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Pass Protection - O-Line Play for the Pistol & Off-Set Gun
- Item #
- WN-07185
- Format
- Buy Now Watch Now + instant streaming
About this video
Every great running offense, the pistol and offset gun included, still needs a solid passing game, and head coach Eric Driskell believes the single most important piece of any passing game is the protection of the offensive line. In this coaching video he covers the pass protections Blue Valley High School uses behind its shotgun run game: 3-step, 5-step, sprint-out and play action, taught with on-field demonstrations and game film.
What you'll learn
- Blocking assignments and rules for 3-step, 5-step, sprint-out and play-action pass protections.
- How Blue Valley teaches offensive line stance, with on-field demonstrations.
- The teaching progressions Coach Driskell uses to install pass protection.
- The O-line drills he trusts to teach pass-blocking technique, demonstrated on the field.
- Protection schemes for handling odd and even front defenses.
- Why a run-first pistol or offset gun offense still needs a reliable passing game.
- How it all comes together, with extensive game film of the Blue Valley offensive line.
Who it's for
High school and college offensive line coaches and coordinators who run the pistol or offset gun and want their protections taught with the same rigor as their run game.
About the coach
Eric Driskell was head coach at Blue Valley High School in Kansas, where his shotgun offense won multiple state championships behind an offensive line coached to both run block and pass protect.
This video contains extensive game film and on-field demonstrations. Runtime: about 66 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Which pass protections are taught in this video?
Four of them: 3-step, 5-step, sprint-out and play action, each with the blocking assignments and rules Blue Valley uses from the pistol and offset gun, plus schemes for odd and even fronts.
Will these protections work outside a pistol or shotgun offense?
The protection rules, stance teaching and pass-set drills are fundamental offensive line work, so high school and college line coaches in most systems can lift them directly.
What is the cost and how do I watch it?
The video is $19.95 as a Buy Now, Watch Now stream: it plays instantly in your AFM Videos account on a computer, tablet or phone, and you can rewatch it without limit. The 1-Year All Access membership ($99/year) covers it too, along with the whole library.
Does the video show the drills being run or just diagrams?
Stance, progressions and pass-blocking drills are all demonstrated on the field by Blue Valley linemen, and extensive game film shows the protections holding up in games.