Eleven lessons we learned from last seasons best offenses
About this episode
The episode discusses eleven lessons learned from the best NFL offenses of the 2025-26 season.
Sure, you learn something new every day. But today? Today you're learning ELEVEN new things...straight from the NFL's best offenses from the 2025-26 season. What do we know now about tight end usage? What role does play action serve in an efficient offense? And what should you actually do on first downs? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen, and old friend Nate Tice dig into all of the best lessons from last season on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. 0:00 Welcome to the show 4:18 Twin tight ends 8:40 Adding layers to your offense 15:44 Creativity in motion players 23:34 “You can’t take penalties!” 28:18 Holding the quarterback’s hand 36:29 Play action is f***ing back, baby 38:39 Giving defense information pre-snap 47:00 Utilizing first downs 57:01 “Get back on track” situations 1:00:59 Respecting the deep throw Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen Executive Producer: Michael Beller Senior Producer: Katy Duffy Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith…
People in this episode
Host: Robert Mays
Guests: Derrik Klassen, Nate Tice
Topics covered
- NFL offenses
- tight end usage
- play action
- first downs
- offensive creativity
- penalties
- quarterback support
Keywords
- NFL
- offense
- tight ends
- play action
- first downs
- quarterback
- penalties
- creativity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Athletic, Spanish Love Songs, Pure Noise, Bank Robber Music, LLC
Books & works: Haunted
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