Football Lineman Drills – Machine Gun

One of the [tag]football lineman drills[/tag] I do is called the “Machine Gun”. It’s a shedding drill for linebackers & defensive backs, a blocking [tag]football drill[/tag] for running backs and wide receivers.

I bring out a defensive player between 2 cones 3 yards apart. The other players form two separate lines facing him 3 yards apart. Line # 1 & # 2.   A [tag]football coach[/tag] is behind the defensive player & calls out either # 1 or 2, they start to come out & block the defensive player. His goal is to take on the blocker, not knowing where he is coming from, rotate his hips, get in a hitting position & shed the blockers. I then have one person at the end with a [tag]football[/tag].   When I feel he has done a good job shedding I call “ball” & the running back runs thru the cones & the defensive player attempts to tackle him.