This is Season 2 Episode 20 with Jim Camarillo, Defensive Coordinator at Saguaro High School (Scottsdale, AZ). The first half of the podcast goes over Coach's pressure packaging, featuring his Cover 1 calls, as well as how he constructs other families. We also cover his stem/move system. The second half is the Q&A portion, covering topics including gameday workflow, special Wing-T formations, and more. SHOW NOTES: 6:46 Welcome Coach Camarillo! 23:37 Categorizing Your Pressure Package 31:45 B...
Oct 24, 2020•2 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This is Season 2 Episode 19 with Chris King, Defensive Coordinator at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA). The first half of the podcast goes over Cover 7 Bracket, 7 Switch, Stubbie, Stump, as well as Cover 7 pressures. The second half is the Q&A portion, covering topics such as how defenses attack RPOs, advice for young coaches starting out, simplifying LBs reads when facing multiple offenses, Gun Strong 3x1, and the hardest question we've ever seen. SHOW NOTES: 7:20 Welcome Chris King! 9:38 Pl...
Oct 17, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 19
This is Season 2 Episode 18 with Ben Robertson, Quality Control Coach at Colorado State University. We go in-depth relative to defending the Flexbone offense, focusing on 31 Personnel sets, as well as custom Hudl columns for game planning, defending the Single Wing and 3x1, 12 personnel formations. SHOW NOTES: 9:37 Welcome Coach Robertson 10:35 Defending the Flexbone 1:14:50 Custom Hudl Columns for Gameplanning 1:31:46 Defending the Single Wing 1:39:19 Developing a "Killer Instinct" 1:52:05 12 P...
Oct 10, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Season 2 Episode 17 with Jamar Cain, OLB at the University of Oklahoma. We talk about the foundations of the Alex Grinch defense, the "Rocky Long 3-3-5 run by Danny Gonzales at Arizona State, teaching the why, pass rush tips, and some fantastic stories about Herm Edwards and Marvin Lewis. SHOW NOTES: 4:37 Welcome Coach Cain! 5:07 Coach's Amazing Journey 25:47 OU's Base Scheme 35:18 Rocky Long/Dan Gonzales 30 Stack Scheme 39:58 Slanting from a 4i to a 5 technique 49:24 Teaching the "Why" 58:50 Ro...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Season 2 Episode 16 with Brian Vaughn, the author of the Blitzology Blog. In Part 2 of our discussion, we talk about developing a 3rd Down Coverage menu as well as defending the main routes he faced out of 2x2 and 3x1. SHOW NOTES: 4:38 3rd & Medium Coverage Menu 39:28 3rd & Long 48:06 Defending Dominant Slots 51:44 3rd Down 2x2 Routes 53:17 Defending Shallow 57:41 Defending Mesh 1:04:54 Defending Y-Cross 1:15:31 Defending 3x1 1:34:08 Be Different 1:43:04 Football in Cycles 1:51:39 What I...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Season 2 Episode 15 with Brian Vaughn, the author of the Blitzology Blog. We go through the process of selecting coverages for 21/12, 11/20, and 10 personnel for 1st & 2nd Downs in non-special situations, in the open field. SHOW NOTES: 5:36 PATREON! New Orange Package and Ron Roberts Q&A! 9:39 Welcome Brian Vaughn! 20:39 Overview of the Coverage Menu 26:13 Analyzing First Down 48:35 Hot Takes: No Cover Zone is Dead According to Vass 57:18 Defending 21/12 Pers on 1st & 2nd Down 1:07:5...
Jul 14, 2020•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 15
Season 2 Episode 14 with Brandon Lechtenberg, Linebackers Coach at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Using the 4-2-5 as an example, Coach Lechtenberg and I talk about the philosophy of install for different times of the year (spring/summer vs. fall camp), install from a position coach's perspective, building confidence, as well as a day-by-day format and its adaptation for high school. This conversation weaves in and out of the topics below, so use the show notes as a gener...
Jun 25, 2020•2 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Season 2 Episode 13 with Cortney Braswell, the Outside Linebackers Coach at Appalachian State University. Coach Braswell and I talk the techniques necessary to play Outside Linebacker in such a diverse scheme as well as how to train them, and what he looks for in terms of physical traits needed to play the position. SHOW NOTES: 8:15 From HS to College Coaching 17:35 Desired OLB Physical Attributes - College and HS 25:55 Scheme Relevance 34:12 Cover 6 36:10 Planning Practice 48:08 Identifying and...
