Progress

The course is being written chapter by chapter. Each chapter goes through five agents: a writer, a web fact-checker, then a beginner reader and a veteran coach reviewing in parallel, and finally a reviser who applies both reviews. A chapter appears in the sidebar when the reviser finishes.

73 of 73 chapters published (100%), updated 2026-10-08 14:32.

✅ Published: 73

Part 1: Foundations

	Chapter	Status
01-01	The game in fifteen minutes	✅ Published
01-02	Downs distance and field position	✅ Published
01-03	The twenty two	✅ Published
01-04	What a play really is	✅ Published
01-05	The pre snap phase	✅ Published
01-06	How to watch a broadcast	✅ Published

Part 2: Personnel and Formations

	Chapter	Status
02-01	Personnel groupings	✅ Published
02-02	Formation rules and vocabulary	✅ Published
02-03	Classic formations	✅ Published
02-04	Spread and modern formations	✅ Published
02-05	A first look at defense	✅ Published
02-06	Motion and shifts	✅ Published

Part 3: The Run Game

	Chapter	Status
03-01	Run game language	✅ Published
03-02	Zone running	✅ Published
03-03	Gap and power runs	✅ Published
03-04	Option football	✅ Published
03-05	Perimeter and misdirection	✅ Published

Part 4: The Passing Game

	Chapter	Status
04-01	Passing fundamentals	✅ Published
04-02	Pass protection	✅ Published
04-03	Quick game	✅ Published
04-04	Dropback concepts	✅ Published
04-05	Play action boots screens	✅ Published
04-06	Rpos	✅ Published
04-07	Quarterback play	✅ Published
04-08	Offensive systems and languages	✅ Published

Part 5: Defensive Fronts and Run Defense

	Chapter	Status
05-01	Dl techniques and gap control	✅ Published
05-02	Even fronts	✅ Published
05-03	Odd and hybrid fronts	✅ Published
05-04	Linebackers and second level	✅ Published
05-05	Run fits and box math	✅ Published

Part 6: Pass Coverage

	Chapter	Status
06-01	Coverage fundamentals	✅ Published
06-02	Man coverage	✅ Published
06-03	Cover 3 family	✅ Published
06-04	Cover 2 and tampa 2	✅ Published
06-05	Quarters and match	✅ Published
06-06	Disguise rotation and split field	✅ Published

Part 7: Pressure

	Chapter	Status
07-01	Pass rush	✅ Published
07-02	Blitz and man pressure	✅ Published
07-03	Zone blitz and simulated pressure	✅ Published

Part 8: The Chess Match

	Chapter	Status
08-01	Concepts versus coverages	✅ Published
08-02	Constraint theory and sequencing	✅ Published
08-03	Game planning week	✅ Published
08-04	In game adjustments and tempo	✅ Published

Part 9: Special Teams and the Rules That Shape Strategy

	Chapter	Status
09-01	Kicking and punting	✅ Published
09-02	Kickoffs and returns	✅ Published
09-03	Contact rules and penalties	✅ Published
09-04	Officiating replay and rules of the ball	✅ Published

Part 10: Situational Football

	Chapter	Status
10-01	Early downs and field zones	✅ Published
10-02	Third down	✅ Published
10-03	Red zone goal line and short yardage	✅ Published
10-04	Clock and game management	✅ Published

Part 11: History

	Chapter	Status
11-01	Single wing to scoring drought	✅ Published
11-02	The 1978 liberation	✅ Published
11-03	The college laboratory	✅ Published
11-04	Dynasties and counterpunches	✅ Published
11-05	The modern era	✅ Published

Part 12: Case Studies

	Chapter	Status
12-01	Walsh 49ers west coast	✅ Published
12-02	Belichick patriots game plan	✅ Published
12-03	Shanahan wide zone tree	✅ Published
12-04	Reid chiefs	✅ Published
12-05	Ravens lamar run game	✅ Published
12-06	Eagles trenches and tush push	✅ Published
12-07	Lions ben johnson and campbell	✅ Published
12-08	Two high to macdonald	✅ Published

Part 13: Analytics and Data

	Chapter	Status
13-01	Nflverse in python	✅ Published
13-02	Expected points and success rate	✅ Published
13-03	Win probability and fourth down	✅ Published
13-04	Tendencies proe and charting	✅ Published
13-05	Tracking data and big data bowl	✅ Published

Part 14: The Business of Scheme

	Chapter	Status
14-01	Building a roster	✅ Published
14-02	Scheme and fantasy	✅ Published

Part 15: Capstone

	Chapter	Status
15-01	Watching live	✅ Published
15-02	Film study and charting	✅ Published