All Episodes

S08E02: Defending Harding, Crush Front, & Going Back to the 4-2-5 w/ Tony Annese, DC at Ferris State)

S08E01: Gregg Williams - 2 Trap Pressures, Dbl Corner featuring Jon Gruden, Isolating Myles Garrett & Aaron Donald, and more!

S07E09: Q&A with Brian Nix - Self-Scouting, Adapting Personnel for Next Year, Spill vs. Box out of Odd & More

S07E08: Q&A with Scott Goolsby - Prepping for a State Title Game, Playing Against Tempo, Suggesting New Concepts & More

S07E07: In-Season Q&A w/ Terrance Gant - Special/Stubbie, 3-4 Slant & Angle, Tackling in Space & More

S07E06: Defending the Wishbone with a Tribute to Bill Mountjoy, GL Sprintout Snag, 10 Personnel Run Game & More

S07E05: In-Season Q&A w/ Brandon Lechtenberg - Bluffing, Go-Go Offense, Flexbone, Single Wing & More

S07E04: In-Season Q&A w/ Adam Gaylor - Read TOM, Gameplanning like Saban, Slot-T & More

S07E03: Two Gap, Open Gap (TGOG/Deuce Technique) w/ Cody Gardner (Corner Canyon HS - Utah)

S07E02: The "Flex Defense" w/ Kevin May (Seton Hill University, PA)

S07E01: Setting the Tone on D for the New Year w/ Pat Fox from Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, MI)

S06E18: The "G Defense" with Bud Foster (Former Virginia Tech DC)

S06E17: "The Code" with Keith Burns (Developing an Elite Mentality, Creating Identify, & Breathing Confidence into Your Players)

S06E16: In-Season Q&A w/ Brian Nix - Pressuring 12P, Self Scouting the Playoffs, Developing a Gameplan, Defending False Pulls & more...

S06E15: In-Season Q&A w/ Scott Goolsby - Gap Scheme Answers, Halloween Candy, Defending Y-Cross, Wildcat, 12P That Does Everything & My Eazy-E Costume

S06E14: In-Season Q&A w/ Slade Calhoun - Playoff Gameplanning, Situational Practices, Messing with Protections, Defending 3x1 & More

S06E13: In-Season Q&A w/ Pat Fox - Flexbone, Hot/Eyes Pressures, Sims, Single Wing & More

S06E12: In-Season Q&A w/ Brandon Lechtenberg (Millsaps) - Favorite Drills, Blitz Circuits, Dbl Edge Pressures & More

S06E11: In-Season Q&A w/ Chris King (St. John Bosco, CA) - Beating 1/2 Slide Pro, 22/32 Personnel, Athletic QBs, RB Option Routes & More

S06E10: In-Season Q&A w/ Adam Gaylor - Fall Back LB Fits, Counter/Iso vs. 3-4, Gameplanning Pressures, the Veer & More

S06E09: In-Season Q&A - Eliminating a Stud WR, Defending Split Zone & Bucksweep out of the 3-4 & More w/ Chad Broadrick (Father Ryan - Nashville, TN)

S06E08: In-Season Q&A - East Coast 3-4 & Stack vs. 12 Personnel, Defending Empty, Punt Safe & More w/ Chad McGehee HC at James Clemens HS (Madison, AL)

S06E07: In-Season Q&A - Defending Power/Counter, Power Read, Pin-Pull, Dart, Bear Stunts, Sprintout, Running QBs, & Tackling Drills w/ Mason Hughes (College of the Sequoias, CA)

S06E06: Pressure Paths & Defending Briles' System w/ Duane Vaughn (DC at Furman)

S06E05: TCU Safety Play & Drills w/ Paul Gonzales

S06E04: Hot Pressure/Coverage and 3rd Down Okie Package w/ Eric Kasperowicz, HC/DC at Mars HS (Pittsburgh PA)

S06E03: Max Pressure Looks & Man Pressure in the 4-2-5 w/ Pat Fox, HC Notre Prep (Pontiac, MI)

S06E02: Stack D Package & Championship Drills w/ Mike Granato, DC at Coffee HS (Douglas, GA)

ANNOUNCING: COACH VASS DEFENSE SYSTEM, COMING IN 2025!

