Dan Gonzalez is the guest of today’s “Lessons from 2017” edition of the Coach and Coordinator podcast. Gonzalez, who currently runs his own football consulting firm, played football for four years at University of Texas and lettered as a wide receiver on the 1994 Southwest Conference championship team. His coaching career began when he was given the responsibility of handling passing game quality control during his senior season. After graduating, he served one season as an assistant at Ranger College. He moved on to serve as the quarterback coach at Abilene Christian University, but returned to Ranger, producing all-conference selections at quarterback and wide receiver. Gonzalez then spent two seasons at North Lamar High School in Paris, Texas, bringing back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 20 years. Following that, he joined Lenoir-Rhyne University as the quarterback and wide receiver coach and co-offensive coordinator. During his first season there, the team’s quarterback led the South Atlantic Conference in passing and set single-season school records for most yards, touchdowns, and completions. In today’s podcast, Gonzalez talks about how the passing game has evolved and how to counteract a defense’s adjustments.

Show notes

• 1:00     How quick-rhythm looks helped the passing game
• 2:30     How this type of play gives multiple looks on a single play
• 3:35     What types of plays he likes to run against man coverage
• 4:45     How to create timing in the shotgun
• 6:00     What to teach the quarterback about creating rhythm
• 7:55     How the passing game needs to evolve in 2018
• 10:55   The importance of scan reads
• 11:55   How a quarterback should unmask a coverage and alert receivers
• 14:55   What he’s learned from watching tape on 2017 games
• 17:50   How the quick passing game has taken over offenses
• 19:40   A sneak peek at Gonzalez’s presentation at the 2018 National Conference

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