Offensive Line Coaches

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Comment by Jamin Savell on June 27, 2012 at 12:25am

Jason,

I know it's been over a year since you're cutting issue, but here's some of the stuff I do:

1st thing, cutting is a mentality.  I've had 280 lbers that would cut every chance they had (even when they didn't need to) and I've had 180 lbers that wouldn't do it to save their lives.

I make them rip through a dummy over and over and over with their backside shoulder and roll three times back into the pad.  If they're knuckle heads and won't do it, I make them scream "1", "2", "3" as they roll back into the bag.  If they're falling down I'll take some athletic tape and put an "X" on the bag so that they have an aiming point.  I'll actually do it for them so that they can see how the bag needs to explode backwards and will even roll.  I incorporate this into their get-off drills so I'm killing two birds with one stone and to show them that we're going to start the day cutting and end the day cutting.

I call them shiver balls (but the orangey-red balls that defensive guys use to shed cut blocks), roll them and have my guys cut them too.  They'll only do it wrong a couple of times until the figure out (if they don't listen to me up front) that you have to turn your shoulders when you rip through to cut.  You also HAVE to do that with shoulder pads on.  I did it once without to show my guys they were being pansies and let's just say I did it once.  

These are just 2 things I do with them.  Even during team I'll have the guys in the box on scout team hold blocking shields.  I've found that my guys are more aggressive in firing out into those shields as opposed to just someone across from them.  Also, my linemen will tell the scout team guys if they're cutting and the scout teamers will run and right before they're cut they'll put the bag on the ground to let the linemen cut them.  I tell my guys that if the scout team won't do it right to just cut them anyway.

Hope this helps.

Comment by Jason Isaac on February 19, 2011 at 12:43am

We are switching to a zone blocking scheme for our Pistol offense. Do any of you gents have an effective drill to teach PROPER cut blocking. My guys are really hesitant and I just can't get them to buy in.

Comment by Marcos Hoff on May 28, 2010 at 11:55am

Michal - if you get any replies on drills for shotgun snapping please forward to me. We did an 8 on 8 tackle program this spring. I ran an 8 man version of the single wing offense. My center would do about 30 snaps a day in practice and by about game 3 just couldn't get the snap right. I put in a kid who never played football and BAM - he was perfect.

Take it easy

Marcos

Comment by Michael Fuller on May 25, 2010 at 5:09pm

Does anyone have any drills for shotgun snapping? I have a young center who is working hard to perfect his snap but, has a problem with consistancy.

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