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Renata Halloran

Renata Halloran

With 10 years as a tactical analyst behind her, Renata Halloran spent a decade breaking down match footage for coaching staff before she started writing about the game herself. She holds a Master’s degree in Sports Performance Analysis. Her work digs into game plans, in-game adjustments, and opponent breakdowns, the strategic layer most fans sense but rarely get explained.

I’ve drafted in enough 10-team PPR leagues to know the strategy isn’t just a scaled-down version of a 12-team plan.

At first glance, the go route looks like one of the simplest routes in football. A receiver takes off downfield,

I still remember the first time I saw a tight end blow past a linebacker like he wasn’t even there.

I love a route that makes a defender wrong twice. First, the corner thinks he has read the slant. Then,

A drag route is a shallow crossing route in football. A receiver runs flat across the field, usually 3 to

Getting yelled at during my first practice rep of a slant route taught me something fast: speed isn’t the secret

I have spent years on trails and starting lines, but my love for breaking down a game runs just as

When you watch an NFL game and hear coaches call out “twelve personnel,” you might wonder what that actually means.

You watch NFL or college football regularly, and you’ve probably heard commentators mention terms like “11 personnel” before a play

Have you ever watched a football game and heard the announcer shout, “Here comes the blitz!” and wondered what that

Have you ever watched a football play and wondered why a defender suddenly looks stuck between two decisions? That moment

If you’ve ever watched a football game and wondered why players line up the way they do before the snap,

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