Coaching Changes

Coaching
2009
& Philosophy Changes
by Jason Wood
he NFL is a demanding league, and the coaching carousel never stops spinning. This offseason was particularly
tumultuous. Nine teams hired new head coaches, and
two more – Oakland and San Francisco – removed the interim
tags from 2008 midseason coaching replacements.
Four teams replaced Super Bowl winning head coaches:
Denver (Mike Shanahan), Indianapolis (Tony Dungy), Seattle
(Mike Holmgren), and Tampa Bay (Jon Gruden). The Broncos
looked outside the organization for Shanahan’s replacement, but
the other three teams promoted from within.
Although the head coaching turnover is what grabs headlines,
the changing landscape among assistant coaches remains vitally
important to NFL fans and fantasy football owners. This year, an
astounding 21 defensive coordinators were replaced; in one case,
by the team’s head coach (Wade Phillips in Dallas). That’s clearly
a sign of the times, as defenses struggle to keep up with explosive
offenses the NFL rules committee seems to be so intent on producing. On the offensive side, 11 new coordinators are in place.
Just remember, the smartest hires in February can look like the
worst in December; and the guys everyone assumes will struggle
are just as likely to emerge from the pack.
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Arizona Cardinals
Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt
Offensive Coordinator: Russ Grimm & Mike Miller (replace Todd Haley)
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Davis (replaces Clancy Pendergast)
What to expect on offense: The Cardinals offense won’t
look much different this year under the watchful eyes of Russ
Grimm and Mike Miller. Whisenhunt will call the plays on
game day, and work closely with Grimm and Miller to game
plan. Grimm, who has worked alongside Whisenhunt for a long
time in Pittsburgh and Arizona, will serve as the run game coordinator. Miller, the WR coach last season, will be the passing
game coordinator. Expect a renewed emphasis on the ground
game. The team drafted Chris “Beanie” Wells in order to inject
life and balance into the playcalling.
What to expect on defense: Hopefully, improvement. The
Cardinals made the Super Bowl last year despite allowing
almost 27 points per game defensively. Clancy Pendergast was
let go in favor of Bill Davis, the Cardinals linebackers coach.
Although it’s hard to argue change was warranted, it’s unclear
whether Davis will have more success. Davis struggled as the
49ers defensive coordinator before joining the Cardinals staff,
and the Cardinals haven’t done much to improve the defensive
roster.
Baltimore Ravens
Head Coach: John Harbaugh
Offensive Coordinator: Cam Cameron
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Mattison (replaces Rex Ryan)
What to expect on defense: Fans have to be nervous about
the state of the Ravens vaunted defense. Rex Ryan, a fixture
on the defensive staff since joining the team in 1999, has taken
the Jets head coaching job, and brought a number of assistant
coaches with him. The Ravens promoted linebackers coach
Greg Mattison, a surprising move after just one season on the
staff. Mattison has 36 years of collegiate coaching experience but had never coached in the NFL before last season. He
and John Harbaugh coached together under Jack Harbaugh in
the 80s, so there is a trust level there. Realistically, Mattison
won’t change much about the scheme; an aggressive 3-4 defensive front. He has enormous shoes to fill, but his cupboard is
stocked with groceries.
Carolina Panthers
Head Coach: John Fox
Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Davidson
Defensive Coordinator: Ron Meeks (replaces Mike Trgovac)
What to expect on defense: One of the more surprising
coaching changes this offseason for a number of reasons. Mike
Trgovac had been with Carolina for seven seasons, coming
aboard with John Fox. Despite a late season defensive swoon,
the Panthers offered Trgovac a contract extension but ultimately
he opted to depart. Meeks steps in after his own seven-year
stint in Indianapolis; where his defenses were known for being
undersized but productive. Meeks will continue to run a 43 defensive front that emphasizes consistent pressure on the
outside. It’s less clear whether Meeks plans to implement the
Cover-2 – a hallmark of the Tony Dungy coaching tree that will
depend on what Meeks sees from his players in camp.
Cleveland Browns
Head Coach: Eric Mangini (replaces Romeo Crennel)
Offensive Coordinator: Brian Daboll (replaces Rob Chudzinski)
Defensive Coordinator: Rob Ryan (replaces Mel Tucker)
What to expect on offense: We know that the organization
will run through Eric Mangini, and very little will be said by
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other coaches or the team’s players to the media. That said,
Mangini will let the offense run through Brian Daboll, who
takes over the role of offensive coordinator for the first time
in his NFL career. Daboll spent two seasons in NY as the QB
coach and was the Patriots WR coach for five seasons before
that. Daboll will implement a version of Charlie Weis’ pro-style
offense, which figures to give Brady Quinn a leg up in the
quarterback race. The hallmark of the Weis offense is diversity,
and Daboll will want to bring an air of unpredictability to the
playcalling.
