John Wolford

There are less than 100 people in the world every year that play quarterback in the NFL. Within that 100, some of the elite quarterbacks command a $40 million+ salary. How can they command this massive amount? The simple answer is the supply is low, the demand is high and

I originally wrote this article for The Athletic on January 27th, 2024. Pundits acclaim the skill of the play callers at the top of their game right now and a good majority come from the Sean McVay/Kyle Shanahan tree. If those two are the trunk, then the branches include

The ball is snapped with three seconds left on the play clock. 22 moving parts impart force into the turf to generate movement. Wide outs and defensive backs running at 19+ miles per hour. 300 lb lineman fight 250 lb defensive ends in hand to hand combat. Linebackers blitzing at

Sean Parker has a famous quote that says, “Running a start-up is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.” You can switch “running a start-up” to “playing NFL quarterback” and that quote holds true. The quarterback position is hard. It requires a consistent

Pick up a ball, throw routes. Rinse, repeat. This was how my throwing workouts were structured as a high school and college player. No thought was put into undulating volume to ensure my arm did not fall off, when and how to integrate game-like movements into my throwing, pre and

What is 11 personnel? What is nickel defense? These terms, though perhaps esoteric to the uninitiated, are the keys to understanding a layer in the cake of football strategy. Each grouping, from the common 11 personnel to the less frequent grouping of 13 personnel, prompts a specific defensive counter, affecting