Jun 05, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Season 2 Episode 12 with Don Brown, the Defensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan. Coach Brown and I talk about 5-Man pressures, Cover 1, Cover 2 Pressures, and Bracket coverages, as well as discuss Bill Belichick, and the future of defense. SHOW NOTES: 3:58 BIG Announcement! 7:17 Playing with Maximum Effort 10:02 How Has Defense Changed? 12:45 Constructing 5-Man Pressures 22:34 Breaking Pass Protection 32:50 Cover 1 39:00 "Spinning" the Sniffer vs. Lever-Spill-Lever 46:06 Traveling th...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Season 2 Episode 11 with Chad McGehee, the Defensive Coordinator at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama. Coach McGehee and I talk about 6-Man "Hot" pressures, Fire Zones, Zone Creepers, and when to use them. SHOW NOTES: 4:44 Introduction 9:42 Base Defense 22:56 2 Under/3 Deep Coverage Pressures 27:07 2U/3D Pressure: Bomb 29:04 Blaze & Flame Coverage 37:18 2U/3D Pressure: Dbl A Gap (Ammo Blaze) 41:04 2U/3D Pressure: Missile Flame 50:05 Eliminating Fire Zones in 2019 53:32 Zone Creepers Over...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Season 2 Episode 10 with Ryan Osborn, the Defensive Line coach at the University of Tennessee-Martin, and former GA at the University of Florida and Mississippi State University. We talk about playing various techniques on the Defensive Line, including 1- and 2-gap, head up, inside, and outside shade, and attack/react vs. react/attack. The show notes are a good reference point, but this was a much more conversational episode, where we went back and forth on topics. SHOW NOTES: 1:02 News & No...
May 05, 2020•2 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Season 2 Episode 9 with Nate Woody, the Defensive Coordinator at Army. We talk about his defensive scheme and the coverages associated with the activated rushers, as well as his philosophy of playing zone coverages. We touch on a lot of topics from dropping 8, to bringing 6! SHOW NOTES: 2:48 Introduction 10:58 History of the Defense 13:47 Scheme Overview 22:09 Boundary Rush 33:31 Zone vs. Match Coverages 43:21 Twisting w/ Man-Free (Don Brown) 1:03:08 Coverages by Rusher 1:11:54 Percentage of Cal...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Season 2 Episode 8 with Bud Foster, the former Defensive Coordinator and current Special Assistant to the Athletics Director at Virginia Tech. We talk about the evolution of his defense from an 8-man front, including changes in personnel and coverages, as well as his vaunted pressure package(s). SHOW NOTES: 3:40 Introduction 8:40 Playing Quarters vs. RPO 12:08 Structure/Personnel in the Defense 16:39 FIB Adjustments 21:58 Quarters Coverage 27:09 Defending 2x2 35:35 Mini Coverage 37:49 Gun Strong...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Season 2 Episode 7 with Rex Norris, Defensive Coordinator at Tahoma HS in Maple Valley, WA & Head of Football for Atavus We talk about tackling from various positions on the field. SHOW NOTES: 1:25 News & Notes 8:57 Intro 11:26 Philosophy of Tackling 13:52 Teaching Situational Awareness 16:55 Types of Drills 25:52 Tackling with Force Players - Overhangs 30:56 Block Destruction 42:16 Tackling with Force Players - Corners 49:25 Inside Linebacker Tackling - Inside-Out 58:47 Inside Linebacke...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Season 2 Episode 6 with Jacob Gill, Defensive Coordinator at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas. We talk about various pressures out of the 4-2-5, as well as some Odd front adjustments. If you're a fan of TCU's defense, you will recognize some of these calls! SHOW NOTES: 1:26 General Notes 4:29 Introduction 8:34 Smokes & Strikes Package 25:27 Smokes with Cover 3 29:51 Kyle Cogan = Oprah 34:20 Smokes with 2 Trap 41:36 Bullets Package 49:52 Bullets with 2 Under/3 Deep 55:46 7-Man ...
Mar 04, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Season 2 Episode 5 with Brady Walz and Rowdy Harper from Run the Power is LIVE! We talk about Coach Walz and Harper's favorite concepts out of various personnel groupings versus different fronts. 1:19 News & Notes 5:28 Introduction 10:35 Running the Ball out of 11 Personnel 11:50 11 Pers: Power 30:21 11 Pers: Counter 41:14 11 Pers: Pin-Pull Schemes 50:20 11 Pers: Inside Zone 1:05:15 11 Pers: Outside Zone 1:11:33 11 Pers: Iso/Zone Insert 1:24:50 Running the Ball out of 12/21 Personnel 1:27:24...
