Xs & Os: Dagger

[@freechronic2813]

"It's just a deep in... And the thing about it is it's not just a deep in" - JT O'Sullivan

[@ericsnyder5427]

And btw these concept vids are amazing. Keep em coming Dr.!!!

[@TheQBSchool]

Thank you! Will do!

[@laurenzgierer1173]

That thumbnail is just the best thing you are gonna see for quite a while

[@TheQBSchool]

Ha. Thanks.

[@treyarea413]

Love the play breakdowns from different playbooks. You are definitely in a unique position having played for all of these different teams to offer knowledge not many people have. Great work 💪🏻

[@davidgalarza5961]

Love the concept series! Keep it up JT!

[@TheQBSchool]

Thanks! Will do!

[@thecryingshame]

With you waving that dagger around, I'd be afraid NOT to like the video😁

[@neipo]

My favorite series you do even though I'm way to old to put any of this to use outside of madden

[@sunrisepups4376]

Andrew Napierkowski it’s great for Madden tho lol

[@JoeDaveycrockettsoundlabs]

Just a +1 for the love of these concept videos. Dagger is my Madden go to so that reference just made my day!

[@JeremyDeBose]

Every video, I take notes since my first ever spring as a coach is coming up.

[@rentonnotner]

From the UK and I too love the Concept series and all x's and o's!! Great work keep it up!! You are making me a much better Madden player!!

[@mitchellwinters4429]

These are my favorite and teach me a lot! Please keep doing these I love em

[@tvst7856]

Easy play to be successful at at any level. Loved running this.

[@robbeppolite]

Concept series is awesome. I always like to hear how the terminology varies from west coast teams versus others and how different teams name their plays.

[@jakehenry501]

It is awesome to see some of these concept type videos with some game film attached to them to put the picture in motion. I tried running this last year with our frosh/soph high school team and ended up having the issue where our "clear out" became more of a "in the way" route often being in the same window as the deep in. I wish I would have gotten to the Post instead of the clear out in earlier. Great video JT

[@KindredBrujah]

I love these, I'd happily watch you break down the whole lot. I used to think I actually understood quite a bit about football, and watching your vids has shown me I know sod all. I love learning more though!

[@TheQBSchool]

Glad you like them!

[@TheFranchiseCA]

Always more to understand. Gridiron football has incredible tactical depth because each individual play is so structured.

[@KindredBrujah]

@@TheFranchiseCA - That's what I love about it. I just didn't know how much I didn't know until I started watching JT, if that makes sense?

[@blakeattaway402]

Oklahoma runs a really good dagger play. They’re running the air raid mesh with a dagger tag from a trips bunch set. Was a really good 3rd down pass for them.

[@TheQBSchool]

The HS I coach at runs that exact play...take one guess what it's called?

[@blakeattaway402]

The QB School I’m a terrible guesser but Oklahoma?

[@chrislong3620]

I am totally in on these videos after I spotted a drive concept in a game. Now I want to learn more see what else I can spot while I am armchair quarterbacking. Keep up the good work.

[@davidgrider4302]

The Saint's play looked to me like a Dagger/Drive Concept Combo with out the Drag pattern. As usual great content!😎

[@teyevans9110]

Thank you. My coach been trying to run this in 7v7 but I've been trying to tell him we need something on the flat. This play looks so much more smooth now

[@colonelrobertsjr.7882]

As coaches, we're not always right!! I knew about this play but never knew how to install it!!

[@teyevans9110]

@@colonelrobertsjr.7882 Its mature to confess that. We all can still learn from each other. Those are the best coaches that continue to learn on their own but from other coaches and players even.

[@Yay4Yay]

Ngl I’m attached to this channel mostly because he was my franchise Qb in madden for the saints back in the day

[@dsabre4990]

Concept videos are fun...keep em up.

[@TonyBananas18]

Thanks coach these are awesome! You read my mind with this one because I was considering making Dagger a core concept this upcoming season and came up with Switch dagger thinking I reinvented the wheel... turns out teams have been running it for 20+ years, can’t wait to unleash it on these defenses!

[@marcemarc6516]

I learned this as 65-in… deadly play in high school

[@aribavel2757]

Love the Concept Videos, man!!!!

[@Johnysimus]

Again - concept installation = love it. What would be really nice if you could show examples of a concept being run in the NFL on a coaches film and look at how defenses played it and what is the QB supposed to read/look at when this and that happens.

[@COInTexas]

Another outstanding video! Please keep doing these.

[@duster0066]

I like the vid. I don't play Madden and stopped paying attention 20 years ago. Gotta learn the O to stop the O.

