Toledo Rocket FootballDeveloping a Dual Threat

Quarterback

NCAA Top 10Scoring Offense Passing EfficiencyTotal Offense Fewest Turnovers

Fewest Sacks

Dual Threat QB

• Find the Right Guy– Playmaker / Athlete– Toughness (Mental and Physical)– Football Intelligence / Anticipation– Leadership (Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs)– Accuracy (Ball Placement)– Arm Strength– Size

Dual Threat QB• Perfect Ball Security (PBS) in the Pocket– 2 Hands on the Ball at All Times– Top of Ball 4 Inches from Chin– Short Motion and Quick Release– Trust Your Drop– Nothing Open

• Take Off and Run• Throw It Away• Take the Sack

– Recover Bad Snap Drill

Dual Threat QB

• Perfect Ball Security (PBS) as a Ball Carrier– 5 Points of Pressure

• Split Fingers (Claw)• Hand• Inside of Forearm• Rib Cage• Inside of the Bicep

– Always Carry the Ball in Dominant Hand– Wrist Above Your Elbow– When In Trouble -> Double

Dual Threat QB

• Players – Formations – Plays– Fundamentals• Warm Up• Basic Drills

– Spread Offense– Plays

Dual Threat QB

• Fundamentals– Warm Up• Left Over’s• 15 x 50• Wrist Flick• On a Knee (2x)• Feet Parallel

• Fundamentals– Warm Up• Lift and Throw• Gather, Lift, and

Throw• Pendulum• Hot Potato• Competition

Dual Threat QB

• Fundamentals– Other Basic Drills• Moving in the Pocket

– Progressive Pocket– PUP

• Option– 4 Corner– 5 x 50 (Blind)

• High / Medium / Low• Time Up with RB’s (Use It)

Dual Threat QB

• Spread Offense– Michael Jordan– Tempo• Easily Adapt Offense to Strengths of QB• Make One On One Matchups (Video)

Dual Threat QB

• Plays– Zone Read (Inside Zone with Bubble)– Play Action – Boot, Naked, Dump– Quick Game– Basic Drop Back Concepts Good Against Everything• Especially Man Coverage• Drive / Shallow Concept

– Deep Shots

Dual Threat QB

• Grading (Excel)– Overall Plus or Minus– Read Grade– Throw Grade– Route Thrown

• Back, Short, Medium, Deep• Left, Middle, Right

– Run Read– Run Grade– Fake

TOLEDO ROCKET FOOTBALL

Scott “Izzy” Isphording- Email – Scott.Isphording@utoledo.edu- Cell – 734-368-6660