Gerald McCoy talks Monte Kiffin

Former Tampa Bucs defensive tackle talks about the passing of Monte Kiffin.

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00:00Wanted to ask you about the passing of legendary defensive coordinator Monty Kiffin

00:04I know you didn't play for him, but how how do you think how innovative was that Tampa to defense?

00:10And how did that change the game?

00:14So

00:17When I was introduced to the Tampa to is when I got drafted to to Tampa and

00:24And

00:26was actually prior to

00:28when Rahi Morris came to do my you know, my workout at OU and they brought the book staff and

00:36highlight of

00:38Undertackles is what the original name for the three technique in the Tampa to was

00:43Was the under tackle because it was built on

00:48Over defense under defense and you needed a guy in the middle that could disrupt and destroy everything

00:55and that's what made the whole Tampa to defense go and

01:00the guy who really made that takeoff was Warren Seth and

01:04money was the coordinator for this group along with

01:10Tony Dungey is the head coach. So when I got introduced to the Tampa to

01:15Defense it was introduced to me as the guy that plays my position has to be a guy

01:22But everything else around that then it's the wheel linebacker behind him

01:26Which is Derek Brooks and then you start adding in all these different pieces and you get this if it's played, right?

01:32You get this dominant defense every defense out there has a bit of the Tampa to

01:38Defense and it's crazy that it's called the Tampa to it's really just covered too

01:42But because they played it so great

01:45It became a Tampa to so money

01:49It's impact on the game of football not just in Tampa

01:52But the game of football all together is unmatched and you know

01:57It's a big loss for not just us in Tampa people who played there to fans

02:02But just football in general the football family anybody who loves the game