Chris B. Brown

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Chris B. Brown, Smart Football editor, and author of The Art of Smart Football (Amazon: ). chris@smartfootball.com

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#	Date	Post	↓ Outlier	Views	Likes	Reposts	Bookmarks
1	Dec 29, '23	this man has 5 kids, this is just anytime he gets to sit down for longer than 45 seconds	74.5×	2.3M	33k	1.9k	262
2	Sep 26, '23	the swifties solved 33 million puzzles in less than 24 hours, just to get the 1989 vault tracklist. they will be drawing up intricate tactics designed to get kelce open against Red	54.5×	1.7M	8.8k	791	139
3	Sep 10, '21	it’s called ROBOT (roll over and back) technique. The linebacker’s first responsibility is run, and if once he sees pass he backpedals he’ll never get there so he’s taught to turn	26.3×	0	11k	980	123
4	Sep 17, '24	Matt LeFleur’s gameplan with Malik Willis was just awesome stuff of playing to a QB’s strengths and creatively designing easy yards. A masterclass - the kind of gameplan that under	21.9×	678k	2.3k	206	242
5	Jan 1, '23	The timeout by Kirby Smart that nullified a successful fake punt might be the greatest timeout I have ever seen in my life	20.3×	628k	3.3k	312	18
6	Dec 1, '23	barry was unbelievable, and his 1988 heisman season just remains totally bananas. look at the stats - he ran for over 300 yards in a game four separate times! (and another with 293	19.3×	597k	1.9k	186	72
7	Dec 13, '22	Incredibly momentous for football that Mike Leach has passed away. It is no understatement whatsoever to say that Leach fundamentally changed football forever, and I am not sure th	18.5×	0	5.9k	1k	525
8	Sep 11, '20	View post on X	15.4×	0	6.1k	830	16
9	Apr 9, '24	this is truly amazing. I have heard about this but never actually seen it. the 49ers were up big (they would win 41-21) and running out the clock, and Bill Walsh busted out the wis	13.2×	408k	997	89	150
10	Nov 20, '23	it's really unbelieveable that tim boyle will be starting another NFL game. He has never had a single season college or pro with more touchdowns than INTs (1 TD to 13 INTs at UConn	13.1×	406k	1.1k	76	34
11	Feb 12, '24	Patrick Mahomes has been a starting QB in the NFL for six seasons, during which time he: - has been to four Super Bowls, and won three - has never finished worse than the AFC title	11.7×	360k	4.3k	484	160
12	Sep 7, '21	Oh this is sinister	11.7×	0	5.1k	296	83
13	Dec 4, '23	completely changed defensive approach after the first drive - went from odd to even front split safeties, which included judgments about how they were being formationed and how to	10.9×	337k	1k	62	174
14	Jul 5, '20	This is easily the greatest athletic feat of 2020	10.6×	0	4.1k	579	44
15	Oct 2, '24	One of the worst beats ever: high school team leading 35-33, 2 seconds left on 4th down. QB was to run around until the clock expired, which he did … except instead of then taking	9.8×	303k	762	83	132
16	Jan 10, '24	Nick Saban retiring is just a monumental day in football. Obviously the on field success, the demeanor, persona, etc. But his influence - which is evidenced by his longevity - can’	8.6×	266k	1k	159	159
17	Oct 14, '23	at a 4th grade football game (for my daughter’s cheer) and the other team has scored on buck sweep 7 times in the middle of the 3rd quarter (with 10 minute quarters). just spamming	8.3×	256k	550	12	8
18	Sep 23, '23	college football is better when coaches are cutting wrestling promos in press conferences and at halftime	8.2×	253k	2.1k	199	11
19	Oct 16, '23	This is nifty, where the orbit guy becomes the lead blocker for the RB on the swing	6.8×	210k	566	38	74
20	Feb 21, '24	nobody loves anything like offensive line coaches love animals demonstrating great technique (for real though this is pretty crisp)	5.4×	167k	629	57	42
21	Jun 7, '24	“Lead blocking” undersells the effort here by the QB - whew	5.0×	155k	1.2k	79	39
