Summary: Best of Defense Pt 2 Today on the USA Football Coach and Coordinator podcast we have the newest installment of our “Best Of” series with the Best of Defensive Coordinators, Part 2. We look back at all the great defensive coordinators that we have had on the show and pick out some of the best ideas and concepts shared on the show. In part 2 we focus on strategies and tactics for defensive success. 1:01 John Steger: Strategy for stopping today’s dynamic offenses 4:58 Bob Trott: Key to having a consistent defense with today’s modern offense 7:46 Chris Wolfe: How Wolfe stops the run 9:37 Rob Hinson Changing the scheme to stop the run 10:32 Rick Streiff Utilizing free safety in the run game 11:44 Allan Moore 4I defensive alignment 13:04 Chad Braun Preparing for an option offense 14:37 Mike Fox Creating sacks 16:47 Mike Fox Creating interceptions 18:35 Chad Braun Stopping the pass 19:38 John Loose Adjustments made in practice to stop the pass 20:59 John Steger Emphasizing turnovers in practice 26:05 Chris Kappas Creating turnovers 29:17 Mike Fox Red zone defense 31:57 Rich Wright 3rd down defense 34:39 Rob Everett Money downs 39:26 Chad Braun Practicing critical downs 40:51 Wallie Kuchinski Circumstantial football 45:10 Van Malone Taking away the RPO 48:29 Chad Braun Stopping the RPO 49:07 Kirk Fridrich Defending the RPO 50:49 Alan Rodemaker Stopping RPO 51:49 Scott Power Challenges to facing the RPO and practicing defending the RPO 57:05 Dave McFarland Defending the RPO 58:09 Strait Herron Stopping the RPO 1:01:37 John Loose Defending the RPO 1:04:22 Mark Bruns Creating a defensive system and the need to make adjustments quickly 1:06:37 John Steger Number of calls Steger brings 1:10:05 Joey Didier Breaking down D week to week 1:13:51 Joey Didier Game calling responsibility 1:15:06 Grant Caserta How players communicate during the game 1:17:01 Scott Boyle Game planning, stopping the run, and practicing situational football 1:23:02 Rob Everett How to train and teach players to adjust in game
