Building Your Dropback Pass Protection System

with Gordon Sammis,
College of William & Mary Offensive Line Coach;
former Lafayette College Offensive Line Coach;
under his leadership, Lafayette ranked first in the Patriot League in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for a loss allowed

Prior to joining the College of William & Mary coaching staff, Gordon Sammis helped Lafayette College rank first in the Patriot League in fewest sacks allowed and fewest tackles for a loss allowed as Lafayette's offensive line coach.

In this video, you'll learn the system, schemes, and techniques that Sammis has used to build cohesive and effective offensive lines.

Protection Schemes

Coach Sammis kicks things off by giving an overview of the most important factors in pass protection. He then explains how each protection can be adjusted to utilize either five, six, or seven players in conjunction. You'll come to understand how each protection is taught by concept first, through separating each scheme into either a base, slide, or turn protection.

Sammis also includes how to adjust formations to include more blockers as well as how to use formations to disguise protections in order to avoid being schemed by the blitz.

Base, Slide, and Turn

You'll get great detail on how Coach Sammis teaches the three main dropback protections used at William & Mary. Using game footage to illustrate coaching points, Sammis goes into detail with each protection against both four down and five down fronts. He also demonstrates how each protection can be adjusted to account for dominant pass rushers and blitzes.

Protection is the foundation of an effective passing attack, and with this video from Coach Sammis, your offense will be well on its way to lighting up the scoreboard!

86 minutes. 2020.