22	Oct 14, '24	I admit I kinda thought Derrick Henry was getting near to be washed … instead he is leading the league in rushing and is on pace for more than 1,900 yards. Henry has a legit Hall o	5.0×	153k	1.8k	26	26
23	Sep 2, '22	purdue DB chris jefferson just picked off a pass, ran it back 72 yards for a touchdown, and then promptly vomited on the sideline. college football is back, baby	4.9×	0	2k	234	2
24	Dec 31, '24	Aikman havin flashbacks - he will never forget that neck	4.9×	153k	456	46	38
25	Sep 6, '25	Why does the defensive end go inside in that situation and let Herbert break contain?	4.7×	144k	597	26	17
26	May 28, '24	come for the sweet option look, stay for the crackback and kickout blocks	4.4×	136k	766	45	40
27	Aug 17, '21	urban meyer today:	4.3×	0	1.8k	169	3
28	Jan 3, '23	the teams - coaches and players - forced the league’s hand.	4.2×	128k	633	90	5
29	Feb 8, '21	There aren’t many plays in the playbook under the heading “what to call when you can’t block them”	4.0×	0	1.5k	222	3
30	Jun 1, '21	what do you get when you mix philip rivers with john daly	3.7×	0	1.6k	97	11
31	Jan 27, '25	it’s called a sack	3.6×	113k	1.6k	53	6
32	Dec 5, '23	JaMarr Chase is one the best "Go" route runners ever. And it's not that he's just Tyreek Hill fast or just wins a lot of jump balls by Mossing people. It's leverage, body control,	3.4×	105k	422	29	16
33	Oct 7, '22	Nathaniel Hackett's father, Paul Hackett, was the head coach of Southern Cal immediately preceding Pete Carroll -- he was fired after going 18-19 over three seasons. (Carroll then	3.2×	0	1.2k	180	18
34	Jan 13, '24	Who was Alabama going to get that was better than Kalen DeBoer? Also, no, I do not think Kalen DeBoer will be able to maintain the same level of success as checks notes maybe the	2.9×	88k	420	27	3
35	Feb 14, '22	3rd and 1 with 50 seconds left in the Super Bowl, you’re moving the ball, and Taylor calls shotgun inside zone directly at Aaron Donald???	2.8×	0	958	139	9
36	Mar 3, '22	jameis needs to put out like a full workout program like his own p90x	2.6×	0	1.2k	55	12
37	Nov 12, '20	I actually wrote something new: About no huddle tempos, procedures, defensive responses... and some tricks (including this "Peek" concept). Lots of video, playbook excerpts, etc.	2.6×	0	738	96	124
38	Jul 17, '24	The fact that Barry Sanders sat “in anonymity” for two years behind a future NFL hall of famer (Thurman Thomas) and then broke out to have the single greatest rushing season (and m	2.6×	79k	789	107	48
39	May 25, '20	Every Memorial Day, have to re-read the Gettysburg Address.	2.5×	0	746	240	15
40	Oct 22, '20	what makes this truly a patriots/belichick "all dynasty" team is that it features not one but two long snappers	2.4×	0	1.1k	52	4
41	Dec 31, '21	In all seriousness, it was a quick whistle but (1) Tennessee’s RB’s forward progress was clearly stopped until (2) #88 grabbed him and pulled him forward, which is against the rule	2.3×	0	610	188	12
42	Dec 3, '20	in 1998-99 Tennessee had both Jamal Lewis and Travis Henry in the backfield at RB -- two guys who would combine for almost 17,000 NFL rushing yards. feel like that's a college back	2.2×	0	891	70	1
43	Apr 30, '21	Drafted a RB in the first round so he could be a third down back?	2.2×	0	822	113	3
44	Jan 24, '22	Patrick Mahomes: “Look what I can get done in 13 seconds” Cowboys: “Look what we can accomplish in 14 seconds”	2.2×	0	690	151	5
45	Nov 4, '20	four verticals	2.1×	0	916	69	0
46	May 27, '22	easily explained: during those 9 years, obi wan had become a fan of the atlanta falcons	2.1×	0	853	97	5
47	Aug 15, '20	This is the exact shovel play with a pulling guard that people like to tell me Urban Meyer invented	2.0×	0	751	98	23
48	Sep 13, '20	oh josh allen	2.0×	0	550	109	16
49	Sep 10, '21	Here is a somewhat better rep of the same technique - watch #54. (H/t @theStevenRuiz for the clip)	1.9×	0	853	42	8
