JOE DANIEL / August 21, 2025

We Can’t Keep Up with Spread Offenses | FBCP S19E03

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Can’t Keep Up with Spread Offenses

JOE DANIEL / AUGUST 21,  2025

We Can’t Keep Up with Spread Offenses | FBCP S19E03

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Can’t Keep Up with Spread Offenses

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel

We Cant Stop Dual-Threat QBs

There isn’t a perfect defensive scheme in football. Let’s say that again, there isn’t a perfect defensive scheme in football. They all work. Pro’s and Con’s… sure they exist. But, the truth is, every modern defense should be able to work successfully against any offensive scheme, you just have to remain adaptable.

On this episode Joe Daniel and Daniel Chamberlain talk about adapting your defense to whatever you’ll see this season, how you can shut down the spread specifically, and coaching your defense to SWARM the football!

Your Defensive System Adapts to Anything

  • You must have rules that allow your Defense to adapt to variations of offenses
  • You have to be careful to not end up in a “flavor of the week” defense

Adjust the Defense You Have Now to Shut Down the Spread

  • You need to start with identifying what the spread is trying to do
  • How can you take away the space the offense wants to go to?
  • You can use the Swiss Army Knife mentality and move kids around.

Coach Your Defense to Swarm to the Ball

  • You have to close space with pre-snap alignment, and keep it closed with post-snap actions
  • Numbers to the ball will solve a LOT of problems for you on defense, but numbers to the ball comes from ASKA.
  • 9-5-9 Rule: 9 players within 5 yards of the ball 90% of the time.

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