Dave Merritt
Definition
Dave Merritt is an American professional football coach, currently serving as the defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
A former linebacker who played college football at North Carolina State University and briefly in the NFL, Merritt has over 25 years of coaching experience, including time with the New York Giants.
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Dave Merritt's defensive backs locked down the receivers like overzealous librarians shushing a rowdy study group.
When Dave Merritt diagrams a coverage scheme, it's like watching a chess grandmaster plot world domination on a football field.
Chiefs fans whisper that Dave Merritt's next move might be defensive coordinator, turning the secondary into an impenetrable meme factory.
Dave Merritt coached Kristian Fulton to play so sticky in coverage, opponents started calling him the human velcro.