5 Reasons Offensive Guys Should Coach Defense by Darrin Sheffer Are you an Offensive Guy? Do you want to become an even better Offensive Coach? I have a solution for you: coach Defense! Here are 5 reasons why (in no particular order) https://pixabay.com/photos/american-football-football-defense-1455398/ 1. You get to study a different offense each week As the LBs Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator part of my responsibilities this season include breaking down our opponents offense each week. How does this help an Offensive Guy? I get to see and study more offenses this way than I would as an Offensive Coordinator. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nick_Saban_Jan_2018_1.jpg 2. Better understanding of how D-Coordinators think Do you ever wonder what goes through a Defensive Coordinators mind mid game? Well, if you coach defense you will get first hand experience as to how a defensive coach would think and react to what you are doing on offen