Landry Football

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry discusses how the Pac 12 got into their mess and how they can get out of their rut, how the NFL can improve their Thursday Night Football package, and so much more on today’s edition of the Landry Football Podcast. Thanks for listening to this episode of The Landry Football Podcast […] The post Landry Football: Fixing The Pac 12 & Answering Your Questions appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today on the Landry Football Podcast, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry tells you how Tim Tebow approached Urban Meyer and what his motivation is to try and earn a roster spot with the Jaguars. Then he discusses how the new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) will affect college programs and further separate programs from one another. […] The post Landry Football: Tebow’s Reason For Asking Meyer For A Chance appeared first on Radio Influence.

It’s NFL Draft Weekend and veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you inside what’s really happening in the Draft Rooms around the league. Spoiler alert — It’s nothing like the movie. Get ready for the Draft from an almost 40-year veteran NFL scout who NFL teams turn to as a consultant. Thanks for listening to this […] The post Landry Football: The Real Draft Day Experience appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you through the steps of finalizing a draft board as we are one week out from the NFL Draft. Learn what happens in the final draft meetings and how it affects Draft strategy on Draft Day. Thanks for listening to this episode of The Landry Football Podcast and show your […] The post Landry Football: Finalizing The Draft Board appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris explains that Draft Meetings are the real key to setting up the Draft Board correctly and that all disagreements are thoroughly figured out by watching a film together and getting the players slotted correctly. Arguing on draft Day about who to take should never happen if you are doing it correctly. The only issue […] The post Landry Football: Settling Arguments In Draft Room appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris opens up the show with the latest from inside the league regarding how Deshaun Watson got himself into this current situation then he shifts to explain what constitutes giving the player a certain Draft grade which then translates to around value. Learn more about setting up a Draft Board than you ever thought possible […] The post Landry Football: Inside the Deshaun Watson Story plus Grading Criteria for Draft Prospects appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran NFL Scout Chris Landry takes you through what Pro Days mean this year as well as every year and what the results truly mean to decision-makers as opposed to the media and fans. Chris gives you examples of what a scout learns from meetings with players and why the tangible measurables matter as it relates […] The post Landry Football: What Pro Days Really Mean appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran NFL Scout Chris Landry overviews what goes down in a draft meeting and why it’s important to set the boards up expertly vertically and horizontally. He also discusses why Ed Orgeron embarrassed himself with his recent revelations about his assistant coaching hiring process. Follow Chris Landry on Twitter and make sure to visit LandryFootball.com! […] The post Landry Football: Horizontal Vs. Vertical NFL Draft Boards appeared first on Radio Influence.

After getting you updated on all the latest Free Agent news around the NFL including understanding what the contract numbers mean and what they don’t, Chris Landry tells you a story about the guy that was responsible for drafting Drew Brees and what he said about him privately about him prior to the draft. Follow […] The post Landry Football: The First Guy That Knew Drew Brees Would Be Great In The NFL appeared first on Radio Influence.

On this week’s episode, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry explains what scouts like him get out of workouts and why metrics matter when projecting a player to the NFL level. Also, he tells you what to expect with the start of free agency next week and finally discusses how Les Miles got to LSU in the […] The post Landry Football: Scouting Metrics & Les Miles’ LSU History appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris takes you inside the Deshaun Watson situation in Houston and how both sides will approach it and what he would do if he were making the decisions. Learn what’s to be gained and lost by each. Also, he answers your questions including the latest on Drew Brees, the fit of JJ Watt in Arizona, […] The post Landry Football: Dealing With The Deshaun Watson Situation appeared first on Radio Influence.

There is lots of excitement from fans and media when the NFL Free Agency Period begins. Sure, it’s lots of news, excitement, and a renewed belief in your team but understanding the process and how people can get false impressions on who’s successful and who’s not often goes overlooked. Not anymore. Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry […] The post Landry Football: A Free Agent Education appeared first on Radio Influence.

