Ryan Oda

You can't turn chicken shit into chicken soup. When things are bad, it can be bad. When I privately train quarterbacks, one of the things I teach them is to "be in the moment, but live to play the next down." If you throw a pick, don't sweat it — you got 40 more throws to go. If the pass protection breaks down, and you know you are going to get sacked, protect the ball. You can't be a hero on every play. If your primary receiver isn't open, look for your secondary and outlet

With the Super Bowl a few days away, I started to think about the parallels between real estate and football. As it’s been reported in the news, the Atlanta Falcons’ offense runs a West Coast Offense scheme. The West Coast Offense is a ball control, timed passing offense, that heavily incorporates multiple personnel packages to stretch the defense horizontally. The offense was created by Bill Walsh. Unlike other modern day offenses, the plays in the West Coast Offense can con

When a play is called in, the quarterback must know what his progression is. After breaking the huddle, the quarterback must ask himself, “Who is the primary receiver? Who is the secondary receiver? Where’s my check down if “one” and “two” aren’t open?” In every play, one receiver is designated as the “alert.” This player is not part of the primary progression. Do you remember Jon Gruden scolding Andrew Luck about wrongfully throwing the alert on on Spider 2 ‘Y’ Banana? The a