Dum Coach Request

I have three D's to choose from. They all do different things. The DC-46 I've run for eight years. It's based on the original pro defenses of of Ryan and Shurmur who each used about 300 plus pages to describe how it works. I "dum'd" it down to 50-60 pages originally, but as I had to keep countering what other teams tried against it over the last 8 years, it's now 160 pages. Obviously, it covers a whole lot more situations now but, because it is an "attacking" defense, it is still no more difficult to run than the original 50-60 pages. It requires speed and talent but no brains. Let me know if you want to be put on that list.

The DC Pro 4-3 is not like the 4-3's you see today. The 4-3's seen today were originally called "4-3 college" to separate them from the 4-3 Pro. The 4-3 Pro was a run stop defense with good pass protection back in the early 60's. Vince Lombardi ran it. Again, I "dum'd" it down to just 21 pages. That would probably be up to 60 pages by now if I ran it long enough, but I've been running the DC-46 instead. For being only 21 pages long, it's actually more complicated to teach than the DC-46 because it is a "reading" defense. When the ball is snapped, the defense is reading on the run (In the DC-46, the "D" makes its reads before the snap.). What makes the DC Pro 4-3 of value is that it only takes 2.5 studs to run, whereas the DC-46 requires at least 8.

The DC Dallas Flex is based on another pro defense, Tom Landry's "Dallas Doomsday" defense of the 60's and 70's. It was designed by me to combat DW teams and league rules mandating no NG's and no one in the center/guard gaps. It busts up both the DW and the mandated rules. I've also been told it's nasty against wing T teams. It's another "reading" defense but can bring a ferocious pass rush in passing/reverse situations. Requires two fast DT's but, otherwise, average players. This year, my league mandated the above mentioned rules for our 7-8's, so I'll be running it next year for them.

I'm in the process of updating all three (i.e. making DC-46 shorter and the DC Pro 4-3 and DC Dallas Flex longer). So it would probably be wise to hold off your request if you want the latest improvements. The DC-46 has a waiting list and requires approval by the other DC-46 coaches for you to get. If you have below average players the wait is not worth it because it is not what you need. Also, I have so many years invested in it (8) that I'm thinking of charging $ 40 in restaurant gift certificates for it. That ain't for me as much as for the wife who has put up with me coaching kids for free for 17 years. I knows she always happy when fotball season ends and there's a note from her taped onto my computer right now saying "Get rid of the football stuff in the driveway." I'd like to be able to take her out for dinner and let her see that it came from my coaching.