John Pagano Archives

NFL Coaches on How To Create Mismatches With Your Tight End

May 16, 2022 6 min read

NFL Coaches on How To Create Mismatches With Your Tight End

Football is a game of inches. A phrase that every fan of the game and professional within the game has heard time and time again. In order to win a game on inches, teams must manipulate the game in their favor using a variety of methods, and often by way of manipulating the other team […]

Michael Schottey

May 5, 2022 3 min read

How Tyrann Mathieu Fits in With the New Orleans Saints Defense

When a player the caliber of Tyrann Mathieu signs with a defense as good as the New Orleans Saints, it’s not just that the rich have gotten richer. We’re dangerously into “embarrassment of riches” territory. “Besides being a playmaker and having an uncanny nature for being around the football,” Coach John Pagano said, “Mathieu gives […]

The 33rd Team

April 9, 2022 5 min read

Former NFL Coaches On the 2022 NFL Draft’s Top Pass Rushers

With the 2022 NFL Draft less than three weeks away, The 33rd Team’s recent Wednesday Huddle featured former Los Angeles Chargers Defensive Coordinator John Pagano and former Head Coach Wade Phillips analyzing three of the top edge rushers in this year’s draft: Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan, Kayvon Thibodeaux – Oregon, and Travon Walker – Georgia. […]