The Coaches Collective

This week we sit down with Coach Mike Kafka, QB Coach & Passing Game Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs. We hear about his jump into coaching after an NFL playing career, working under legendary Andy Reid, and the opportunity to coach a generational talent in Patrick Mahomes.

This week we sit down with Northwestern Head Ball Coach, Pat Fitzgerald. 

Coach Fitz talks about something we are extremely passionate about -  Balance. 

He also leaves us with something to consider before you take the next job:

"Don't mess with Happy. Happy is earned. If you're happy, make sure you stay happy."

Coming from a guy that has been at the same school, in the Big 10, since '01...you may want to listen closely. 

Are you constantly guarding your desk?

Are you in the office, just for the sake of being in the office? 

Are you still game planning a certain way, because that’s how we’ve always done it?

This week, we cover a topic we are very passionate about - Efficiency. 

....and the extreme lack thereof, in the coaching profession. 

This week we catch up with Coach Hal Mumme. We talk through the birth of the Air Raid Philosophy and his coaching journey. 

Episode 9, we catch up with Coach Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator from Oklahoma State University.

Episode 8, we sit down with Las Vegas Raiders, Tight Ends Coach, Austin King.

Episode 7, we have the chance to sit down with another Trailblazer, Callie Brownson, Chief of Staff for the Cleveland Browns.

Quick timeline of the past 6 years for Coach Brownson:
2015-17 - Asst. Coach Mount Vernon Highschool
2017 - New York Jets Scouting Intern
2018 - Hired as first Division 1 full-time assistant at Dartmouth
2019 - Buffalo Bills Coaching Intern
2020 - Chief of Staff Cleveland Browns

After listening to the next 30min with Coach, you'll quickly realize, she's not done yet.

This week, in Episode 6, we sit down with Coach Jennifer King, the Assistant Running Backs Coach, for The Washington Football Team. Coach King also happens to be the first female African American full-time assistant in NFL history.

Not only a story for aspiring female coaches, Coach King has a story that should resonate and inspire EVERY coach. 

Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Her Journey - College Basketball -> Carolina Panthers -> Dartmouth -> The Washington Football Team
05:25 - Culture & Ron Rivera - "It starts with Standard."
07: 45 - Advice to ALL young coaches. "Make yourself valuable."
09:55 - Coaching NFL RB's.
11:35 - The ability to communicate & build trust.
12:45 - Biggest hurdle between coaching HS, College, and now Professionals.
14:00 - Dartmouth, Coach Buddy Teevens - The pipeline.
16:10 - The day to day NFL workload.
17:27 - First time stepping onto an NFL field.
21:30 - Relationships between women in the NFL.
24:10 - Living the history of Football.
26:00 - Who she is studying?
27:02 - If your dream job is offered tomorrow, are you ready?

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This week on The Coaches Collective, we caught up with Phil Longo, Offensive Coordinator, from the University of North Carolina.

From coaching at Parsippany Hills High School and making trips down to the University of Kentucky to pick Mike Leach's brain, to now leading the most productive Offense in College Football, at North Carolina, Longo has a story and journey that resonates with so many coaches.

We talk about how he has crafted his own "Air Raid" offensive philosophy over the years (one that lead to the most productive rushing  attacks in the country.)

Longo gives us a glimpse of what it is like to work under the legendary Mack Brown and the culture they are building at UNC.

Get your pen and paper ready for another week of The Coaches Collective. 

This week of The Coaches Collective, Episode 4, we caught up with Coach Randy Bates, Defensive Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh.

2019 Spring camp was set to begin, and again, Randy Bates didn’t have time for a yearly physical. This policy was put in place by Coach Pat Narduzzi, to include his entire staff. He was a little more worried about practice prep for the following day. 

Bates now credits Narduzzi with saving his life. 

Coach gives us a glimpse of what it was like leading a defense while battling cancer during the 2019 season. His story is another prime example of how, most of the time, Football is much bigger than Football.

“They’ll throw rings on my grave, but the relationships are what last forever.”

At 60 years old, the 2020 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year is still learning and fine-tuning his defensive scheme. Learning the aggressive Narduzzi defense, is what brought him to Pitt in the first place. 

If you’ve watched the Pitt defense this year, without question, they play aggressive. His key to getting his guys to play that way? Simple. Don’t track missed tackles.

Get your pen and paper ready for another episode of The Coaches Collective.