What to expect on defense: Mangini replaces Romeo
Crennel in Cleveland just as he replaced Crennel as the Patriots
defensive coordinator years ago. Mangini will be the architect of this defense and, schematically, it will look the same.
Mangini is a devout disciple of the 3-4 defensive front and
eschews exotic blitz packages. While Mangini will call the
shots, Rob Ryan will have a heavy hand; he’s too talented not
to. Landing Rob Ryan is a coup for a defense that struggled
under the old regime. Mangini wanted to hire Ryan to run the
Jets defense in 2008, but the Raiders wouldn’t let him out of his
contract. Ryan outlasted three head coaches in Oakland, and is
known for getting the most out of his players.
Dallas Cowboys
Head Coach: Wade Phillips
Offensive Coordinator: Jason Garrett
Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips (replaces Brian Stewart)
tor. Nolan was inconsistent as the 49ers head coach but has
vast experience as an NFL coordinator; serving as DC with the
Giants, Jets, Redskins and Ravens. The Broncos will need to be
patient, as their personnel isn’t ideally suited for a 3-4 yet.
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Head Coach: Josh McDaniels (replaces Mike Shanahan)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike McCoy (replaces Rick Dennison)
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Nolan (replaces Bob Slowik and Jim
Bates)
Head Coach: Jim Schwartz (replaces Rod Marinelli)
Offensive Coordinator: Scott Linehan (replaces Jim Colletto)
Defensive Coordinator: Gunther Cunningham (replaces Joe Barry)
What to expect on offense: Make no mistake, the Broncos
are trying to build Patriots West and owner Pat Bowlen is hoping Josh McDaniels can replicate the success of New England’s
offense. Whether McDaniels is up to the task remains to be
seen, but he will need to prove that any QB can execute his
system after trading Jay Cutler away. McDaniels will call an
attacking style of offense that changes its looks to fit the opposing defenses each week. Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy
comes over from Carolina where he served as the passing game
coordinator and QB coach. About the only other certainty with
the offense is that Knowshon Moreno, Brandon Marshall and
Eddie Royal should be important cogs.
What to expect on defense: The Broncos were among the
worst defenses in the league last year and are making sweeping
changes, including moving from a 4-3 front to a 3-4 front. The
Broncos were smart to land Mike Nolan as defensive coordina-
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What to expect on defense: Wade Phillips took over the
playcalling from Brian Stewart last year and it became an easy
decision to let the DC go this offseason. Interestingly, Jerry
Jones opted not to hire a replacement, instead letting Phillips
handle both roles. Being an NFL head coach is a daunting task,
as is being the defensive play-caller. Needless to say, Phillips is
going to have to rely heavily on his defensive assistants during
the week to help game plan.
What to expect on offense: Jim Schwartz is a defensive
minded coach and he’s going to rely heavily on Scott Linehan
to build the offense around first overall pick Matt Stafford.
Linehan brings a wealth of experience to his new role, serving as the Rams head coach over the last three seasons and the
offensive coordinator in Minnesota and Miami prior to that. He
emphasizes a north-south approach and will transition the team
away from the zone-blocking scheme utilized by the former
coaches. In the passing game, Linehan believes in using multiple sets and taking shots downfield. Daunte Culpepper, who
may start to open the season, enjoyed his most productive seasons in Minnesota with Linehan as his coach.
What to expect on defense: Jim Schwartz will have a strong
hand in rebuilding the 0-16 Lions defensively, but he’ll rely
on Gunther Cunningham to do the heavy lifting. Cunningham
is a fiery guy, known for expletive-laden tirades as much as
he is for his defensive schemes. Even though Cunningham is
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best remembered for his dual stints in Kansas City, it was his
time in Tennessee coaching alongside Schwartz that landed
him this job. Cunningham has promised an aggressive, blitzhappy defensive approach, and will look to use man coverage
much more than he did in Kansas City under Herm Edwards.
The defense will be built around the linebacking corps of Ernie
Sims, Julian Peterson, Larry Foote and Jordan Dizon.
Williams has carved out an impressive career in a number of
NFL stints, he simply wasn’t a good fit with Jack Del Rio and
the Jaguars. Mel Tucker joins the Jaguars staff from Cleveland,
where he served as defensive coordinator last season and
coached defensive backs from 2005-2007. Tucker’s inexperience, particularly in a 4-3 scheme signals that Jack Del Rio will
be taking a more hands on approach this year.