S06E01: Run Fits - Max, Solo, Lever-Spill-Lever, and Ball Fits w/ Kyle Cogan (Benedictine College)

S05E15: Episode #100 Special with Blake Williams, former NFL & FBS DC,

S05E14: In-Season Q&A - Signal Stealing, 11/20 Personnel FIB, Offensive & Defensive Trends, Wing-T & More w/ Michael Nahum (Marvin Ridge HS, NC)

S05E13: In-Season Q&A w/ Kyle Cogan - Preparing for the Possible Return of a Team's Stud Player (2 Offense Prep), Cover 7 vs. Stacks, Sniffer Plan, Playing 42 Personnel Wildcat, & More

S05E12: In-Season Q&A w/ Adam Gaylor - Defending Teams with 100 Formations, 12 Personnel YY Wing, 22 Personnel with Unbalanced, & More

S05E11: In-Season Q&A w/ Garrett Cox (Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee) - Defending Briles' O, Wristbands, Working for Saban, Smart, Pruitt, Macdonald, & Aranda

S05E10: In-Season Q&A w/ Ronnie Wheat (LSU, Baylor) - Bye Week Planning, Press Box, Studying Pass Pro, Catch Technique & More

S05E09: In-Season Q&A - Air Raid, Unbalanced Flexbone, Red Zone Coverages, 1 Dbl #, In-Game Box Etiquette & More

S05E08: The Italian Job: Jerry "Lasso" Gordon Takes Italy by Storm... and the Under Front

S05E07: Off-Season Studying & Tampa 2 Coverage & Pressures w/ Brian Vaughn (AKA Blitzology)

S05E06: Using NFL Concepts at the College and HS Level w/ Mark DeLeone (Kansas; fmr Lions, Bears, Chiefs, & Jets)

S05E05: The Auburn HS (AL) 4-3 Base & Pressure Package w/ Scott Goolsby

S05E04: The Ole Miss Pass Rush Progression w/ Randall Joyner

S05E03: 16 State Championships in 19 Years: The Alcoa HS Defense w/ Brian Nix

S05E02: The "Nate Woody" 3-4 Defense w/ Chad McGehee, HC at James Clemens HS (Madison, AL)

S05E01: The Comprehensive Cover 7 Package w/ Kyle Cogan (Benedictine College)

S04E18: Mina Kimes Holiday Special - Show Prep, Studying, Professional Development, Analytics, & More!

S04E17: End of Season Self-Scout Process w/ Ben Robertson (Stanford)

S04E16: In-Season Q&A - Defending Shifts, Adjusting Year-to-Year, What to Watch & More w/ Brian Niedermeyer (IMG)

S04E15: In-Season Q&A - Multiplicity, Sprint Out, Practice Structure, Empty, GA Advice, & More w/ Chad McGehee

S04E14: In-Season Q&A - Sugar Huddle, Buck, Pin-Pull, Quarters Install Progression w/ Yosef Fares

S04E13: In-Season Q&A - Jet, Cut Coverage, Flexbone, RZ Coverages & More w/ Kyle Cogan

S04E12: In-Season Q&A - Defending Power Read, 3 High, Tite Front Pass Rush, & More w/ Adam Gaylor

S04E11: In-Season Q&A - Young DBs, Ace, Split Zn Bluff, FIB, & More w/ Jim Camarillo (Saguaro HS)

S04E10: In-Season Q&A - Dbl Moves, 1 1/2 Gaps, Attacking 1/2 Slide Pass Pro & More w/ Cody Alexander

S04E09: In-Season Q&A - Overplaying Tendencies, Boot, When They're Bigger & More w/ Dante Bartee

S04E08: The Philosophy & Process of Gameplanning w/ Dante Bartee, DC at Ottawa Univ (Ottawa, KS)

S04E07: Building Your Defense in Camp & Pre-Season w/ Brandon Lechtenberg, Central Oklahoma DC

S04E06: Creating a Pressure Plan for All Down & Distances w/ Dan Lanning, HC, University of Oregon

S04E05: Defending the Spread w/ Rich Wright, HC/DC (Northwest Missouri State)

