Football Film Study: Cal’s Downfield Passing Game

At this point in the season, it looks like the QB competition for the California Golden Bears is more-or-less resolved—and so now is a good time to take a look at the identity of our passing game with Chase Garbers at the helm. In this video, I look at the Wheel Route, one of our most common strategies for springing guys open downfield. Most importantly, I look at how OC Beau Baldwin is able to generate favorable match-ups with this concept and how to protect it from becoming too predictable by running it out of a variety of formations, each of which impacts the defense in a different way.