While the internet is littered with trade rumors with timelines, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry explains why teams purposely trade lies to the “so called Insiders” while many don’t even realize they are being used. It leads to misinformation in the Information Age. Learn how trade deals are truly made and how presenting it publicly can help […] The post Landry Football: Lying With A Purpose During NFL Business Season appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran NFL scout/coach Chris Landry breaks down how the Buccaneers turned their season around from a slow start to an end of the season run that placed themselves atop the football world. Also, he answers your question as he does each week and so much more right here on the Landry Football Podcast. Follow Chris […] The post Landry Football: How The Buccaneers Became Super Bowl Champs appeared first on Radio Influence.

Get the most detailed coaching and scouting breakdown of the Super Bowl from a guy that has built and coached Super Bowl winners. What are the keys and how will each staff strategize against the other when the different units are on the field? Be the most educated fan at your Super Bowl Party by […] The post Landry Football: Detailed Breakdown Of Super Bowl LV appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris Landry takes you through the week of action in Mobile, AL for the Senior Bowl practices and how things have changed this season. Also, he discusses what teams are trying to accomplish behind the scenes during this week as well as how the Super Bowl teams are preparing for next week’s contest. All this […] The post Landry Football: From Senior Bowl To Super Bowl appeared first on Radio Influence.

The Conference Championships are Sunday and veteran scout/coach Chris Landry opens up his Film Room Notes, shares with you the keys to each game, and tells you what to look for. Before he gets to that though, he takes you through how the calendar dictates his schedule with so much going on with games dwindling, […] The post Landry Football: Conference Championship Game Previews appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran coach/scout Chris Landry, who has known and worked with Nick Saban from way back, explains the key to his success and why he’s been able to sustain it while others have fallen short. It’s a historical run that hasn’t been reached before. Also, he gives the latest off the top as Urban Meyer appears […] The post Landry Football: Putting Saban’s Run At Alabama Into Historical Perspective appeared first on Radio Influence.

A veteran of coaching searches, Chris Landry talks you through why we have so many coaching rumors and what to believe and what to ignore and putting into proper perspective coaching interviews. Also, he also answers your questions on a variety of topics as well as give you the coaching keys to Super Wildcard weekend […] The post Landry Football: Understanding Coaching Rumors appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry examines the ever-growing problems with how College Bowl Games are being perceived by current college players. It’s time to either change things up to save the bowls or change the system completely. Learn more about his ideas as well as how Playoff teams prepare in an advance scouting setting when you […] The post Landry Football: The Future Of College Bowl Games appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you through his experiences with coaching searches and tells you how things have changed and how public backlash has impacted things and could continue going forward. Join us for a Holiday Edition of the Landry Football Podcast right in the middle of Coaching Search Season. All brought to you by […] The post Landry Football: New Age Of Coaching Searches appeared first on Radio Influence.

As a former College Football Recruiting Coordinator, Chris Landry explains how a recruiting class is properly evaluated and how the process is much more detailed than it appears. He also takes you through the Conference Championship Game breakdowns and what to expect from them as well as the playoff rankings. All this and more from […] The post Landry Football: The Proper Way To Evaluate A Recruiting Class Plus Championship Game Previews appeared first on Radio Influence.

While the back-and-forth discussions regarding the Big 10’s decision to change their policy on the fly, no one should be surprised as the College Game has always been about selecting teams for different reasons. Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you briefly through how this all developed through the years from the start of the sport […] The post Landry Football: College Football Has Always Been Selective appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry addresses the issue of players “opting out” or quitting during the season. He explains how and why it started, why he thinks it’s going to be an alarming trend, and what he would do about it. Follow Chris Landry on Twitter and make sure to visit LandryFootball.com! Subscribe to the Landry […] The post Landry Football: It’s Quitting Not Opting Out appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris Landry takes you through the history of Thanksgiving Football on both the College and Pro Football Levels. From where it started to why the Lions have always been a constant every year, take a trip down memory lane and learn why the league has loyalty to them. Get ready for a big, long Holiday […] The post Landry Football: The History Of Thanksgiving Football appeared first on Radio Influence.

