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A '''defensive coordinator''' is a member of the coaching staff of a ] team who is in charge of the ]. Generally, along with the ], he represents the second level of command structure after the ]. The defensive coordinator is generally in charge of managing all defensive players and assistant coaches, of developing a general defensive game plan, and of calling the plays for the defense during the game. At higher levels of football (college and professional), the defensive coordinator typically has a number of assistant coaches working under him who are responsible for the various defensive positions on the team (such as ], ]s, or ]s).<ref name=dummies>"," Dummies.com. Retrieved: 6 October 2014.</ref> |
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A '''defensive coordinator''' is a member of the coaching staff of a ] team who is in charge of the ]. Generally, along with the ], he represents the second level of command structure after the ]. The defensive coordinator is generally in charge of managing all defensive players and assistant coaches, of developing a general defensive game plan, and of calling the plays for the defense during the game. At higher levels of football (college and professional), the defensive coordinator typically has a number of assistant coaches working under him who are responsible for the various defensive positions on the team (such as ], ]s, or ]s).<ref name=dummies>"," Dummies.com. Retrieved: 6 October 2014.</ref> You can look to the links under references for some of the best defensive coordiantors in history according to Bleacher report. ] and ] are among two of the great college defensive coordinators in recent history. There are Also many NFL greats that can be found in the references. People like ] and ] are among the NFL greats at defensive coordinator. Determining how good a defensive coordinator is has to do with a number of things such as defensive statistics, the type of attitude their players took to the field and also what other coaches and players had to say about them. |
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Being a defensive coordinator in college and in NFL have their differences but for the most part their Job description is mostly the same. The biggest difference between them is that in college you have to recruit and the coach is more envolved in the recruitment process than in NFL. You can check the references if you want to see what exactly a average day is like for a defensive coordinator with an interview from ]. |
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Some other sports that have strong delineation between offensive and defensive positions use similar positions; ], for example, served as a defensive coordinator for the ]'s ] from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bove|first1=Matt|title=Bove: Housley – the perfect fit for the Sabres|url=http://www.wkbw.com/sports/sabres/bove-housley-the-perfect-fit-for-the-sabres|website=WKBW|accessdate=June 15, 2017|date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> |
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Some other sports that have strong delineation between offensive and defensive positions use similar positions; ], for example, served as a defensive coordinator for the ]'s ] from 2013 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bove|first1=Matt|title=Bove: Housley – the perfect fit for the Sabres|url=http://www.wkbw.com/sports/sabres/bove-housley-the-perfect-fit-for-the-sabres|website=WKBW|accessdate=June 15, 2017|date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> |
Being a defensive coordinator in college and in NFL have their differences but for the most part their Job description is mostly the same. The biggest difference between them is that in college you have to recruit and the coach is more envolved in the recruitment process than in NFL. You can check the references if you want to see what exactly a average day is like for a defensive coordinator with an interview from Geoff Collins (American football).
Some other sports that have strong delineation between offensive and defensive positions use similar positions; Phil Housley, for example, served as a defensive coordinator for the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators from 2013 to 2017.