[@donmegatron79]

Love these videos! Taking my Madden game to another level!

[@TheQBSchool]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@sereya666]

Really love these concept videos!! Keep them coming

[@jessehovey3498]

Really loving the concept type videos!

[@donovanshy9927]

This is the video i have been waiting for

[@kraigelliott5374]

Awesome video! Awesome explanation! Thanks for sharing all the different playbooks and how they look at the concept. I am wondering...did most of these concepts originate with Bill Walsh and the West Coast offense? I have studied much on them and with the variety and proliferation of these concepts among all NFL, college, and high school teams, as well as its evolution through a variety of offensive styles, it seems that Bill's concepts would have been the original foundation. BTW, we used to call this play "Under" where I coached in high school. We ran it out of a spread concept and from trips bunch. The inside WR of the bunch would run an in-breaking 'whip' route.

[@santoshennessy5418]

Love the plays

[@jeffsherwood5259]

Great video. I’m a dad with a son playing HS ball. I gotta do film study too! Thx again.

[@ericjohnson4877]

I'd like to see you talk about variations on the "NCAA" route concept. Drawn up in 21 personnel with a TE & Flanker, and a back side split end, the Z runs a post, the X runs a dig, the Y runs a shallow. You can swap routes, tag routes, and come up with variations for 2x2 and 3x1. I'm curious if and how this concept was used in the league?

[@CerebralIschemia]

These vids are awesome man thanks for doin em

[@mjciavola]

Love any concept videos

[@doughebert4116]

Will you do a Joe Burrow video, one on his mechanics and football IQ?

[@ericsnyder5427]

An alert is a route which would open up versus a certain defensive look which the alert would take advantage of...

[@witbio]

yes sir, upload more please

[@sunrisepups4376]

Love all the philosophy stuff

[@XPetabreadX]

Hey JT, was just wondering with some of these concepts if you can say where on the field they are most effective. The dagger concept seems like a no go in the red zone. But I would like your thoughts.

[@OMGitzTWCPerm]

Just awesome

[@emeraldthoughts6741]

Love the concepts

[@marctaylor7590]

Cool video and play concept, I'm wondering how this could be used to setup a shot play targeting the clear receiver, obviously a lower percentage type thing

[@EverythingIsGuchi]

Madden taught me it works, The QB School taught me how and why it works

[@mo4me12]

I have become a student of the game!!!!

[@hanknelson2570]

Another great video, thanks for your knowledge. So, who is the one thumb's down? Good grief!

[@kraken7784]

Dang JT that highschool play was like 1st and 20 what happned?

[@bradyperformance]

Coach, great stuff as always! You mentioned a couple of times that the timing would be thrown off on the dig when there were coverage techniques that would slow the wideout down, would they just shorten the route depth in those instances? Would you instruct your QB to go to his alerts in that instance or would you simply work to the shallow/drive?

[@TheQBSchool]

I prefer just big 3 ing the drop or knowing you gotta extra hitch/reset it to maintain timing.

[@bradyperformance]

@@TheQBSchool I hear that. Some of the guys with big arms are drifting back to create space. If you were coaching a Mahomes, Rodgers, Stafford, or Josh Allen would the coaching points on deeper developing concepts differ?

[@TheQBSchool]

No idea. Nice prob to have.

[@robertharville8485]

Could you possibly explain "Alert" in more depth and would this be feasible for high school QB's

[@TheQBSchool]

Pretty sure there is a vid on that

[@ericsnyder5427]

Any time now...

[@ThePadi94]

Dagger is my favourite concept next to Stick! Could you explain what you mean with an alert to a receiver? Thanks

[@Jake_Cotumaccio]

He's talked about alerts in previous videos but I don't remember which ones. Basically an alert happens when you get a good personnel matchup against the perfect coverage to take a shot that's not part of the core concept of the play design. In the first example, the Z receiver on the right isn't involved in the dagger concept. However, if you know they'll win their matchup and the coverage is such that it's basically a 1-on-1 over there, the QB can yell "Alert!" at the line. This tells the Z receiver that he should run the go route instead of a comeback (or vise versa) and he should expect the ball to come his way. Example (not from the first clip): A speedy receiver has burned a cornerback multiple times in the game and the corner is getting scared. Any time the receiver runs straight at him, the corner flips his hips to start running so he doesn't get beat down the field. You can alert that receiver to run a deep comeback if you see that it's something like Cover 1 where it's man coverage and not much help over the top. The cornerback is on an island. As the route starts, the corner will panic thinking it's a "Go" route and will start running down the field so they don't get beat deep. That's when the receiver hits the brakes and turns around for the comeback, and he'll usually be open. Again, you need a good personnel matchup (fast receiver vs. scared corner) and the perfect coverage (man-to-man with little/no help over the top).