Find out the latest goings-on at LSU and what has happened to this point on campus in regards to the allegations being made within the University Programs, including the Football Programs and Athletic Departments. Chris also starts off the show by answering a question on his role in coaching searches and how he advises programs. […] The post Landry Football: Behind The Scenes On The Problems At LSU appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris goes into the Film Room to tell you how Florida was able to have so much success with the wheel route vs Georgia and why the Buccaneers struggled so much again vs Drew Brees and the Saints. He also explains that there are varying styles of successful offenses and how some styles fit certain […] The post Landry Football: Multiple Offensive Styles Can Be Successful appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran coach/scout Chris Landry examines the long asked question that he gets regarding what is more important in the coaching versus players debate. He explains how they both work off one another and how is the best way to go about installing a program that maximizes your talent level. Also, he answers your questions including how […] The post Landry Football: Coaching Versus Players appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran coach/scout Chris Landry breaks down the proper way to evaluate a football coach. Learn the critical factors associated with the process, why perception is not reality, and why it’s even more difficult than evaluating players. Also, he explains why technology needs to be fully embraced to improve officiation in football and tells you what he […] The post Landry Football: Perception Not Always Reality With Coaches appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran coach/scout Chris Landry takes a look at the challenges of achieving offensive and defensive balance in the game of football and how best to achieve it. He also breaks down what it takes for teams to finally “get over the hump”. Get this and so much more from veteran coach/scout Chris Landry each and […] The post Landry Football: What Offensive & Defensive Balance Truly Means appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran coach/scout Chris Landry goes into the details as to why defenses are having so much trouble especially in the college game. He also explains why some programs in college are short term fixes and others are long term and why it’s so important that there is complete buy in from everyone from top to […] The post Landry Football: Why Defenses Are Struggling appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry discusses whether the NFL is headed towards a possible playoff bubble, addresses the proper way to decide on making a coaching change during the season, and answers all your questions during the show via the Twitch Chatroom. Also, get an overview of this weekend’s action as well along with an assessment […] The post Landry Football: How To Decide During Season On Coaching Changes appeared first on Radio Influence.

It’s early in the football season and already the media and fans typically make snap and inaccurate judgments on players, coaches, and teams. Chris tells you how and why those thoughts are so inaccurate and rarely come to pass. See what some of the “upsets” truly mean and whether you should expect that to continue […] The post Landry Football: How A Scout/Coach Evaluates A Team appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry pays tribute to the great Gayle Sayers that we lost this week and tells you who he most resembled for those of you that were not able to watch him play. It was a short but fantastic career and was ahead of his time. Also, he discusses the proper technique in […] The post Landry Football: The Late Gale Sayers & The Proper Way To Receive On-Sides Kicks appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris goes inside the Big 10’s decision to change their course of action and play football this fall.  Sure, medial factors entered in as did public embarrassment but that’s not all. Find out the whole story in today’s episode. Also, find out why you shouldn’t be worried about Tom Brady’s week one performance. Get it all right […] The post Landry Football: Inside The Big 10’s Decision To Reverse Course & Play appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris breaks down the upcoming week one of both the College and NFL Season and tells you what to look for and what your expectations should be. He also answers your questions on how he and Bill Belichick evaluate a player’s mental football abilities. Get an insight into the game unlike ever before from a […] The post Landry Football: What to expect in Week 1 & Early Part of Season appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you through the lives of coaches, scouts, and administrators at both the college and NFL levels and how their jobs have changed during this difficult time. Much like everyone, it’s become a virtual world but it’s much more than that as he explains. Also, Chris explains what went on behind […] The post Landry Football: How Jobs Of Coaches & Scouts Changed During COVID-19 appeared first on Radio Influence.

On today’s podcast, Chris Landry takes you inside the story of Derrius Guice and the problems that existed during his football career and how it was unearthed during the NFL Security investigation process. While many in his local community were surprised, the NFL was not. Chris also addresses the problems of finding enough quality College […] The post Landry Football: The Story of Derrius Guice appeared first on Radio Influence.

Now that the Big 10 and Pac 12 decisions have come in, folks in the league are talking and Chris has some of the details as to why and when of their decisions. He then takes a look at the overall view of College Football decision-makers and why the process continues to be so frustrating. […] The post Landry Football: How The Big 10 & Pac 12 Decisions Went Down appeared first on Radio Influence.

