Today’s guest on the Coach and Coordinator podcast’s “All In On Offense” segment is Matt Drinkall, current offensive assistant at Army West Point and former head coach at Kansas Wesleyan University. Drinkall was selected to be a participant in the 2018 American Football Coaches Association 35 under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This program is designed to identify and develop premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Drinkall goes all in today on how he has gone about defeating the tite front, including some of his go-to plays.
3:20 When Coach noticed the tite front becoming more prevalent
6:15 Difference between NFL and college tite fronts
10:13 Keys to the tite front for defense
14:10 Starting point for attacking the tite front and base plays
26:43 Where the runs should hit
28:02 Coaching the players vs. the tite
31:55 Preparing your backside tackle
32:25 Dart read
37:08 Dart, jet and fly sweep responsibilities
46:09 Play-action vs. tite
49:56 In-game coaching
1:01:52 How Coach determines if a new play is worth it
1:03:10 Connecting with Coach
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