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 By Jim Jackson The New Orleans Saints offense is ranked 4th in Scoring Offense (29.9 ppg) and 7th in Rushing Offense (140.6 ypg) as of Week 15. Some of the best rushing concepts they are employing are in their Short Yardage and Goalline situations. Short Yardage is usually defined as 3rd or 4th Down and 1-2 to gain. Some people consider 3rd and 3 a SY situation and the Saints certainly do at times as well. Goalline offense is considered anything inside the 4 yard line. The Saints will certainly use these plays in the middle of the field on regular down and distance, but the coaching staff like to use them in important unique opportunities.  We broke down 5 games, and conceptually speaking the Saints run a small number of concepts with a wide variety of presentations to the defense. The concepts are: 1. FB Dive 2. Duo (w/an extra OL at the Point of Attack) 3. QB Run with Taysom Hill 4. Wide Zone The Saints coaching staff employs their best players in these critical down and distance si

 By Jim Jackson James Robinson of the Jacksonville Jaguars is currently the third leading rusher in the NFL with 1,070 rushing yards through Week 15. He is having a great season for anyone, and has been productive his entire career at Illinois St (shoutout MVFC). He recently had a lower leg injury in the 4th Quarter vs. the Ravens so we hope his season is not done.  James displays some of the most critical traits we look for in a Running Back. Vision is the most important trait that a RB can possess. This is very innate, and it is typically more difficult to coach for players in the box. He sees holes quickly and can accelerate through them. Second, he has great balance which is displayed by his ability to make people miss. In the 5 games we broke down, he repeatedly makes the first tackler miss. Finally, he is tough. His strength works well with the scheme in Jacksonville to make sure he gains positive yards. There were very few TFLs in the games we broke down. He loves to run in betw

 By Jim Jackson In Football, like in life, there is an age-old saying, "It's never as good as it seems, it's never as bad as it seems." There were some experts and pundits who were shocked yesterday when the winless NY Jets beat the LA Rams in Week 15 of the NFL season. We have been watching and studying the Jets for the last month and noticed that they were really a much better team than their record indicated. The OL had been physical all season, and they play with great technique specifically in their wide zone play. This article will focus on some of the great individual efforts displaying talent/coaching/scheme. NYJ have some really good and young talented players on the OL. We look forward to watching them develop. Play 1: Week 11 NYJ vs LA Chargers 8 yard gain on Wide Zone. They run behind Mekhi Becton and Connor McGovern.  Play 2: Week 7 NYJ vs BUF Bills is a 7 yard gain on another wide zone. This is an elite play by the Center Connor McGovern. Great technique

 By Jim Jackson The Washington Football Team late season push has been fueled by many factors. The first being the great defense the they have played in since Thanksgiving. On offense, controlled, quick passes has been another major factor. But this article will focus on the run game and specifically Duo. The WFT run it from a variety different formations, RB alignments, and motions. It is a downhill run that that allows the OL to come off the ball with double teams to create vertical movement. This is a statement play! Duo is a gap scheme play that can be run from under center, pistol, or gun. It also can be run out of 11, 12, and 22 personnel. WFT runs this every week to compliment their wide zone game. Simply put, the OL is blocking on gap scheme angles in one direction and the RB is running the opposite direction. We will dissect the RB read in the diagrams. The first play was vs DAL on Thanksgiving. 4th Quarter to ice the game. 23 yard statement play and run! Duo is a physical pla