The key to every good football team is line play whether it be offensive or defensive lineman.  Every good QB will tell you how playing with a solid line makes everyone more confident and play better.  Running backs love running with good lines, just ask Emmitt Smith.  Emmitt Smith played behind one of the best lines in the history of pro football and has a ton of records to show for it.  Imagine if Walter Payton or Barry Sanders were able to play behind what Emmitt Smith did.  Anyway, I admit i’m not a Cowboy fan and I’m bitter that Payton lost his record to Smith but that’s life.  Emmitt was a great back but his line had a lot to do with it.

Chris Doyle, the Iowa Football strength coach, put together a 40 minute DVD called Developing a Dominating Lineman: 117 exercises for Success! and as much as I dislike Iowa football i have to back this product.  Lineman are forgotten a lot of times in the DVD series of things while people focus on speed positions.  The core of a team is the line and Doyle shares his insights into developing successful lineman.  What is important to remember is not to get caught up into how many lineman from Iowa have made the NFL because so much of that is talent based and who comes to the school.  With Doyle’s knowledge if he were to be strength coach at a large SEC school this would get much more press.  Doyle knows his stuff and it comes out quickly.  117 exercises in 40 minutes is very quickly done but he doesn’t want to waste time.  It is a great DVD for coaches and players alike and I recommend it.

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