Cody Alexander joins The Board Drill Podcast to talk about something every defensive coordinator needs to hear: you do not need to do more just to do more.
Cody (Matchquarters.com, Let’s Talk Ball Podcast, author of six football strategy books) has spent years studying the NFL and working with coaches at every level. In this conversation, he breaks down the trend of defensive simplification that is sweeping from the league down to the high school level and explains why the best defenses in football are getting back to basics.
We cover schematic bloat and how it creeps into your playbook without you noticing, what Mike McDonald’s modular defense really is and how it applies outside the NFL, where weak rotation Cover 3 and quarters naturally overlap, using seven-on-seven as a true sandbox for pressure development, the whiteboard exercise every staff should do in the offseason, why linebacker coaching might be the weakest position coaching in the sport, and the three must-haves Cody would install on day one as a high school DC.
This one is loaded with actionable takeaways for coaches who want to clean up their system and get back to teaching technique. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at www.boarddrill.com for more.
