Joining host Keith Grabowski on today’s podcast is Chicago Bears Running back Coach David Walker. Having been a prolific college running back at Syracuse, Walker went back to his roots for his first college coaching career where he served as the Orange RB coach from 1995-03. After his time at Syracuse, he went on to Pittsburgh where he coached from 2004-10. Walker then coached the running backs for the Indianapolis Colts from 2011-14 and from 2016-18. Walker is considered one of the premiere runningback coaches in football. He joins the podcast today to talk about Coaching RB reads.

Show Notes:

1:23 How Walker determined he wanted to Coach

3:15 What Walker believes makes a successful coach

5:43 Walkers platform for helping coaches grow

9:21 Developing the every down back

11:15 Owing the offensive line as a runningback

14:02 The responsibility of the coach to teach an elite runningback

16:34 What Walker teaches in his gap scheme

25:23 Outside zone

29:30 Walker's role in developing the game plan

35:36 Winning Edge

36:53 Connecting with Coach

Walker’s CoachTube Course:

https://coachtube.com/course/football/developing-the-complete-running-back/13031370

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