Fundamentals are important. Know everything about offensive personnel, designations, and formations.
For the first installment in the offensive side of Summer School, we're going to look at personnel, designations, and formations. This may sound complicated, but I bet most of you know this stuff already if perhaps you don't know the specific name for it. We're taking things easy this week. The aim here is to cover the basic terminology used by NFL teams when putting together an offensive playbook. With this article, you'll be primed to understand even the most jargon-filled football commentary.