S04E04: 3rd Down Coverages w/ Jeremy Pruitt (Former Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, FSU, NY Giants)

S04E03: Outside Linebacker Play in the 3-4 & Sub Packages w/ Bobby April III (Wisconsin)

S04E02: Corner Fundamentals, Press, Off, & Bail w/ Nick Rapone (Tampa Bay Bucs)

S04E01: Blitz Coverages - Fire Zone (2/3), 5-Man Cover 1, Cover 0, 2U/3D & More w/ Kyle Cogan

S03E20: Putting 2021 to Bed and Looking Forward to 2022 w/ Brian Vaughn (AKA Blitzology)

S03E19: In-Season Q&A - Scoring on D, Playoff Planning, Invert Tampa, & More w/ Terrance Gant, Santiago HS

S03E18: The TCU 4-2-5 Defense (Q&A Edition) w/ Coach Vass

S03E17: In-Season Q&A - Short Corners, Signaling the D, Facing a Repeat Opp, & More w/ John Rice (Riverside Poly HS)

S03E16: In-Season Q&A - Grab Bag O, Scripting, Pin-Pull, & More w/ Diante Lee (Mt. Carmel/PFF)

S03E15: In-Season Q&A - 4x0-4x1, Disguise, Data & More w/ Neema Salimi (Westminster-Atlanta, GA)

S03E14: In-Season Q&A - Matching Pers, Motion Adjust, Unbalanced, & More w/ Kyle Cogan (Benedictine)

S03E13: Gameplanning Field Position (Red Zone, Goal Line, Etc.) w/ Ron Roberts, DC at Baylor

S03E12: In-Season Q&A - Defending Zone, Matching Pers, & More w/ Chris King (St. John Bosco)

S03E11: In-Season Q&A - Gameplanning, Practice, 12 Pers Wing, & More w/ Adam Gaylor (Jenks HS)

S03E10: Gameplanning Down & Distance w/ DJ Eliot (Former Kansas, Colorado, & Kentucky DC)

S03E09: The Evolution of the "Nate Woody 3-4" w/ Cortney Braswell, ILB Coach @ Army

S03E08: Using Odd & Even Fronts Using the Same Personnel w/ Michael Nahum, DC @ Marvin Ridge HS (NC)

S03E07: Headup 2 Techniques to Steal Gaps & Play 2 High Coverages w/ Adam Gaylor, DC @ Jenks HS (OK)

S03E06: Inaugural Draft Pod Special w/ Randy Mueller, former NFL GM (Seahawks, Saints & Dolphins)

S03E05: Pete Jenkins Defensive Line Play w/ Rob Snyder, Former LSU, Florida, UTSA, Missouri Asst

S03E04: Defending the Air Raid & Burn Coverage w/ Pete Kwiatkowski, DC at Texas

S03E03: The Notre Dame/Cincinnati "Dollar Package" w/ Marcus Freeman, DC at Notre Dame

S03E02: Corner, Safety, & LB Tech in Quarters & Palms Coverage w/ Paul Gonzales, Safeties at TCU

Run Vass Option Trailer with Joe Moorhead & YouTube/Hudl Blitz 21 Summit News

S03E01: Man Match Cover 2 (Part 2) w/ Kyle Cogan, HC at Lexington HS (MO)

S03E01: Man Match Cover 2 (Part 1) w/ Kyle Cogan, HC at Lexington HS (MO)

S02E25: Championship Call Compilation (feat. Dean Pees, Bud Foster, Don Brown, and more)

S02E24: Gameplanning, Game Management, and Working w/ Legends w/ Michael Lombardi (former NFL exec)

S02E23: Innovative Pressure Packages w/ Nick Davis, DC at Rose-Hulman

S02E22: The Phillips 3-4 Defense w/ Wade Phillips (Former NFL Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator)

S02E21: Gameplanning 3rd Down w/ Dean Pees (Former Patriots, Ravens, Titans Defensive Coordinator)

S02E20: Blitz Package, Stemming & Moving, and Q&A w/ Jim Camarillo, Saguaro HS (AZ)

S02E19: Man Match Quarters (Cover 7: Bracket/Switch/3x1/Blitz) + Q&A w/ Chris King (St. John Bosco)

