I received this suggestion for [tag]drills for football practice[/tag] from Dean in Syracuse NY. Try out this idea below and let me know how it goes for you.

From Dean”¦
Here is a [tag]football drill[/tag] that works great with a lot of different aspects of the game.
You need one offensive lineman, one offensive blocking back (tb,fb,wr,te,), and one running back. On defense you need one lineman and two linebacker types (corners,safetys,d-end’s work good too).

Offense and defensive lineman face each other as on the line of scrimmage. The linebacker types line up 3 to 5 yards behind the defensive lineman facing the line of scrimmage. The offensive backs line up in the I formation behind the offensive lineman.

On the whistle the offensive team may either go to the right or the left, (on both sides of the line up the [tag]football coach[/tag] needs to set two blocking dummies on the ground to create a lane for the offensive guy to run through). When the offensive guys go to the right or left the defensive players must use proper angles, learn to plug the hole, and to angle tackle. The defensive lineman must shed his block, breakdown, and move down the line of scrimmage to get in on the tackle.

The offensive lineman must take that all critical first step to run block and keep the defensive line man out of the play. The linebacker types must first read/react to direction of the ball then use proper angles to fill the running lane and make a tackle. The offensive blocking back leads through the running lane and makes a open field above the waste block, the running back uses his blocking back, protects the [tag]football[/tag] and gets across the line of scrimmage. I hope that all of this is understandable; this drill has worked out really well for me and has even caused the moving of key players to different positions that best suit the team.