Over the next few months, we are going to spotlight offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s offense. Daboll entered the NFL in 2000 with the New England Patriots, and over the course of the next 16 seasons, he held several positions, including defensive assistant, wide receivers coach, tight ends coach, quarterbacks coach, and offensive coordinator. When the opportunity arose to jump to the college ranks at Alabama, Daboll seized it. As the offensive coordinator and QB coach at Alabama, he got to learn from one of the best organizational managers, but it also gave him a chance to work with college talent and to incorporate some college concepts into his playbook. This could be extremely useful because more and more of those concepts are seeping into NFL playbooks. The move worked, and it landed him an offensive coordinator gig with the Bills. This series is meant to give you an idea of what is available and taught in Daboll’s offense; it doesn’t necessarily reflect the extent to which he will use these concepts. Part One: Play structure and terminology Part Two: Outside zone, Pin and Pull Part Three: Inside Zone/Split Zone Bills fans can now breathe a sigh of relief; new offensive coordinator Brian…
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