Make Defense Great Again

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A podcast hosted by Coach Vass for defensive coaches who want to learn intermediate to advanced level schemes and strategies. In-season podcasts will be Q&A style, and during the off-season, we will have long-form episodes focusing on one topic.

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  • Zibotime
    In depth football for all levels
    Great guests. Great explanations. Thank you.
  • Carm58
    IFYYK šŸˆ
    Do you find yourself standing in front of the refrigerator at 3am eating cheese curds six at a time thinking up new techniques or hand/footwork that will change your coaching forever? Me too! Listen to this podcast and hear people who have already thought of your idea talk about it in depth. It’ll break your heart and make you a better coach simultaneously!
  • SethSteere
    The best!
    The defense we run was born from this podcast. Truly don’t know where I would be without it!
  • Rocky Del
    Best Defense Content around
    Can’t get enough of this podcast! Really appreciate Coach Vas and all the great guests on the show!
  • G-Wit9203457
    The best podcast ever
    I love Make Defense Great Again. It’s the best podcast ever. Seriously though, it’s great.
  • Coach Claypool
    MDGA
    Great podcast for DC’s. I love the wide variety. If you coach defense, you should tune in.
  • Gavmn
    Great! Love hearing from coaches around the country. Best spot to learn actual Defensive scheme.
    Great for coaches of all levels!
  • Coach Franks
    Finally a good defensive podcast…
    In a world of offense focused football, it’s awesome to have a podcast to turn to with great defensive minds sharing their thoughts and ideas. Great resource for a young coordinator, and I’m very thankful for the content Coach Vass puts out!
  • Lots of replay
    High quality conversation
    This pod is high quality and incredibly usable info. Wide ranging D topics with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives from guests. Great for any current or aspiring DC to get wheels turning.
  • HotalZoe
    Amazing
    Amazing
  • Ole3838
    Defensive masterminds
    Learn defense from the best coaches in America. Hands down the best in-depth football podcast.
  • —G—B
    10/10!
    Love the pod, Coach Vass is the man! #Cheetahs
  • fabian from Philly
    Very much appreciated
    Love the cast of characters, and very much appreciate all the lessons on defense this podcast has provided me. But as a wise man once said, only one Rudolph pulls the sleigh. And that’s Coach Vass. He’s very knowledgeable and understands that there is more than one way succeed schematically.
  • Mmcl0308
    Incredible
    Amazing content and great guests. Makes my commute way better everyday.
  • CoachWill1
    Awesome job
    Very impressed with Coach Vass and his guest ranging from high school to the NFL. Excellent job.
  • RobbyHighroller
    Best Football Podcast
    Whether you’re a fan, coach or somewhere in between, this podcast hosts interviews with the top football minds in the industry. I enjoy learning something new with every interview
  • KrombopMichael
    Single best resource for learning defense
    Amazing resource that provides excellent information across all levels of defensive knowledge. Enough detail to be actionable and also provides great perspective on how to fit new concepts or techniques into your current defensive philosophy/ scheme. Been listening since the beginning and I cannot recommend it enough
  • Derrick from IN
    Best Podcast in Ball!
    The best pod around to learn defensive football. Coach Vass does a tremendous job getting elite guests each and every episode, but more importantly he makes the topics understandable and relates them to coaches of all levels. Everybody can learn something from this pod!
  • The biggest cat
    Elite show
    Amazing show helping me learn about the game as someone who never played and is now coaching.
  • coachvanevery
    Time to get better
    Just an overall help at turning complicated subjects into a easy way to learn and install
  • STNolimit
    Great Podcast
    Coach Vass always talks about great topics that can be easily used at every level, with great guests. Can’t miss podcast for me!
  • GCavallo
    Best Resource for Defense
    Coach Vass and his guests go into incredible detail about all aspects of defense. Talking about all fronts, all coverage families and bridging the gap of what the top defenses in the country do. They get into great detail and explain incredibly well the "why" and "how" of what makes them successful on defense. Also can help you figure out what you need to do to use the same scheme or techniques fit for you. Get your pen or device ready to take lots of notes.
  • allabouttheU305
    Very insightful
    I am new to coaching, so a lot of the content is over my head, but overall a very informative podcast for anyone. My only issue is the length of some of the episodes.
  • The users plea,
    Excellent
    Fantastic Resource
  • HO2008
    Listeners Don’t Deserve This Goodness
    But it is available to us anyway. Thanks. Managing 11 people is a challenge. Defensive football is no different and this series explores techniques, tactics and strategies for these purposes. There is a take away here for anyone interested in the human side of coaching anything along with the particulars of football theories and practices.
