Links!!!

Just a tidbit on some things I 'm reading and other happenings out there on the Internet.  Sorry for the lack of postings, but the book comes first, and the blog is suffering.  Please bear with me as I do have some good posts in the works.

Brophy's been beating the band over at Cripes! Get Back to Fundamentals blog.  The latest post on how to download and cut up the NFL's "All-22" films, is, pardon my French...BAD ASS.  Great job big dawg!  Other good ones here lately have been some stuff on Bo Pelini (one of my favorite Over/Under guys), as well as Brophy's 1 high Nickle stuff (which plays in to some of my older posts on defending the spread with a one-high look).

Coach Hoover's been working his tail off too, with some good articles on ball security, using the 8-2-1 kickoff return to limit concussions and injuries (for more 8-2-1 stuff go here), and Urban Meyer's passing concept known as Bullets.  As usual, Hoover's posts are clean, clear and full of some awesome information.

The next blog, is Smart Football.  To be honest, if you aren't checking Smart Football daily, what the hell are you doing then???  Really guys, take the time out to read this blog...DAILY, the popular author of The Essential Smart Football, Chris Brown, has one of the best football blogs around.  The blog is filled with not only football X's and O's, but also philosophy, practice organization information, and even the occasional business and life posts.  What more could you want all in one blog?

Spread Football is a cool blog with several nice tidbits for the spread happy coach.  Some of my favorites have been the post on double slants (always a favorite of mine), the post on option from pistol sets and especially the post on Alabama's smash concept.  A very well thought out and clean blog, so what are you waiting for?  Go check out Spread Football!!!

A couple of new sites I haven't had a chance to read all the posts on are Coach Vint's site and Coach Mac's Play Fast Football.  The few posts I have read, have been flat awesome!  Coach Vint's post on building a championship culture are second to none.  These are two new blogs I'm checking out, and from what I've seen, they will be added to the reading list...shortly.

So many  blogs...so little time!

Again, sorry about the delay in posts, maybe this will wet your whistle for a while until I can get finished with the book.  Things are looking good though and coming right along with it, but when you are a perfectionist it probably takes a bit longer than it really should.  Anyhow, please be patient with me!

Duece

For Those Looking For Some TGOG Video and Technique

Here is some video that may help explain things a bit better.  Though some of the techniques are a bit different than the method I describe in my posts, the theory is basically the same.

Some confusion that's been going on is alignment and assignment.  First off, the rules are clear and concise.  When the defense aligns, regardless of the front, the DL know their assignment based on the status of their inside gap.  If their inside gap is open, then they are a two gapper.  If the inside gap is occupied, then they are a one gapper.

Some other questions have been on whether or not the one gapper will still spill.  My answer has been, yes if he can, if not, no big deal, he did his job by getting off the ball and getting up field.  He should be aligned wide enough to see this, but it's not imperative that he spill, in my opinion.  The run fits work with or without him spilling.

I've had coaches ask me about the various fronts you can run this technique out of, to which my answer has been "I do not know" because all I've ever run it out of is an even front.  Some coaches are suggesting running a two gap nose and have the DT's or DE's in an outside shade and let them two gap.  Look, the idea here is simple, use the technique and the rules, and apply them accordingly.

Another thing I got from my friend who runs this technique is he has switched to using this technique against one back teams only now.  Against two and three back teams he has moved to a traditional way of playing blocks and utilizes a one-back adjustment to the base technique which is TGOG.  When I ran it (by sheer accident) I used it as a call, so really, the sky's the limit when it comes to how you want to package this with your defense.

I really don't know any other way to explain the technique other than what I have.  Hopefully the videos can give me a bit of credibility on the basis of the technique, since some of my peers feel that if it isn't run on Saturdays or Sundays then the technique isn't worth squat!  Anyhow, just thought I'd take a break from writing this book to drop a blurb on TGOG to set things straight.

DL - Pete Jenkins - 1 Gap, 2 Gap Technique (2009) Title 1 from Duece on Vimeo.

Duece

I do Apologize

As shown on The 12th Man Blog, I got a little heated last week, and wasn't really thinking when I shut the site down.  I have been literally shocked by all the PM's on the Huey board and the emails of folks that use this site, some on a daily basis.  I never intended the site to be used like that, it was really just a form of release for me.  I had no idea so many of you actually used this stuff.  So, this post is a sincere apology for letting a few "bad eggs" spoil it for everybody else.

I'm a very passionate person when it comes to things I love, and I fight for them, and I also struggle with criticism of some of my ideas that I'm very passionate about.  Criticism, to me, is failure.  However, we all know, criticism is how we get better, and this is one of those times I let my flaw get to me.  Like the title says, I do apologize.

The site is up, but I'm going to take a break from posting for a while.  I need to finish this book, and I've got a couple of job interviews I may go to as well.  I'm going to focus on that, and see where that gets me, so don't worry, I'm sure I'll be back on here blogging in no time (it's kind of addicting).  Until then, use whatever you can on the site, and shoot me any questions you have at footballislifeblog@yahoo.com.

Take care,

Duece