Football Film Room Weekly Newsletter
Week of January 26th
This week at Football Film Room…
Darnold and Kubiak Picked Apart the Rams Defense
The Seahawks got past the Rams to advance to the Super Bowl primarily because of the performance of Sam Darnold and the play-calling of Klint Kubiak.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Embarrasses Itself, Keeps Bill Belichick Out in First Year of Eligibility
On Tuesday, news broke that there are at least 11 people on this planet who actually think Bill Belichick didn’t do enough in his NFL career to become a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer.
The Football Film Room Show - Episode #18
In episode #18 of The Football Film Room Show, I recap an entertaining Conference Championship Sunday:
The Football Film Room Show Transcript with All-22 Highlights
Have you ever listened to a football podcast and wished you could see the plays the hosts were referring to? With that in mind, I posted the transcript of the most recent episode and included clips of the plays I was talking about.
FFR Playbook Play of the Week
Our playbook has more than 80 breakdowns grouped by concept (e.g. passing game, running game, situational, coverages, pressures, etc.) with hundreds of examples from NFL games. Get a Founding Member subscription to access.
This week’s featured concept is about using wide receivers in the backfield (which we saw the Seahawks do in the NFC Championship Game):
Using Wide Receivers in the Backfield
One great way for an offense to use personnel to its advantage is to align skill players in non-traditional positions. We see this regularly throughout the NFL with running backs and tight ends aligning on the perimeter to help provide pre-snap indicators