50	Dec 13, '22	is why Michael Lewis profiled Leach in the NY Times, in many the best coach profile ever written. Like many of Lewis's subjects...	1.8×	0	499	41	166
51	Sep 30, '21	Lots of fascinating stuff in this article, but Lane's own development on offense has been interesting. When USC got rolling with Norm Chow as OC and Carson Palmer at QB, it was to	1.7×	0	464	51	133
52	Nov 28, '21	in hindsight, a pretty amazing answer	1.7×	0	793	34	1
53	Sep 3, '21	when someone says “hey that pass Pat Mahomes just threw wasn’t that special,” show them this	1.7×	0	725	48	11
54	Sep 15, '20	Don’t care about his forty, but Benny Snell can run. I watched the entire SEC struggle to stop that guy when everyone in the stadium knew he was Kentucky’s entire offense (sometime	1.7×	0	722	59	4
55	Aug 11, '20	In 1995, Isaac Bruce had 119 receptions, 1781 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns (and added another TD rushing)... and didn't make the pro bowl.	1.7×	0	652	75	6
56	Feb 8, '22	I vividly recall sitting in a QB camp room at age 16, next to Jared Lorenzen, as then Kentucky offensive coordinator Mike Leach explained how to use the pythagorean theorem to calc	1.7×	0	677	63	5
57	Sep 19, '20	Fun/fascinating stuff from a Patriots playbook from a couple of years ago with their one word calls. They are really good at word associations, including for left/right designation	1.6×	0	452	65	100
58	Sep 16, '21	Kentucky's offense looks fun. They are just straight up running the Sean McVay/Rams offense (they hired a former Rams assistant as OC), and the QB and RB look quite good, and the X	1.6×	0	582	71	13
59	Sep 13, '20	This got them a field goal before the half they otherwise wouldn’t have gotten - Larry is the man	1.6×	0	591	91	5
60	Jan 24, '22	Clear MVP of this game was the coin. A game deciding performance	1.5×	0	572	88	1
61	Jan 27, '21	i don't understand all these people saying that rodgers should have run it in on third down. He has good feet but he ain't Lamar Jackson	1.5×	0	541	58	5
62	Sep 12, '21	kliff kingsbury, now: "when I called all those receiver screens the past two years that went nowhere, this is what I saw in my head"	1.5×	0	639	50	5
63	Sep 29, '21	Sort of surreal to me personally to see Saban musing about not understanding why “anybody gets in a huddle” (which I agree with). A decade ago I argued repeatedly that nohuddle (of	1.4×	0	566	34	37
64	Oct 8, '21	the drill is called ban these idiots from ever coaching again	1.4×	0	616	47	1
65	Dec 13, '22	inventing the "Routes on Air" drill where five WRs/TEs/RBs run a pass play and five QBs drop back, go through each read and throw the ball -- designed to maximize reps for the re	1.4×	0	470	33	86
66	Oct 9, '20	this is tremendous -- fake QB sneak, POP pass	1.4×	0	535	46	28
67	Oct 3, '21	Sam Darnold when he puts on a Panthers jersey	1.4×	0	531	71	2
68	Oct 4, '20	Panthers up 28-7 on Arizona. Matt Rhule out here trying to get Kingsbury fired a second time	1.4×	0	548	58	0
69	Oct 29, '21	This is so subtle and smooth by Hopkins - he basically faked a back shoulder fade with his eyes and a small hand movement	1.3×	0	544	48	8
70	Dec 5, '21	kirby keeps making the same mistake at QB over and over, no? And it keeps costing him? No matter how historically good your defense is, you’re going to need to win a shootout or tw	1.3×	0	463	77	3
71	Dec 7, '22	Jerry Rice is 40 years old in these clips. caught 92 balls for 1,211 yards	1.3×	0	487	63	6
72	Mar 18, '21	i hope none of ya'll ever doubted charlie murphy. him spinning the ball on his fingers was all you needed to see, but to me the best part is when he stuck his tongue out just befor	1.3×	0	453	78	12
73	Dec 31, '20	"the defining feature of football if you have to tackle the guy with the ball" florida:	1.3×	0	537	48	4
74	Dec 14, '21	No one has wanted anything more than Brian Griese wants Arizona to kick this field goal	1.2×	0	509	32	2
