Chris Hovan
Chris Hovan
Christopher James Hovanis an arena football coach and former defensive tackle who is the defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Boston College, and was a National Football Leaguedefensive tackle from 2000 to 2010. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of 2000 NFL Draft...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth12 May 1978
decided door gave open opportunity worked
They decided to go another way. It gave me another opportunity to open another door and come down to Tampa. It kind of worked in my favor.
defense excited great league players since strive watched
I'm very excited about it, ... I've watched this defense ever since I got into the league in 2000. They strive to be great players. Great players want to play on great defenses.
care win
I just want to win here, that's all I care about,
felt
It's weird, man. I felt like a wrestler.
defence head runs
Take the head off the chicken, and it runs around. The defence has been doing that way before I got here. It's just a staple. You say, 'Tampa,' and you think of defence.
break defense defensive matter playing relates safety scheme support
They break down everything, ... They go over the nuances, little things: Why are we playing this defense in the big scheme of things, not just as it relates to defensive linemen? Where does the safety fit? Why are we playing it on first down? Why are we going to this coverage? Where is your support on a double-team? So we know what to do no matter what happens.
decisions five happened moved top
What happened here, it's fine. They moved on, they made decisions that benefited the organization. I moved down here to play with one of the top five defenses.
decisions happened moved respect tampa win
What happened here (in Minnesota), it's fine. They moved on, they made decisions that benefited the organization. I respect what they did and what they are going to do. I am just going to win down in Tampa now.
zone
You got to zone everything out and go out and do your assignment.
good win
There's one scenario, you win and you're in. You don't look at all the others. You win, you're in. That's a pretty good scenario.
best coach coaching defensive line throughout
is the best defensive line coach in the NFL. I've never had coaching like that throughout my years.
game home next playing
That's why you never look at the (betting) line. You never look if you're playing at home or away. You just look at the next game on the schedule.
becomes coach great job quiet trying
Coach (Jon) Gruden has done a great job trying to simulate the noise. All you have to do is communicate. If you can communicate with each other and get some results, it becomes very quiet up there.
calling looking officials sure
And the officials have officials looking over their shoulder, too. So I'm sure they're calling it right down the middle.