On today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, host Keith Grabowski talks with Tyler Walker, defensive backs coach, special team coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Muskingum University (Ohio). Prior to arriving at Muskingum, Walker was an assistant coach at Catholic Central High School (Mich.), where he worked primarily with the receivers and helped lead the Shamrocks to 14-0 overall record that was capped off by a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 state championship. Walker joins the podcast today to talk about the 4-1-6 defensive scheme as a whole, specifically in regards to the secondary. 

Show Notes:

1:15 Coach’s experience during his first year at Muskingum

2:39 Efforts of the staff to change the culture at Muskingum

 5:02 Muskingum’s defensive philosophies 

8:36 4-1-6

10:20 Which RPO is easier to plan for

12:00 How they dictate who gets the ball in the RPO game

14:00 Similarities between his front and tight front

15:50 What kind of hybrid players coach is looking for

17:40 What problems do big body offenses give to this defense

19:58 Preparing in camp

22:50 Secondary responsibilities

26:03 Meg adjustment

28:29 Safety run support

30:12 Installation and drill plans

32:41 Efficient game planning

36:38 Matching up-tempo offenses

39:37 Balancing his duties as special teams coach with his defensive responsibilities

46:25 Winning edge

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