75	Sep 13, '21	jameis has somehow become the king of unintentional comedy. this is amazing	1.2×	0	484	45	26
76	Jan 8, '21	wait, so jack easterby is "jack," nick caserio is "nick," and deshaun watson is just "4" and jj watt is "99," but yes they are all totally aligned with equal weight given to their	1.2×	0	474	56	4
77	May 26, '20	"Performative grinding" is an excellent term, and is far too prevalent in football (and lots of other professions/endeavors). Also tough to argue with working out more, sleeping mo	1.2×	0	453	65	3
78	Oct 10, '21	stuff like this was happening way too much for Alabama. Bama’s OC and OL coach are two former NFL HCs, Bill O’Brien and Doug Marrone. Some of the issues were just inexcusable	1.2×	0	414	63	8
79	Jan 20, '21	they need a passing game coordinator to fix things up, more than anything else	1.2×	0	460	47	4
80	Jun 24, '20	weird to drag rod stewart into this? the guy has had 16 #1 singles, has sold I believe 100+ million records (and Faces is a bit underrated) -- regardless of your opinion, not sure	1.2×	0	452	43	1
81	Dec 13, '21	they should start asking urban about fictitious players, so he can kind of nod and mumble agreement. “it looks like ronald winnebago has been a revelation at defensive tackle. has	1.2×	0	486	42	5
82	Mar 24, '22	hiring brian schottenheimer for this role is like hiring darren rovell to read and summarize the complete collected works of shakespeare	1.2×	0	490	41	4
83	Jan 11, '22	when the nasdaq is down 6% in the premarket	1.2×	0	496	39	3
84	Nov 27, '21	It’s beautiful	1.2×	0	509	38	1
85	Jan 24, '22	Love this - sometimes football doesn’t have to be that complicated	1.1×	0	423	59	17
86	Dec 15, '21	Blending the Georgia/Kirby scheme with the Baylor/adage Aranda scheme (a lot of overlap already). Oregon’s defense will be an instant study	1.1×	0	454	55	4
87	Dec 29, '21	John Madden was simply the real deal: championship winning coach, truly a teacher, amazingly good at explaining things simply without ever showing off. He brought you along, got	1.1×	0	444	49	3
88	Oct 8, '20	saw "Tom Herman" trending and it's entirely just Sooners fans roasting him	1.1×	0	390	74	1
89	Sep 26, '20	“Best thing about Leach, is he don’t change shit.” - Dana Holgorsen	1.1×	0	416	63	2
90	Sep 28, '21	love that any football imperfection just infuriates peyton	1.1×	0	469	21	10
91	Nov 30, '20	tavon austin has over $40M of career earnings. how much of that is attributable to how good his college highlights were? (I think the answer is: a lot)	1.0×	0	424	18	5
92	Dec 13, '22	the most complex and unique character maybe in football coaching history knew better than anyone else the value in football - and life - of keeping it simple by focusing on just a	1.0×	0	428	35	12
93	Oct 20, '20	Kliff Kingsbury has not forgotten his most lasting strategy lesson: if given the opportunity, always go after Big 12 corners	1.0×	0	425	47	2
94	Sep 21, '21	as a guy who traditionally was a bit more of a fan of college than the NFL... the NFL is kinda fire these days	1.0×	0	437	21	3
95	Jan 11, '21	The main thing I liked about the Nickelodeon broadcast is they treated the game exactly like that: as a fun game, rather than the grim seriousness of most NFL broadcasts.	1.0×	0	424	36	2
96	Jan 13, '22	rod tidwell	1.0×	0	402	12	0
97	Oct 3, '21	when ben roethlisberger sees a throw well short of the first down marker	1.0×	0	400	39	0
98	Dec 13, '22	Leach the man was many things - curious, funny, thoughtful, often irascible, and, frankly sometimes, an asshole - but on the field he somehow found a formula and methodology that,	0.9×	0	414	30	5
99	Sep 12, '21	this photo should be the first thing you see when you go to the university’s website	0.9×	0	426	24	2
100	Jan 17, '22	when andy reid sees a new shovel pass concept	0.9×	0	393	19	2

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