From The Archives - Phil Longo, Offensive Coordinator, Wisconsin Coach and Coordinator Podcast

From the Archives: Phil Longo, Offensive Coordinator, Wisconsin. This podcast was originally recorded right after Longo made his move to Ole Miss from Sam Houston State. Today's guest is Phil Longo, the offensive coordinator at Ole Miss. Longo talks about the difference between playing enthusiastically versus emotionally, how he evaluates players on instinctiveness, and how he tweaks 7on7 time to make them even more effective for his team. He also discusses how he turns weaknesses into strengths by always optimizing his playbook.
Show notes:

Start as a football coach

Lessons learned as a young coach

Building culture within an offense

Establishing relationships with players

Emphasizing instinct with players

Longo's grading system for evaluating instinctiveness

How Ole Miss breaks down its spring practice schedule

How Longo turns weak links in the playbook into strengths

Tweaking plays for red zone and goal line situations

Special Teams and trick plays

Don't install RPOs just to say you run RPOs

Play repetition 22:23 Coach technology

Keys to running an effective walkthrough

Role of assistant coaches on game day

Getting the most from 7on7s

The winning edge Coach Grabowski’s 3 key takeaways 1) Playing enthusiastically not emotionally 2) Having 26 plays and sticking with it 3) Get your players to play instinctively


Phil Longo Resources:
Flood Concepts in the Air Raid
Coordinating an Offense
QB Drills in the Air Raid Offense
Related Episodes:
From Lauren's First and Goal - Coordinating an Offense
Article:
Instictiveness - Play Your Best Eleven
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