Feb 24, 2020•2 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Season 2 Episode 4 with Cody Alexander, Defensive Backs Coach at Midlothian High School in Midlothian, Texas. We talk about defending RPOs out of Split Safety Coverages. 3:28 Introduction 5:56 Gun Strong 2x2 RPOs 10:03 Studying Backsets in 2x2 12:34 Nickel/Safety Alignment 15:15 In/Out of the Fit 18:07 2 Read vs. 2x2 25:35 Fill & Fold 28:47 Defending Zone Lock out of 2x2 31:58 Revising Philosophy on Defending RPOs 39:48 Defending Gun Weak 2x2 RPOs 49:42 Defending Gun Strong 3x1 RPOs 1:06:52 ...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Season 2 Episode 3 with Marc Marinelli, Defensive Coordinator at Wichita Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas. We talk about different methods to pressure vs. run and pass teams out of Odd spacing using a variety of different coverages. 5:26 Introduction 7:03 "The Misfits" 10:15 Pressure Philosophy 21:20 Run Pressures 21:31 Zorro & Cash 42:16 Ace/King 49:12 Pressuring Y-Off Formations 1:04:05 Pressuring the Pass 1:17:19 Longhorn 1:18:47 Switch Call 1:20:13 Slap & Jaws 1:22:15 Games 1...
Feb 02, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Season 2 Episode 2 with Robert Rubel, Defensive Coordinator at Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas. We talk about the 46 Bear defense - it's coverages, pressure packages, and adjustments to all sorts of formations. Show Notes: 3:07: Introduction of Coach Rubel and His System 20:15: Torch/Gate Stunt 22:12: Percentage of Bear Defense 25:02: Diversity of the 46 Defense 26:15: Difference between Buddy & Rex/Rob's 46 30:49: Defending I Pro 35:02: Swipe Coverage 38:15: Defending I Pro (cont'd)...
Jan 25, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Season 2 Episode 1 with Kyle Cogan, Head Coach at Lexington High School in Lexington, Missouri. We talk about all aspects of Man Match Cover 1 including the Funnel and Rat techniques, formation adjustments, and different variations of Cover 1. Show Notes: 6:51: Intro 9:57: Overview of Man Match Cover 1 14:54: When to Use Cover 1 23:42 Dividers 29:33 When to Come Off Your Man 37:27 Funnel Concept 48:24 Rat Technique 1:00:56 Cover 1 vs. 2 Backs 1:16:23: Cover 1 vs. 1 Back 1:22:23: "Trade Call" 1:2...
Jan 18, 2020•3 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This is Episode 15, the last of the 2019 In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and St. David's School (Raleigh, NC) Head Coach, Dan Casey. Coach Vass and Coach Casey take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Dan Casey on Twitter @CoachDanCasey, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. Lastly, if you are interested in donating to “Veronica Vasseur's E...
Jan 11, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This is Episode 14 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Riverside Poly High School (Riverside, CA) Head Coach, John Rice. Coach Vass and Coach Rice take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow John Rice on Twitter @CoachJohnRice, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form lo...
Dec 10, 2019•2 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This is Episode 13 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Wylie East High School (Wylie, TX) LB Coach, Brandon Couch. Coach Vass and Coach Couch take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Brandon Couch on Twitter @Coach_Couch44, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form loc...
Dec 02, 2019•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This is Episode 12 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Gallintan High School (Gallatin, TN) Defensive Coordinator, Chad Broadrick. Coach Vass and Coach Broadrick take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Chad Broadrick on Twitter @CoachBroadrick, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's sh...
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This is Episode 11 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Lincoln Prep (Kansas City, MO) Defensive Coordinator, Michael Rose-Ivey. Coach Vass and Coach Rose-Ivey take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Michael Rose-Ivey on Twitter @CoachMRI, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This is Episode 10 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur flying solo this week. Coach Vass takes a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Coach Vass on Twitter (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form located here: forms.gle/wjCefjwn1enGnbUa6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Nov 09, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This is Episode 9 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Central Valley Christian High School (Visalia, CA) Head Coach, Mason Hughes. Coach Vass and Coach Hughes take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Mason Hughes on Twitter @Mason_Hughes, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go ...
Oct 26, 2019•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This is Episode 8 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Bullard High School Head Coach, Yosef Fares. Coach Vass and Coach Fares take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Yosef Fares on Twitter @Coach_Fares, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form located here: forms.gle...
Oct 20, 2019•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This is Episode 7 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Steele High School Defensive Backs Coach, Adam Harvey. Coach Vass and Coach Harvey take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Adam Harvey on Twitter @Coach_Harvey18, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form located h...
Oct 12, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This is Episode 6 of the In-Season Q & A Series with MDGA Podcast Host Chris Vasseur and Munford High School Defensive Coordinator, Slade Calhoun. Coach Vass and Coach Calhoun take a variety of listener-submitted questions to help with game planning and general, in-season advice. Make sure to follow Slade Calhoun on Twitter @CoachSlade_Cal, as well as Coach Vass (@CoachVass), and follow the show's account @MDGAPodcast. If you want to submit a question for next week's show, go to the form loc...
Oct 06, 2019•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
