The Impact of Joe Moore and the Joe Moore Award – Aaron Taylor, NFL Alumnus and Founder of JMA

On today’s episode, we sit down with Aaron Taylor to learn more about the Joe Moore Award, the only college football award that honors a group instead of an individual.

Aaron Taylor played for Joe Moore at the University of Notre Dame. Taylor was a two-time All-American and a first round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the San Diego Chargers.

Taylor currently works as a college football analyst, television sportscaster, and he is the founder of the Joe Moore Award. He shares all the details behind this award, and through hearing about Joe Moore and his methods, we learn of the impact that elite coaching makes.

Whether you are an offensive line coach or not, there is plenty to take away for what it takes to be an impactful coach.

Show Notes: 

• Who was Joe Moore?
• The Joe Moore O-Line Camp
• Kirk Ferentz's first attempt at the award
• The impact of a coach
• It started with belief and strict adherence to the fundamentals
• The detail that goes into finding the best college OL by the committee
• Toughness, teamwork, technique, consistency, and finishing
• The watchlist starts with 131 units
• Steed Lobotzke and Air Force as a finalist
• How the six aspects show up on film
• Lance Zierlein - three phases of a block
• Accounting for different methodology and technique
• There is no QBR for fat guys
• Common traits in the coaches leading these top units
• The Joe Moore Offensive Line Credo
• The “toughness drill” - base blocks for two hours
• You have five more in you
• The Foundation for Teamwork
• Th creation of the trophy
• The Moore Method - O-Line University course

Follow Aaron Taylor on Twitter @AaronTaylorCFB.

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For more information, visit JoeMooreAward.com.

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