[@ThePadi94]

Jacob Cotumaccio thank you for that great explanation!

[@JustinBurchette-q1h]

How did that high school team get to 1st and 35?

[@brianjonker510]

I am thinking that dagger out of a bunch triple like you showed from the Bengals would be real good for a team that uses a bubble screen often. Do I understand this correctly?

[@KindredBrujah]

Sounds plausible. Most playcalling is about anticipating the opponent anticipating what you normally play and playing something else. That's a fine balancing act, because you have to play what you normally play often enough for your opponent to consider it what you normally play. Hence why tactics in American Football are so damn complex.

[@alexhess1004]

I thinks bubble screens are out dated ot works in high school or college but in the nfl everybody is fast that's why a west coast or air raid offense is preferable to the old spread offense.

[@michaelmerdinger6985]

Hey JT I have a question about a dagger concept. Trips,; outside and #2 wr (middle slot) both have 5 yard in routes and the #3 slot has a corner. Would this be considered a dagger concept?

[@TheQBSchool]

Not to me

[@andyjabez9780]

What's the difference between dagger and sail route? Especially the last example from the saints, looked like a sail to me. Both have a go or clear route with two routes underneath. Is it just in vs out route?

[@sm112103]

I think the difference is the conflict defender, dagger is a deep in breaking route to conflict the hook/curl defender where as Sail/ Flood is ran with a deep speed out & a flat route meant to conflict the flat defender.

[@andyjabez9780]

@@sm112103 thank you!

[@BozheTsaryaKhrani]

Do u have a favorite formation or concept

[@TheQBSchool]

See logo

[@heryang4019]

Hey JT, What is an “Alert”? I hear you say it a lot in your X and O videos!

[@JeremyDeBose]

Her Yang Its not part of the main route combo/concept/read, but if you have the matchup or coverage you go there instead. A lot of times it’s a backside post against middle field open. That’s my basic understanding of it.

[@heryang4019]

Jeremy DeBose thanks brother! 👊

[@deerloversheridan3038]

Why are the 1st and 40???

[@codyoleski9657]

Is this better vs 1 or 2 high?

[@TheQBSchool]

Both

[@dsk1317]

There's one thing I would love to see, an in-depth look at all the pass pro schemes. From B.O.B, to half slide, to full slide w/ back cutting the DE (quick game). 2 /3 jet is called a full slide, but it appears the tackle is locked on the 7/9 tech, guard on the 3 tech, and back has dual read. I know, I just described the BOB side of a half slide lol. Or is it more of a 4 man slide, w/tackle locked on the DE, & back with dual read? #HelpMe

[@TheQBSchool]

Good idea. would be a long vid. perhaps a vid on each. lots of way to do it. Might be better for OL school though?

[@dsk1317]

Also, vs traditional (404,505) odd fronts when the guards take the DE's, the tackles take will & sam, back dual reads inside backers... when is this used?

[@chrislong3620]

If you don't mind me asking where do you play/coach? I played left tackle and you already seem to know more than me. Truthfully all my teams just set me up with the other team's DE and told me to never let him hit the QB.

[@jluchette]

I adore your videos. They’re exactly what I need to advance my understanding of watching live plays unfold. They help me equally when watching analysis. My only- ONLY criticism of your videos is the use of the “verse.” It’s “versUS.” I’m not even trying to criticize- but proper verbiage will help you come across as even more intelligent. Keep up the phenomenal work.

[@fontolan942]

looks very similar to the sucker concept

[@TheQBSchool]

Really?

[@sunrisepups4376]

Concepts

[@TheQBSchool]

nope

[@tabbylove744]

Coach, like your show, well, this is the ole Lombardi Offense under Bart Starr, the Manager QB-type QB. The O sends then TE Kramer on a two step out and the otherside Flkr, as well and then split the coverage and hit the first available. This set-up as you know the vaunted Packers Power Sweep...pull two guard Thurston and that other Kramer and look out. Point is that was ina run first league...nowadays these schemes are crafted in a passing crazy league. To me that´s not football..it´s like a flag.fb league matter-of-fact why not give the NFL flags and save the league huge medical expenses and more importantly the players well-being. The hitting is not tackling when the hiitters are targeting knees or horse collaring and the DB are practically raping the WR anymore especially KC...so there you have it. The Refereeing is horrible.

[@bababharunathlibrarysociet3614]

sir raam ram sir

[@robertm1122]

The film person that did not get the WRs in the frame of the shot should be fired.