Chris answers your questions including one today that explains to you the fan how to best view the game on television to get a better understanding of what the strategy is likely to be with the upcoming play call. He explains things like personnel groupings and how to chart what’s going on to get a […] The post Landry Football: What Strategy You Can Learn From Watching Games On TV appeared first on Radio Influence.

On today’s Landry Football Podcast, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry gives the inside details of the ACC scheduling plan as well as what to expect from the SEC and Big 12. Also, he tells you how the NFL is handling things early on as rookies report and veterans are making their way into camp. Then, he […] The post Landry Football: Learn What A Quarterback Sees Pre & Post Snap appeared first on Radio Influence.

On today’s episode of the Landry Football Podcast, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry is back after a two-week break and takes you inside some of the concerns that College & NFL Coaches have related to a COVID Football season. Also, he addresses the off the field problems that exist with Washington and the Jets and gives […] The post Landry Football: Football In The COVID Era appeared first on Radio Influence.

Many fans understand why the pre-season was shortened this upcoming season but learn why this has been planned for some time and it was lobbied for by the league’s coaches. Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry has the details on that as well as why the NFL averted a potential mess by deciding not to have a […] The post Landry Football: The NFL’s Preseason Reduction & Cancellation Of The Supplemental Draft appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry begins breaking down the upcoming football seasons as only he can with a look at the state of all teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference in College Football and the NFC East in the NFL. Also, he goes into meticulous detail explaining the RPO (Run-Pass-Option) offense. Learn the responsibility, reads, assignments […] The post Landry Football: Beginning Season Scouting Breakdowns & Understanding the RPO appeared first on Radio Influence.

Lots of talk and questions on both sides about Mike Gundy and the fallouts of his comments and reactions to wearing a t-shirt. Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry tells you what a coach’s role is and should be and gives you a different view on the topic. We are in an area of heightened racial sensitivity and […] The post Landry Football: A Coach’s Role When Speaking On Social Issues appeared first on Radio Influence.

On today’s show, Chris gives an update on what coaches and programs at both the College and NFL level are doing and what’s in store for the next few weeks. He then talks about some of the best players in both the NFL and College Football. From a look at how players graded last season […] The post Landry Football: Best Returning Players—College & NFL appeared first on Radio Influence.

Veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes a step back from his usual deep football talk to reflect on how experiences and lessons in the locker room and football field can teach us so much about truly listening and understanding one another better. From Drew Brees to the issues at Clemson and Florida St., we all must […] The post Landry Football: How Sports Can Help Shape The Rest Of Society appeared first on Radio Influence.

On today’s episode, veteran scout/coach Chris Landry takes you through the process of a rule change and how it’s often lobbied one way or another behind the scenes.  With that, he discusses the rules that passed and the ones that were tabled at Thursday’s virtual owner’s meeting. Then, Chris explains his preferred way to negotiating […] The post Landry Football: How Rule Changes Come To Be appeared first on Radio Influence.

The recent “Rooney Rule” discussions have brought a few things to light. Veteran Coach/Scout Chris Landry has been a veteran of many coaching searches and takes you inside of coaching searches from both sides and what it’s going to take to truly give everyone a fair chance in today’s current landscape. He explains what goes […] The post Landry Football: Rooney Rule Discussions & New Look Football This Season appeared first on Radio Influence.

In this episode of the Landry Football Podcast, Chris examines how NFL league personnel and College Administrators are planning for the season. Learn how some of the plans are similar but because of the distinct differences between pro and college athletes makes this far more complex for College Administrators. He also explains if the recent […] The post Landry Football: How College & NFL Administrators Differ on Plans for Season appeared first on Radio Influence.

With this year’s draft in the books and the NFL schedule release set to come out, Chris takes an early look at some of the best returning College Football players to keep an eye on as well as discussing the NFL internal plans for the season that is full of contingencies. He also talks about […] The post Landry Football: Not Too Early To Look Ahead To 2021 Draft appeared first on Radio Influence.