  • HawnJob
    Learn to Listen
    First off I will say Vass has great guests. That’s about all I can say that’s positive. Vass spends more time talking about his experience and his life then he does interviewing his guests. I subscribed to this to hear Coach K (Texas DC) talk about his scheme and defensive theology. Instead I listened to the interviewer talk about himself the whole time. I could feel and hear the frustration from Coach K being forced to listen to a guy explain his defense to him. Then Vass would is that right? Coach K would say yes then Vass would go right back into talking about whatever. At one point he was literally talking about all the questions he had lined up, all the people you talk to to get info, and all the film he watched to be prepared for the interview. If I could break this down to percentages I would say it is 45% Vass talking 5% interviewer talking, 45% Vass talking about absolutely nothing anyone listening would care about. It seems Vass is just really arrogant and wants to show how much he knows. To be fair maybe he is like a kid with a puppy who wants so badly for it to be safe he ends up killing it by wrapping it in bubble wrap? Either way it’s disappointing and I won’t be back. If I had to guess I would bet his coach’s won’t be back for another ā€œinterviewā€.
  • Sag7319
    Terrible Interviewer
    Podcast has great guests. Unfortunately, Vass talks more than the person he is interviewing. Tries to show how smart he is. Ruins the entire podcast.
  • James A Light
    Best defensive content available in this format
    Coach Vass is changing the game. Excellent guests, topics and interviews.
  • Coach Arrufat
    Must subscribe for every Coach!!
    Learned so much from Vass & his guests.... Every episode is my favorite episode!
  • Br1ck Squ4d tr4pp1n
    Best scheme podcast I’ve heard
    Stumbled across the interview with Bud Foster and it was absolutely spectacular.
  • Coach Byrd
    Defensive Think Tank
    Coach Vass has put together the most phenomenal and advanced defensive podcast. It’s serves so many purposes. From his defensive talks with legends like Wade Phillips, Bud Foster, and Dean Pees. Also great conversation with some of college and high school football best and brightest coaches. They discuss a variety of defensive topics and solutions. I have always enjoyed Coach Vass approach of ā€œteach a man to fishā€ to show you how and why he comes up with his solutions and answers on defense rather than just give you a answer. I can’t wait to see how much this podcast grows in 2021 and years to come.
  • @jerrygordonfb
    Great podcast
    Make sure to sharpen your pencil before Vass hey going
  • Eersman
    Favorite Podcast
    Make Defense Great Again is the best football podcast out there. If you want to take your knowledge of the game of football to the next level, I’d recommend subscribing to this podcast.
  • Sean Bruso
    More than a podcast
    What Coach Vass has created is a culture and a network to grow coaches and make them better coaches and men. Coach and his guests give us something to think about and take back to make our programs and kids more successful. The lessons derived and relationships made from this podcast show why this is such a powerful tool. The stories told by the guests also are phenomenal and pull back the curtain to some of the best programs in America.
  • Jesse Craven
    Incredible resource
    This podcast has been an incredible resource for myself and so many other coaches trying to grow and develop. Coach Vass centers all of his conversations around creating content that is specific to supporting coaches and advancing the game!
  • deem324
    Great way to learn
    Amazing info regardless of O/D affiliation. We won a game last year strictly off of a defensive concept I learned through the podcast. 10/10
  • CoachReedUF
    10/10
    The best football podcast for Defensive coaches period.
  • User40131
    "Heeeeeey noowww"
    Coach Vass is best in the business man. I love this podcast. I just started caoching and honestly half of this goes over my head so I listen like 5 times. I've learned so much. A+++
  • jmelie0707
    Freakin awesome!!!!
    This feels like sitting at the hotel bar with Coach Vass and other coaches after the clinic sessions end a great way to learn!
  • D. Andrighetto
    Vass knows his CODE
    I’ve had personal experience playing for coach Vass, hands down this man should be a defensive coordinator in the league. This man knows his stuff. SPEED
  • Coach Blue
    Just the tip of the iceberg
    Coach Vass has been doing amazing things all summer and this is the icing on the cake. Finally a great platform for defensive coaches to learn and improve!
  • Cvaqeieowkzm
    The best podcast ever!
    This podcast has helped me lose 15 pounds and become a better father!
  • Matthew Carden
    The best around!
    Hands down best X’s and O’s podcast out there! Vass ask the questions we all want to know the answers to and goes straight to the source to ask them.
  • mtf1179
    Great Information
    The best nuts and bolts defensive talk on the web! In depth look at football for and from a coach’s view!
  • TerranceLG
    Amazing
    Coach Vass has created a platform for defensive coaches to get better without all the fluff.
  • coachlarocco
    Great Content
    Coach Vass is producing the best defensive content out right now. A wide variety of defensive topics with knowledgeable guests. These are a must listen to anyone trying to further their football knowledge. Keep up the good work, Coach.
  • KF21WR
    ā€œCan’t Missā€ Podcast!
    @CoachVass is a bright shining star in the Defensive Universe! His podcasts are an absolute must listen for all defensive coaches, and required listening for all intelligent offensive coaches!!!
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