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Technique breakdowns, teaching progressions, and film-room fixes for quarterback coaches — written by position specialists on the Your Last Scout staff.

Coaching whiteboard showing QB drop timing, coverage shell labels, and numbered progression arrows
TechniqueNov 7, 2026

QB Coaching: Teaching the Post-Snap Clock Before the Eyes Move

There's a habit I see on film across every level of football, and I've caught myself teaching around it instead of fixing it. The quarterback gets to the top…

Portrait of Ryan GallagherCoach GallagherPro QB Coach
Coaching whiteboard showing QB drop with coverage rotation arrows, labeled Cover 2, Cover 3, and pivot point cue
TechniqueNov 4, 2026

QB Coaching: Teaching the Post-Snap Pivot — What Coaches Miss

There's a tire hanging from a cottonwood tree in my memory, and my arm is already tired. My dad's instruction was simple: hit it, then hit it again faster.…

Portrait of Sean MitchellCoach MitchellCollege QB Coach
Coaching whiteboard showing quarterback progression reads with coverage indicators, arrows, and labeled zones
TechniqueOct 31, 2026

QB Coaching: Teaching the Post-Snap Reset, Not Just the Progression

Every quarterback coach in America teaches progressions. You draw the concept on the board — 1, 2, 3, the check-down — and you walk your guy through each…

Portrait of Sean MitchellCoach MitchellCollege QB Coach
Coaching whiteboard showing QB pre-snap read vs post-snap reset progression with coverage indicators and arrows
TechniqueOct 30, 2026

QB Coaching: Teaching the Post-Snap Reset, Not Just the Pre-Snap Read

Here is the single most common thing I see on film when a young quarterback struggles against a good defense: he reads it perfectly before the snap, walks to…

Portrait of Ryan GallagherCoach GallagherPro QB Coach
Quarterback keeping eyes downfield in the pocket
TechniqueOct 29, 2026

Quarterback Eye Discipline: Coaching QBs' Eyes to Fix Your Passing Game

Every fall, coaches at every level run the same drill: the quarterback drops back, looks left, looks right, makes a decision, throws. The receiver catches it,…

Portrait of Sean MitchellCoach MitchellCollege QB Coach
Quarterback working through a three-read progression
TechniqueOct 29, 2026

Quarterback Progression Reads: Teaching the Third Read Most QBs Never Get

There's a moment that happens dozens of times every season at every level of football. The quarterback snaps the ball, his first read is covered, his second…

Portrait of Ryan GallagherCoach GallagherPro QB Coach

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