Football Terminology Crash Course

Here is a list of all of my favorite football resources:

Books:

ALL of Bobby Peters' Books - He writes offensive manuals on teams for individual seasons.
The Pass Coverage Glossary - Cameron Soran
Take Your Eye Off the Ball - Pat Kirwan
Coaching the 3-4 Defense By The Experts - Earl Browning
Coaching the Inside Zone - David Weltz
Defensive Coordinator's Football Handbook - Leo Hand
Breaking Down Your Offensive Opponent - Cody Alexander
Complete Offensive Line - Rick Trickett

Youtube Channels:

Websites/Blogs/Outlets:

Analytics/Statistics:

Podcasts:

2 for 1 Drafts
Make Defense Great Again
Fully Inflated Football Podcast
Run Vass Option
Flying Coach With Sean McVay and Peter Schrager
The Athletic Football Show

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:55 Formations/Personnel
4:36 Motion
5:46 Route Tree/Passing Concepts
10:50 Rushing
16:32 Stunts/Blitzes
17:06 Pass Coverage

[johnwitthegreen]

All my years of playing football and madden, i always wanted to understand a lot more than I did. Out of all the videos ive watched, articles breaking down formations and concepts, this is by far the most explanatory one ive ever watched. good work

[savannahbastian]

assuming I have basic rule and strategy knowledge was ur first mistake

[pimpinaintdeadho]

20 years of playing Madden distilled into one great video. 👍 This should bez mandatory viewing for any football fan.

[kylewilson]

I had to watch it on 0.75 speed, and a lot of it still went over my head! So much valuable information though, so it's worth it. Loved the animations and attention to detail. Thank you for continuing to put out such high-quality content.

[jimjones]

Thanks for a lot of great info! Need to watch this several times.

[BalaAnga]

Hey, I would just like to give you guys a huge thank you to you guys. I'm a High Schooler and I've been interested in football for some time but don't know anything about it, and so I'm going to trails soon to play for a league team. The work you guys have done has really helped me understand the terminology of football, and now I can go play without confusion.

[jonathancarroll]

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for for about the last 20 years. I played in high school so I know how the game works but I only know offensive line. Even with that, I’d like to know how the advanced players read things.

[rolyrod]

I played football and always considered myself a savvy football guy- but this video humbled me along with many “ah hah” moments. Great informational video!!

[JomenNari]

My end goal is to be a NFL coach someday. If i ever do so, Im coming back to this video!

[edahaus]

Helpful hint: 2:53 mark - either the Y or Z, must cover the tackle on the line of scrimmage. Otherwise it's a penalty for illegal formation. The tackles must always be covered. Great video! 👍

[Chukers]

I’ve been watching and playing football since I was like 10 and I still learned a lot, great vid man

[charlietian]

Honestly this was the perfect video for me. I was quite familiar with the WR/DB stuff but everything else I've only heard of at best and kinda kinda. This really solidified my foundations there

[Itaymilgram]

How am I supposed to remember all that💀😭

[snoopyt]

great video, thank you! as someone who never played football and has only recently started watching it, this is super helpful!

[JBullock]

Very well done. This isn’t hard to remember if you watch a few times & understand the game. If you can memorize & comprehend most of this, you’ll know more than 95 % of fans

[tulsatops]

This video rules. Can’t imagine how long your visuals took to make. Brilliant

[lukehunter]

I loved this vid. thank you for actually explaining that when I was on my couch screaming “THE LINEBACKERS AND CB ARE SO CLOSE TO THE LINE, PLEASE FADE OUTSIDE BRO”, I was actually reading cover 2 defense 😭

[KSmedia]

I’m already the most pretentious person at a Super Bowl party, but thanks for helping me do more in that regard.

[musicalambassador]

Very insightful presentation, l have a basic understanding of the different formations and route concepts.

[Will-ufnd]

here before this channel is #1 in nashville sports