Michigan Panthers

Playoff Preparation: A Heightened Level of Consistency

Eric Marty, Scotty Walden, and Mike Elder, three playoff-experienced coaches, teach the importance of maintaining consistency while preparing for crucial postseason moments.

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Adding Wrinkles to Meetings, Practices, and Drills for Continuous Improvement

Eric Marty, Scotty Walden, and Tommy Zagorski share how they keep their teams focused and engaged through meetings and practice periods so that execution and performance on game day remains sharp through the middle parts of their schedules.

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Early Season Volume of Scheme

Steve Steele, Eric Marty, and John Tomlinson share their points of view on how to handle the early season progression of offense, the imperfections of our schemes, and the players executing them while they continue to learn and fine-tune their performances.

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Clear Communication: The Vehicle for a Strong Culture

Eric Marty, Cris Reisert, and Brendan Walsh provide ideas for how all coaches can be better leaders in camp communication so that they are setting their teams up for a successful season.

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Defense with DC (Week 12): Three Safety Defense, Plus Option Tips

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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Defense with DC + OC Office Hour Crossover Episode: Playing Complementary Football

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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Defense with DC (Week 4): Self-Scouting the Game Plan

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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Defense with DC (Week 3): Learning from the Texas-Alabama Game

On this week’s episode, Dan Carrel, DC of the Michigan Panthers, discusses teachable moments and takeaways from the Texas-Alabama game, as well as weekly tips to defend the option.

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Defense with DC (Week 2): Installing a System for Pass Rush Lanes

The DC of the USFL’s Michigan Panthers is back to talk more defense. Coach Carrel shares ideas for best utilizing the seven possible pass rush lanes, third down sims, and option force.

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OC Office Hour with Eric Marty: Testing the Discipline of the Defense

The OC for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers discusses building confidence in the QB position, running a smooth operation, and gaining advantages from motion and unusual formations.

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