Summary: 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. 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 1 we focus on setting up the defense for success Show Notes 2:10 John Steger: Player development and having a strong senior class 4:22 Mike Fox: Recruiting the right people and having a family atmosphere 5:51 Allan Moore: Being positive and giving players ownership 9:12 Bob Trott: Culture starts with WE 11:29 Rob Everett: Culture must be defended especially in times of adversity 13:58 Wallie Kuchinski: Importance of alignment when establishing a culture 16:45 Scott Power: Culture vs scheme 18:03 Casey Jacobsen: “Wolf Pack pyramid” 20:38 Rich Wright: Building the defense around simplicity 22:22 Rob Everett: Coaching creativity 23:24 Mark Bruns: Creating a defensive system and quickly making adjustments 25:23 Wallie Kuchinski Personnel placement, sacrificing size for speed 27:49 Grant Caserta Finding players with defensive instincts 30:20 Chris Wolfe Utilizing the best available players 32:16 Rick Streiff Molding the scheme to fit personnel 34:16 Allan Moore Odd front defense 36:56 Van Malone Defense installed at SMU, matching talent 39:04 Chad Braun Base defense 40:16 Scott Power Base defense, 4-3 1 high
