Defending Power and Counter: Featuring Coach Chris Vasseur

21 Personnel is making a come back on both sides of the border! Defending power and counter concepts is a fundamental part of developing a defense at any level, and we talk with expert Chris Vasseur on how he handles defending these concepts.

[@yeildo1492]

That slant to it and blitz the backside concept has been very good for me too. Same with the 3 and the N crossing face.

[@craigseaman4275]

As an Oline coach this is one of the main reason why I have my tackle high hip the 3 tech on the down block and the center high hips on the nose

[@PhillyEaglesFanatic]

Around 11:50 mark, giving away play by back alignments, Auburn did this under Malzahn, didnt seem to be a problem for them? Also, they ran Power only to the right and Counter only to left, another tendency. Again, seemed to work out pretty good for them?

[@3DownDevelopment]

Good results doesn’t mean it’s a good process! All teams have tendencies their coaches are willing to live with, but in general giving the defence less information to me is always better

[@PhillyEaglesFanatic]

@@3DownDevelopment Yeah, but if it works, does it really matter that it could be a better process until it becomes clearly necessary to change it?
Kinda like how evolution works, it isnt working toward optimal solutions, just "good enough" solutions, once that solution is no longer good enough, the organism either adapts or goes extinct.
By the way, I tend to agree with you that giving the defense less information is schematically-speaking better!
Thanks for responding a video that is a year old haha!