Every coach dreams of playing Thanksgiving week. If you’re in high school, it means you’ve made a deep run. If you’re in small college, you’re starting a playoff run after a successful season. And if you’re an FBS school, it’s rivalry week. This week on Defense with DC, Dan Carrel, who coached in the Ohio…
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On this week’s episode of Defense with DC, Dan Carrel focuses on the three safety defense, looking specifically at TCU’s play against Texas. We also give this week’s option tips, illustrated by Notre Dame against Navy.
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Dan Carrel, Defensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, is back for another week. In this episode, Coach Carrel focuses on halftime adjustments, blitz checks, and takeaways from the Georgia-Tennessee and Army-Air Force games. Listen On: “Start to peel back the menu a little bit, especially your third down and situational menus.”– Dan Carrel at…
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On this week’s episode of Defense with DC, Dan Carrel, Defensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, shares insights on adjusting to early game calls, handling motion, tweaking coverages, and defending bunch. Listen On: “So much of being a coordinator… is being out in front of what’s about to happen.”– Dan Carrel at 4:55 Dan…
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On this unique Defense with DC + OC Office Hour crossover episode, Dan Carrel and Eric Marty, the coordinators for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, team up to talk team football and how each side of the ball helps the other.
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On our latest installment of Defense with DC, Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel provides insights for defending stacks, different widths, Air Raid concepts, and the option.
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On this week’s episode of Defense with DC, Coach Dan Carrel discusses how one of the top FBS defenses gets it done with fundamentals, his three must-haves for successful red zone defense, and the advantages of defending the option with a Bear Front. Listen On: “That’s great defense. You’re doing God’s work on defense right…
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Dan Carrel, DC of the Michigan Panthers, coaches up new defensive front looks, moving that front, the buzz safety, 4-minute defense, max field goal block, and more option tips, using takeaways from Ole Miss and Georgia State.
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Dan Carrel, DC for the Michigan Panthers of the USFL, digs into the MTSU upset of Miami, tips for handling end-of-half and end-of-game two-minute situations, and coaching points for defending the option out of a 3-4 structure.
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The Defensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers shares his self-scouting lessons learned for optimizing practice efficiency, preparing for opponents’ adjustments, as well as his weekly tips to defend the option – this week from a four-down structure.
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