Keep Your Pads Down!

Tony Shiffman, Lake Forest College Offensive Line Coach and Co-Founder of Hog Football Chat, joins us to answer Coach Taylor's questions about offensive line play, including:

1. When watching a film of a defensive line, what are some things that they do that concern you? 2. What about that defensive line lets you know they are well coached?

3. What are some things that you are looking at to expose or attack, particularly with the run game?

4. Many defenses today are presenting multiple fronts in a single game plan. How does this affect your preparation as an offensive line coach?

Pass Game Questions

5. Walk us through how you are coaching pass protection with your guys

6. What kinds of twists or movements tend to give you problems?

7. What things do you look for in a pass rusher to exploit?

Finally, we close out our episode with some of Coach Shiffman's pet peeves, how he handles twitter tough guys, and the story behind his twitter avatar...

Coach Shane Martin, Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach at Mart High School, joins us to talk about his Mart Panthers, currently one of the most dominant programs in the State of Texas. We talk about what makes Mart so special, the Panther's defense and how they sell out to stop the run. We also talk about how the Panther's handle practices and game preparation with a roster that had only 18 varsity players in 2019.

In this special episode of KYPD, Coach Taylor talks with Lucas Wacha, starting linebacker for the Tampa Bay Vipers and former Outside Linebacker Coach for Pleasant Grove High School with Coach Taylor in Texarkana, Texas. Wacha talks about his path through the game of football which includes four years at Wyoming, training camp with the Dallas Cowboys, a season and a half in the CFL, a season coaching high school football, and his current position with the Vipers. Wacha also talks about life in the XFL, including his relationship with Vipers Defensive Coordinator and coaching legend Jerry Glanville, and Tampa's 4-2-5 defense.

In this episode, Coach Drones and Coach Taylor discuss the Shark's unbelievable two year run that has seen Shadow Creek go 31-1 with back-to-back State Title appearances and a 5A DI championship in 2019. Coach Drones then talks about what it's like to be the son of a coach and also coach his son who happens to be the Shark's dynamic Quarterback. Finally, we discuss Shadow Creek's odd front, stopping the run, and some of Coach Drones' favorite drills.

Andy Clark, Defensive Line Coach at Aledo High School joins us to discuss the dynamics of coaching at a program where the expectation is state championship or bust. The Bearcats are have won a record 9 state championships, including three of the past four 5A DII titles with a record of 62-2 over the past four years. Coach Clark and Coach Taylor then do some back and forth and talk TEX stunt technique, transitional pass rush, and a new technique the Bearcats have been toying with to help in the run game and defending RPO's.

Rex Norris, the Vice President of football programming, and the executive director of tackling certification, stops by the podcast for an important discussion on tackling and what ATAVUS is doing to teach safer and more effective tackling. We talk about Rex's extensive background as a football and rugby coach, the mission of ATAVUS and the tools, resources, and curriculum it provides for football programs across the country.

Coach Paul Croft, Defensive Line Coach at Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma kicks off our series of episodes featuring coaches whose teams won a state championship in 2019. The Rams won the 5A Div. I state title this past season, and Coach Croft talks about his team's run and what makes Owasso so special. Then, we get into the Ram's four down front and how they incorporate multiple looks while keeping the same personnel on the field.

Stephen F. Austin Defensive Ends Coach Caid Faske joins us to talk about his rise from student coach to landing his current job in Nacogdoches. A 2019 AFCA "35 Under 35" recipient, Coach Faske talks about how he develops his pass rushers and how the 'Jacks employ twists and line movements to wreck havoc in the run game and get after the Quarterback.

SMU Defensive Line Coach Randall Joyner joins KYPD to share the unbelievable twists and turns in his young coaching career, plus what he learned about pass rushing from legendary coach Larry Johnson Sr. Coach Joyner then details his own pass rushing philosophy, including techniques and drills that he uses when developing pass rushers at SMU.

We kick off 2020 with Steele High School Co-Defensive Coordinator, Coach Adam Harvey. Coach Harvey and I talk about how the benefits of using two defensive coordinators and how the Knights have made that setup work for them. We then talk about Steele's Palms coverage, disguising coverages, defending formations into the boundary, and defending the slot.