"Holding the Edge"

Coach Jerry Gordon is currently the DC at Nauset Regional High School located in Eastham, MA.  Gordon started his football career as a walk-on at University of Massachusetts in 1979. He went on to become a 3-year starter on the offensive line, earning a full scholarship and becoming one of the only few players in University of Massachusetts history to become a 2x captain.  University of Massachusetts won or shared 3 Yankee Conference football championships in that period. Gordon has coached with the Boston Breakers (USFL), Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts, Yale University, Sandwich (MA) High School, Potomac Falls (VA) High School, Woodgrove (VA) High School and Broad Run (VA) High School. Gordon has had two articles published in Gridiron Magazine and an article published in Success Magazine.  Gordon has also written numerous Internet articles, has appeared on Portland Radio Station 95.5 “The Game” and on USA Football’s Coach and Coordinator Podcast with Keith Grabowski.  Gordon is also the author of two books:  Coaching the Under Front Defense, and Split Field Coverages Gordon and his wife Carol, currently reside in Chatham, MA.  Gordon is stepfather to two children, Erik and Jennifer, and has four granddaughters: Ella, Beatrice, Macie, and Kendall. Coach Gordon gives shoutouts to Grandkids, Many coaches from his past, the Dunning-Kruger Effect, X&O Labs, USA Football, Blitzology, the Focus 3 podcast, and more.   You can reach him at @jerrygordonFB or by email jgordon0508@yahoo.com or visit www.coachjerrygordon.com  

Coach Kurt Hines has been coaching high school football for over 20 years.  He has coached on both the east and west coast.  He was the Head Coach at Bedford High School in New Hampshire.  He led Bedford to the New Hampshire State Finals in three different divisions over a four-year period. In 2012 he earned Coach of the Year recognition for his efforts.  He is currently the Head Coach at Coronado High School in California.  He is passionate about the game of football, and even more passionate about the platform he has been blessed with.  He believes in empowering those he coaches, and those he coaches WITH.  He is #Relentless   In this episode we talk about how elementary education is helpful to leading a football program, training with kids, social causes, humility, and more.  Coach Hines is everything that is "right" with coaching.  He is the guy you want coaching your son and the guy you want to have a beer with.  Follow him on twitter @CoachHinesCHS

Mike Kuchar serves as co-founder and Senior Research Manager of X&O Labs. Kuchar has spent the last 15 years of his writing career researching and reporting on the newest trends and innovations in the game. His work has been featured in various national publications including ESPN Magazine, USA Today, and CBSports.com as well as coaching trade publications. Since starting X&O Labs, Kuchar has authored several special reports including the Zone Read Study, the Quarters Coverage Study and the 4-2-5 Defense Study.  Aside from his journalistic pursuits, Kuchar has been a coach for 16 years, both at the high school and college level as a head coach and a defensive coordinator. Currently he is the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Rahway High School in New Jersey.   In this episode we dive into offensive and defensive trends, EA Game design, give shout-outs to HS wrestling and kids playing both ways.  We even pay homage to Howard Stern.  At the end of the day, coaches tend to favor the player's well-being over scheme and that is encouraging for us all.

Chris Vaughn joined the Dallas Cowboys in 2017 as the team’s southeast area scout. Vaughn comes to the Cowboys personnel department with 18 years of collegiate coaching experience, most recently spending two seasons at the University of Texas. At UT, Vaughn coached DBs (2014-15) while also serving as the school’s special teams coordinator in 2014. Before coaching in Austin, Vaughn coached cornerbacks at Memphis for two seasons (2012-13). He was at Memphis for two years, coaching cornerbacks after spending four seasons as the DBs coach/ RC at Ole Miss. Vaughn was at Arkansas for 8 years coaching linebackers, safeties, cornerbacks and serving as the director of on-campus recruiting (2006). Vaughn had a brief stint (Jan.-Feb., 2000) at Tulsa as his first coaching job, after serving as a graduate assistant at Arkansas in 1999. Vaughn earned four letters as a linebacker at Murray State, winning Ohio Valley Conference titles in 1995 and 1996. A native of Tallahassee, Fla., Vaughn and his wife, Marquette, have a son, Chris II, and two daughters, Cienna Marquette and Camryn McNeil 

Coach MacPherson is currently the Head Football Coach at Orange Park High School in Orange Park, FL.  He has been a Head High School Football Coach in Florida for 19 years.  He started as a Graduate Assistant at St. Johns University in New York after starting there for 4 years at WR. In 2013 he launched his own YouTube Coaching Site called Coach Mac also known to coaches as "Coach Macs PlayFastFootball."  He has spoken at Glazier Clinics, published an Article in the 2017 USA Football Coaching Notes, and has a video with CoachTube.  He also just launched his new website playfastfootball.org which will contain videos, webinars, and consulting opportunities.  His YouTube channel is one of the fastest growing channels in coaching with almost 15,000 subscribers.  You can follow him @CoachMac8470 

Drew Sanders has been the Head Coach and Athletic Coordinator at Vandegrift High School in Austin, TX since 2009.  Coach Sanders is the first coach at Vandegrift High School, as he was hired to start the program there. Since then, Coach Sanders has led the Vipers to Area Finalist finishes in 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2017, a quarter-finalist finish in 2015, and a State Semi-Finalist team in 2014.  This past season the VHS won their 6A district with a 10-0 regular season and finished first in every defensive category. Coach Sanders, talks about patience, guidance from other coaches, and consistency. Coach Sanders believes in his philosophy and stays based in principles.