S02E18: Defending the Flexbone and Q&A w/ Ben Robertson (Colorado State)

S02E17: Oklahoma, Stack D, Pass Rush, and HBO w/ Jamar Cain - OLB at the University of Oklahoma

S02E16: Developing a Coverage Menu for 3rd Down w/ Brian Vaughn (Blitzology)

S02E15: Developing a Coverage Menu for 1st & 2nd Down w/ Brian Vaughn (Blitzology)

S02E14: Creating and Refining your Defensive Install w/ Brandon Lechtenberg - LB Coach at UIW

S02E13: OLB Play in the 3-4 Defense w/ Cortney Braswell - OLB Coach at Appalachian State University

S02E12: Cover 1, Cover 2, Brackets, and Belichick w/ Don Brown (University of Michigan)

S02E11: The Hoover High School Pressure Package w/ Chad McGehee - DC at Hoover HS (Hoover, AL)

S02E10: Coaching Defensive Line w/ Ryan Osborn - DL Coach at University of Tennessee-Martin

S02E09: "The East Coast 3-4 Defense" w/ Nate Woody - DC at Army

S02E08: Bud Foster - The Virginia Tech Defensive System: Coverages, Pressures, and Evolution

S02E07: Tackling from Various Positions on the Field w/ Rex Norris, Head of Football @ Atavus

S02E06: Pressure Packages out of the 4-2-5 w/ Jacob Gill - DC at Shiloh Christian (Springdale, AR)

S02E05: Run Game Out of Various Personnel Groups w/ Brady Walz & Rowdy Harper (Run the Power)

S02E04: Defending RPOs with Split Safety Coverages w/ Cody Alexander - DBs at Midlothian HS (Texas)

S02E03: Pressuring Out of the Odd Front w/ Marc Marinelli - DC at Wichita Northwest HS (Wichita, KS)

S02E02: The 46 Defense w/ Robert Rubel - DC at Robinson HS (Robinson, TX)

S02E01: Man Match Cover 1 w/ Kyle Cogan - HC at Lexington HS (Lexington, MO)

S01E21: In-Season Q&A - Dan Casey, HC at St. David's School (Raleigh, NC)

S01E20: In-Season Q&A - John Rice, HC at Riverside Poly HS (CA)

S01E19: In-Season Q&A - Brandon Couch, LB at Wylie East HS (Wylie, TX)

S01E18: In-Season Q&A – Chad Broadrick, DC at Gallatin HS (Gallatin, TN)

S01E17: In-Season Q&A – Michael Rose-Ivey, DC at Lincoln Prep (Kansas City, MO)

S01E16: In-Season Q&A – Chris Vasseur, DC at Clovis High School (Clovis, CA)

S01E15: In-Season Q&A – Mason Hughes, HC at Central Valley Christian HS (Visalia, CA)

S01E14: In-Season Q&A – Yosef Fares, HC at Bullard HS (Fresno, CA)

S01E13: In-Season Q&A – Adam Harvey, DBs at Steele HS (Cibolo, TX)

S01E12: In-Season Q&A – Slade Calhoun, DC at Munford HS (Munford, TN)

S01E11: In-Season Q&A – Jerry Gordon, DC at Nauset HS (North Eastham, MA)

S01E10: In-Season Q&A – Chris Vasseur (Live Periscope Broadcast)

S01E09: In-Season Q&A – Jason Bornn, HC at Saugus HS (Saugus, CA)

S01E08: In-Season Q&A – Chris King, DC at St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA)

S01E07: In-Season Q&A – Chris Vasseur, DC at Clovis High School (Clovis, CA)

S01E06: Building a Defense Using Tenets of Sport Psychology w/ Grant Parr & Dr. Chris Stults

S01E05: 2 Under/3 Deep Pressure Package & LB Reads w/ Pat Fox

S01E04: "Tite Fronts, Sims, and Creepers, Oh My!" w/ Ron Roberts - DC @ ULL

S01E03: Fall Camp Checklist w/ Marc Marinelli

S01E02: Solving Problems with Aggression w/ Don Brown - DC at the University of Michigan

S01E01: 3 Deep Zone & Rip/Liz Match vs. Trips w/ Kyle Cogan

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