Durkin’s Playbook
Durkin’s Playbook: Bennett Gives Bears Multi-Threat Tight End
Mere minutes into the 2013 league year, Phil Emery wasted no time addressing a profound need on the Bears roster, signing tight end Martellus Bennett to a four-year deal worth a reported $20 million.
Durkin’s Coaching Breakdown: Darrell Bevell
Here’s a look at Bevell’s strengths, scheme and what type of skill position players the Bears would need to add to properly execute his system.
Durkin’s Playbook: Defending Russell Wilson On Play-Action
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell’s passing scheme is predicated on play action off of inside-zone run looks.
Durkin’s Playbook: Dissecting The 49ers’ Running Game
The 49ers don’t lead the league in rushing by accident, it’s by design. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman has devised the most diverse running scheme in the NFL, dusting off old running concepts and putting a modern spin on them.
Durkin’s Playbook: Defending Texans’ Bootleg Play-Action
A closer look at Owen Daniels and the Texans’ play-action naked bootleg packages in this week’s playbook.
Durkin’s Playbook: Titans Running Game Taking Shape
Using NFL GameRewind’s All-22 Coaches Film footage, I break down the Titans inside-zone running scheme.
Durkin’s Playbook: Defending Newton’s Zone-Read Option
Nonetheless, the Bears must be prepared for the Panthers zone-read option attack this weekend, which I break down in this week’s playbook.
Durkin’s Playbook: Offensive Adjustments Pay Off
An explosive offense to match a dominant defense? This team could be scary if the offense continues to progress.
Durkin’s Playbook: Wright’s Improved Technique Paying Dividends
Using NFL GameRewind, let’s take a look at a few plays involving Major Wright to compare and contrast his technique and discipline week to week.
Durkin’s Playbook: Paea Impacting More Than What Stat Sheet Shows
The stat line Bears second-year defensive tackle Stephen Paea put up against the Rams – 1 solo, .5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 1 quarterback hit – doesn’t accurately convey just how dominant he was. Paea was powerful, tenacious, relentless, showed tremendous hustle, and owned his gap all game.
Durkin’s Playbook: Did Cutler Give Packers’ ‘Two-Man’ Too Much Credit?
Let’s take a closer look at Jay Cutler’s four interceptions to determine if the Packers were even in Cover-2 Man, but more importantly, to get to the bottom of where the finger(s) should be pointed.
Durkin’s Playbook: Rookie TE Rodriguez Fueling Bears Offense With Blocks
While Rodriguez didn’t show up on the stat sheet this past Sunday – the one screen pass attempt to him fell incomplete – he made several key blocks that resulted in first downs and points for the Bears on Sunday. Using NFL Game Rewind, I break down a few of these key plays in my playbook.
Durkin’s Playbook: Jennings’ Gambles Often Cost Bears
In this week’s playbook series, Dan Durkin breaks down Tim Jennings tendency to take chances, which sometimes leads to big plays for the opposing offense.
Durkin’s Playbook: Conte Needs To Improve Pursuit Angles
In 2012, Chris Conte needs to show improvement in run support, specifically with his pursuit angles.
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