On today’s episode of Coach and Coordinator Podcast, host Keith Grabowski is joined by former NFL Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner. Turner has served as OC of the Chicago Bears two different times as well as being a QB Coach for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2001, as head coach at Illinois, he was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Turner joined the show today to share what he learned on his journey.
Show Notes:
0:57 What the games meant to Coach
2:12 Watching his sons coaching journey
3:22 Advice he gave his sons on how to deal with the unique challenges this season
4:38 Be Yourself
6:17 What Coach picked up from his mentors
10:15 Narrowing your offseason approach to help fit your beliefs, system and program
13:00 Advice to young coaches on how to be a better teacher of the game
14:34 Importance of run/pass balance in your offense and what creates it
20:05 Balancing what you do vs game plan
21:30 Intentionally setting up tendencies based off self scout
22:29 Biggest factors in determining whether or not your QB is ready
25:41 What current coaches are struggling with while Coach is watching games
28:09 Winning Edge
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