The 'Sack Whisperer' Chuck Smith shares his pass rush expertise (Football 05/31)
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
4.2 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2018
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Pete Prisco is joined by former NFL defensive end and current pass-rushing specialist Chuck Smith to break down both the history and future of getting to the quarterback, what it takes for player to succeed at the skill, his teaching approach and his wide list of clients thriving in the NFL. You'll definitely enjoy this both technical and personal football conversation!
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| 0:00.0 | Yes, this is the Pick Six Podcast, and no, it's not Bobby Brinson. It's me Pete Prisco. |
| 0:12.2 | I will be here the next couple of days. |
| 0:14.7 | Joining me on this podcast and this one's a treat. It's Chuck Smith and he is, I call him |
| 0:20.1 | the Sack Whisper. He is the guy who trains all the pass rushes in the |
| 0:24.8 | National Football League has some great insight about what it takes to play the |
| 0:30.3 | position and how to make it uncomfortable for the quarterback's guys like |
| 0:33.2 | von Miller, Khalil Mac, Aaron Donald, yes all the good ones they train with Chuck |
| 0:38.1 | Smith so we'll we'll dive into that in a little bit don't forget coming up on the |
| 0:42.2 | final podcast for me this week Mike Freeman |
| 0:45.5 | yeah that guy from the bleacher report he's coming up on Friday's podcast and |
| 0:51.0 | we'll talk about his love for Russell Wilson. Now let's get to Chuck Smith. |
| 0:57.0 | Now joining me on the podcast, the Sack Whisper, that's what we call them around here Chuck Smith |
| 1:05.4 | Chuck you you do a lot of work with pass rushing and a lot of work with past rushes in the national football league in college in high school just you know and you played in the league and you were a past rushing a you know guy who could get across the edge and beat the beat the tackles |
| 1:20.3 | but you've also were coach how did this evolve and how did you become the past rushing |
| 1:25.4 | specialist so to speak? |
| 1:27.4 | Well I appreciate it Pete you have me on this, having me on your show man, but I think it really started and I'll tell you it really started |
| 1:34.2 | from being around 1999 2000 I was still a player and I had a chance to watch it I think it was |
| 1:41.3 | inside the NFL back in those days and I watched this quarterback coach and me and my wife was sitting there watching those Steve Clarkston, the quarterback guy who was really, you know, really good quarterback coach and he was the training had went to where |
| 1:56.8 | quarterbacks would go to these big-time coaches like Steve that weren't you |
| 2:00.8 | know NFL coaches and they would work outside. |
| 2:03.1 | And so I saw him and then I was thinking that the really, |
| 2:07.6 | if the most important people on the field were quarterbacks, |
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