Five-Step Protection Scheme

by Jay Bohner
Offensive Line Coach, Olivet Nazarene University
American Football Monthly April 2005 Issue Online At Olivet Nazarene University we base all of our passing philosophies on protecting the quarterback first. Our five-step passing game is based on three different protection schemes, the ability to have 7, 6, or 5 men to stay in and protect the passer. Which protection we use is not always based on formation, but rather we base our protection scheme on the needs of a particular route concept. Sometimes we will line up with two backs in the backfield. But a par...Login to Read More

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