Episode 2 with Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan. We talk about solving problems with aggression, playing with various defensive packages. using overhangs in the run game and more. Show Notes: 3:28 Coach Brown's coaching journey 11:13 Defensive philosophy in today's game 16:41 Solving problems with aggression 22:54 Living with a pressure philosophy 27:32 Setting the tone with pressure 30:42 Using different defensive packages 42:06 Forcing offenses to react to you 43:51 Defending the run with overhangs and movement 49:18 "Denting" the run game 52:39 Fitting gap scheme runs 53:51 Defending the zone read 59:39 Keying or traveling with the sniffer in Cover 1 1:01:19 Cover 1 Rat coaching points 1:03:59 Cover 2 Trap overhang coaching points 1:05:32 Bracket coverage coaching points 1:07:50 Coach Brown's opinion on Quarters coverage 1:08:21 The Championship Call 1:10:11 Housekeeping from CV Follow Coach Brown on Twitter @FBCoachDBrown. Follow Coach Vass on Twitter @CoachVass and the podcast's account @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Visit our website at www.coachvass.com to view more information on the podcast, Pop-Up Clinics, blog posts, CoachTube videos, articles from Coach Vass, as well links to join Coach Vass' email list, and a form to contact him for off-season consulting. If you are interested in donating to the show, you can do so through PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/coachvass), Venmo (@CoachVass), or CashApp ($CoachVass).
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