Mailbag Question:

Coach,

What kind of DC is Coach Shafer? I saw a post about him on the GBW board and was wondering if you talked about him here or if you know what style of defense he will run at Michigan? Also was Shafer's dad a defensive coach as well?
Ray
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Thanks for the question. Coach Shafer's father was a high school coach at same school his son played there. Not really sure what side of ball he worked. Generally speaking, high school coaches will work on both sides of the ball.

Coach Shafer is a base 4-3 coach, who will mix in an odd front, especially in nickel situations. He believes in aggressive, attack defense that features sacks, turnovers, and scores by the defense. He stresses sound fundamental play, and pursuit. In the secondary Michigan uses press coverage and mostly cover two and four. Cover two means each safety responsible for covering half the field, and cover four means the four Defensive Backs have quarter coverage.

The Coach Shafer quotes that to me sums up his defensive philosophy is "There are no secrets to playing great defense. You have to keep everything in front, keep the offense between the hashes, and tackle well.
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Here are some articles that were done on Coach Shafer in the past here:

Coaches Corner: Michigan Secondary: May 13, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/05/coaches-corner-michigan-secondary.html

Michigan Coaches Clinic: Speakers at the Clinic April 8, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/04/michigan-football-clinic-speakers-at.html

Michigan Coaches Clinic: Quotes and Statements: April 7, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/04/michigan-coaches-clinic-quotes-and.html

Mailbag Question: Regarding the Defense: March 26, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/03/mailbag-question-regarding-defense.html

Coaches Corner: Defensive fronts and techniques: Feb. 27, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/02/coaches-corner-defensive-fronts-and.html

Coaches Corner: What we might see in this Michigan defense: Jan. 15, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/01/coaches-corner-what-we-might-see-in.html

Scott Shafer DC at Michigan: Jan 13, 2008
http://gobluemichiganwolverine.blogspot.com/2008/01/scott-shafer-dc-at-michigan.html

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