On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, Host Keith Grabowski is joined by Akron Outside Linebackers Coach, Deonte Gibson. Coach Gibson was a formerly and elite player in the Big Ten for Northwestern, where he was a 3rd team All-Big Ten selection as well as a 3 time Academic All-Big Ten player. Gibson also found himself in the NFL, where he played for Tampa Bay and Detroit. Coach has been at Northwestern since 2020 and was formerly the defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois. He joined the podcast today to talk about what it’s like coaching and relating to players in today’s game.

1:18 Coach’s journey

4:24 Shift to the new age of coaching as compared to how he was coached

7:40 Addressing the “Why” and how his experiences helped him do that

10:18 How he relates to players initially

12:17 How his youth has helped him coach

13:35 How he tries to be a mentor

15:42 Balancing scheme and technique

18:36 Fine tuning your tools and changing things when needed

20:23 Favorite piece that he’s read and learned

21:30 His favorite defensive call

23:46 What things help Coach stay focused

25:20 Winning Edge

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