock shares how he utilizes data in the offseason to help determine what the offense will look like for the coming season. He also goes into detail about how Midwestern State utilizes technology to create a better workflow and better teaching tools for their players.

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The Impact of Joe Moore and the Joe Moore Award – Aaron Taylor, NFL Alumnus and Founder of JMA

In this episode, Aaron Taylor passionately shares all the details that embody the Joe Moore Award, the only college football award that honors a group instead of an individual.

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Defeating the Tite Front – Matt Drinkall, Co-OC and OL Coach, Army

The tite front has now gained popularity across all levels of football. Coach Drinkall shares a plan for defeating the tite front, including some of his go-to plays.

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Adding Multiplicity and Flexibility with the Counter Play

In this era of inside zone schemes, the counter, a play popularized by Joe Gibbs in Washington in the 1980’s, has returned.

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Best of Coach and Coordinator: Maximizing Tempo in Your Offense

This “best of” episode shares the ideas of 11 coaches on maximizing the advantages of tempo by how it is structured, the plays run with it, how it’s game planned, the mechanics of playing fast, and how it becomes engrained in culture.

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Creating Consistent Performance, Featuring Matt Jones, OL Coach, Tennessee Martin

Matt Jones, Offensive Line Coach at Tennessee Martin, joins the podcast to discuss the different components that go into creating consistent performance from year-to-year.

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