Joining host Keith Grabowski on today’s podcast is former NFL Running Back Coach, David Walker. Having been a prolific college running back at Syracuse, Walker went back to his roots for his first college coaching career where he served as the Orange RB coach from 1995-03. After his time at Syracuse, he went on to Pittsburgh where he coached from 2004-10. Walker then coached the running backs for the Indianapolis Colts from 2011-14 and from 2016-18. Walker is considered one of the premiere running back coaches in football. He joins the podcast today to talk about Coaching RB reads.
Show Notes:
1:23 How Walker determined he wanted to Coach
3:15 What Walker believes makes a successful coach
5:43 Walkers platform for helping coaches grow
9:21 Developing the every down back
11:15 Owing the offensive line as a runningback
14:02 The responsibility of the coach to teach an elite runningback
16:34 What Walker teaches in his gap scheme
25:23 Outside zone
29:30 Walker’s role in developing the game plan
35:36 Winning Edge
36:53 Connecting with Coach
