Episode 3 with Ron Roberts, Defensive Coordinator at the University of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns. We discuss what constitutes a simulated pressure vs. a creeper, and the Tite front, and adjustments off of it. Show Notes: 4:20 Coaches' Journey 15:45 "Creepers" 31:39 RPOs Changing Run Fits 34:08 Using Change Up Calls 37:07 Stopping Zone Read out of 10 Pers 42:27 Coverage to Action vs. Action to Coverage 45:12 Creepers vs. 11 Personnel Y-Off 47:31 Creepers vs. Power & Counter 48:52 "Simulated Pressures" 1:03:27 Creating a Pressure Menu 1:06:30 Examples of Sim Pressures 1:11:10 Tite Front 1:17:24 Slanting out of Tite 1:18:30 Adjustments off of the Tite Front 1:24:45 Offensive Concepts to beat the Tite Front 1:30:21 Coverages out of the Tite Front 1:34:43 Lag Technique - Odd & Even Fronts 1:46:01 "Championship Question" Follow Coach Roberts on Twitter @CoachRonRoberts, and visit his website http://www.ronrobertsfootball.com. 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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BONUS POD #1: Fall Camp Checklist for your defense with Marc Marinelli, Defensive Coordinator at Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas

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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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Episode 1 with Kyle Cogan from Lexington HS in Lexington, MO. We talk about Cover 3 and 6, with Skinny and Skate tags vs. Trips formations. Show Notes: 4:41 Coach Cogan's story 9:08 Start of teaching progression for Cover 3 10:43 Defining field zones 12:18 Divider principle 18:09 Different types of Cover 3 21:20 Responsibilites for each defender 31:11 Underneath droppers in Cover 3 39:11 Passing receivers back 41:09 Underneath droppers in Cover 3 (cont'd.) 1:02:39 Skinny tag 1:17:17 6 Sky 1:19:02 6 Buzz 1:20:32 Choosing between 6 Sky & 6 Buzz 1:21:46 "Read" Tag 1:28:10 3 Sky 1:30:06 3 Buzz & Playing RPO 1:46:56 7th Dimension/Slinging the run fits 1:54:20 Recap 1:56:30 The Menu 2:01:40 "The Question" Follow Coach Gogan on Twitter @CoachCogan. Follow me @CoachVass and the podcast @MDGAPodcast. Come join us on Twitter to discuss the episode! Visit our website at www.coachvass.com/podcast

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