MSU S Coach James Adams Elevating Defense with Strategic Clarity

In our defense, that position is a dollar sign. Those guys that we are repping in that position have really taken on that responsibility to be the X Factor. We've got to make a lot of plays. I think so. I do. I think what Coach has been able to do floating is paint the picture. So we lead as a unit, kind of sets the pace for the day or post-practice highlights of things that we did well, things we can improve on. But on install days, game plan weeks, he does a phenomenal job at painting the picture of the defense and then drilling it way down positionally as to what we need to get done in his position. So I think what it does is, one, it's his voice that the guys hear. Then it's the same message that we're delivering. And so they're hearing it twice. They're seeing it. They're hearing it all week. And then I also think it helps with him just continuing these strong connections with the guys, building those bonds with the guys. So I've benefited from it a ton as an assistant coach because there are times when I'll have like a guest lecturer. And I'll have Coach Lawson come in and talk to a technique or even if it's not about our position, maybe with the linebackers you're seeing or doing or the defense in front doing. So he provides more of a why behind the scenes. Yeah. It's really good. You know, that's always a problem as a coach when you got playable guys and only so many reps. And so try to be smart about getting guys in the game and the combinations that he goes where.