Keys to Successful Quarterback and Wide Receiver Play in a Multiple 4- Vertical Package

What does it actually take to be good at four verticals? Baldwin Wallace College offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Keith Grabowski answers that with a complete installation of the multiple 4-vertical package, and it is as much about quarterback and wide receiver technique as it is about the concept itself. He also shows how simple tags turn one concept into a multiple passing attack, so the offense gets several looks out of a single install.

What you'll learn

• How four receivers create both a horizontal and a vertical stretch of the defense
• The keys to executing the package for both the quarterback and the wide receivers
• The full installation of the multiple 4-vertical package
• How simple tags build a multiple passing attack off one concept
• Decision drills that train the quarterback to work the read under pressure
• Drills for improving quarterback accuracy and release
• Why landmarks matter for receivers and how they are coached
• How to grade quarterback and receiver performance in practice reps

Who it's for

High school and college quarterbacks coaches, wide receivers coaches and offensive coordinators who want four verticals to be a reliable concept rather than a hope-and-throw call.

About the coach

Keith Grabowski was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio, where the 4-vertical package was a core part of the passing game.

This is the fifth video in Coach Grabowski's five-part package on the Baldwin Wallace offense, and it includes drills for both positions.