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I help high school football coaches implement offensive NFL-level concepts by breaking down plays and strategies in a clear, practical way.
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Building a heavy package with the Rams 13P (opens the original)
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After a slow start in Australia, the Rams were firing on all cylinders Monday night against the Giants, just 19 yards shy of 500 yards of offense on the night. The run game averaged nearly 7 yards per carry once kneel downs are factored out. I mentioned a few weeks ago in the season primer that I was excited to see what the Rams developed with a full offseason, and we’re going to examine a package of plays that demonstrate the illusion of complexity while the Rams were trying to put this one on
49ers Banana “DASH” Motion Package (opens the original)
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This season, we are looking at how the Shanahan-McVay tree offenses use what McVay calls “The Illusion of Complexity” to keep defenses on their toes. Ironically, McVay’s defense could not stop Shanahan’s offense last Thursday in Australia, and the Illusion of Complexity had a lot to do with it.In case you aren’t familiar, the term “Illusion of Complexity” refers to play sequencing/packaging. The offense wants to make as many plays look the same for as long as possible. This is football’s equival
2026 NFL Regular Season Primer (opens the original)
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The NFL season has officially kicked off! With the games being played the last two nights, there hasn’t been film out nor time to break it down to this point. This morning, I’m just going to let you know who we are watching and what we are really watching for! If you’re new here since the end of last season, every week, I break down the various offenses around the league that have stemmed from the Shanahan-McVay tree. This season, we’re going to focus on “The Illusion of Complexity,” how each of
Don’t be this coach this season... (opens the original)
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I don’t just watch a lot of NFL film. I watch a lot of high school football too. Over the last month of scrimmages, jamborees, and the start of the season, I’ve already seen it too many times. I hope that being a member of Wide Zone Warriors means this isn’t you.This is something we touched on this past offseason, but heading into the 2026 season, I want to send a reminder — football is an 11-on-11 game. It’s easy to want it to look like Saturday, except we’re handing the ball into boxes we can’
Mike LaFleur introduced this season's study topic (opens the original)
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The 2026 season kicked off with the Hall of Fame Game, and fortunately for us, that included an offense from the Shanahan-McVay tree — though admittedly, there was roughly a 50% chance of that happening given how widespread the system has become. Mike LaFleur, the new offensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals, was running the show last Thursday night.With that, I’m excited to announce our theme of study for the season. In past years we’ve looked at explosive plays, and last year we looked
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