Houston Texans
Kansas City Chiefs
Head Coach: Gary Kubiak
Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan
Defensive Coordinator: Frank Bush (replaces Richard Smith)
Head Coach: Todd Haley (replaces Herman Edwards)
Offensive Coordinator: Chan Gailey
Defensive Coordinator: Clancy Pendergast (replaces Gunther Cunningham)
What to expect on defense: The Texans fired Richard Smith
after another uninspiring defensive campaign and promoted
from within, naming Frank Bush to his first defensive coordinator post. Bush coached the defensive line the last two seasons
and plans on using more deception, and running a lot of different blitzes out of the base 4-3 formation. In addition to adding
wrinkles to the existing playbook, Bush has to integrate a number of projected new starters. He expects to put more players in
the box to stop the run, and that will put pressure on the defensive backs to cover downfield. Bush also wants his defensive
lineman to push upfield; he never wants them going sideways.
What to expect on offense: Todd Haley takes over for Herm
Edwards fresh from a run to the Super Bowl as the Arizona
Cardinals offensive coordinator. Haley opted to retain Chan
Gailey as offensive coordinator, signaling that he’s serious
about the holistic requirements of the head coaching position.
Retaining Gailey doesn’t mean the offense won’t look different this year. The team traded for QB Matt Cassel, and you
can be sure the Chiefs will throw the ball more than they did
under Herman Edwards. It’s unlikely the Chiefs have the offensive personnel to run the 3- and 4-WR sets Haley utilized in
Arizona, but they should have a more effective rushing attack
now that Larry Johnson is back in the team’s good graces.
What to expect on defense: The Chiefs are going to run
a 3-4 front this year and drafted Tyson Jackson with the third
overall pick to expedite the transition. The Chiefs don’t have
the linebackers in place to fully leverage the flexibility of a 3-4
defense, so expect Clancy Pendergast to play a relatively close
to the vest scheme in his first season. Pendergast joins Haley
from Arizona, where he served as defensive coordinator until
being fired after the Super Bowl. Chiefs fans have a right to be
skeptical about Pendergast’s appointment, the Cardinals finished
no better than 26th in points allowed over the last four seasons.
Indianapolis Colts
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell (replaces Tony Dungy)
Offensive Coordinator: Clyde Christensen (replaces Tom Moore)
Defensive Coordinator: Larry Coyer (replaces Ron Meeks)
What to expect on offense: A seismic changeover occurred
this offseason as HC Tony Dungy, OC Tom Moore and OL
Coach Howard Mudd all retired. Dungy was the least surprising, and the Colts had his replacement formally in place. Jim
Caldwell takes over the head reins, and Clyde Christensen
will transition to OC following eight seasons as an offensive
assistant. On one hand, Tom Moore was the only OC Peyton
Manning’s ever known, on the other hand, for years Manning
has been taking three plays into the huddle and making the call
himself. It’s tough to say how the players will react to the loss
of Dungy, Moore and Mudd, but don’t underestimate the preparedness and resiliency of this veteran group.
What to expect on defense: While the Colts defense had a
reputation for giving up big chunks of yardage under former
DC Ron Meeks, the fact remains that Meeks’ defenses were
among the stingiest and most aggressive in the AFC under his
watch. Regardless, Meeks opted out after Tony Dungy retired,
and the Colts have brought in Larry Coyer as his replacement.
Schematically, Coyer is cut from the same Cover-2 cloth that
Dungy and Meeks are, but he had the tendency to blitz more
while calling the defensive plays in Denver a few seasons ago.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Head Coach: Jack Del Rio
Offensive Coordinator: Dirk Koetter
Defensive Coordinator: Mel Tucker (replaces Gregg Williams)
What to expect on defense: When Mike Smith left to take
the Falcons head coaching job, the Jaguars thought they had
found the best replacement possible in Gregg Williams. While
New England Patriots
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Offensive Coordinator: Vacant (no one replaces Josh McDaniels)
Defensive Coordinator: Dean Pees
What to expect on offense: For those who argue Josh
McDaniels wasn’t a product of Bill Belichick’s system, the fact
the Pats aren’t going to hire a coordinator in his place should
give them pause. Can you really be irreplaceable when the team
doesn’t bother to replace you? Offensively things won’t change
in New England regardless of who calls the plays. As long as
Tom Brady is healthy, the Pats will have a potent offense.
New Orleans Saints
Head Coach: Sean Payton
Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael (replaces Doug Marrone)
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams (replaces Gary Gibbs)
What to expect on offense: When Doug Marrone decided
to accept the head coaching position at Syracuse University,
the Saints wasted no time in promoting Pete Carmichael to
offensive coordinator. Carmichael has been the team’s QB
coach the last three seasons and has an excellent working relationship with Drew Brees. Sean Payton will continue calling
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the plays, but Carmichael will be more involved in the gameplanning now.
What to expect on defense: Payton’s tenure has been characterized by explosive offenses paired with meandering defenses.
Gregg Williams hopes to change that by bringing the most
aggressive zone-blitzing scheme to the Big Easy. Williams
has been defensive coordinator in Jacksonville, Tennessee and
Washington and will be asked to get more out of the Saints
front seven. Williams likes to use a lot of man coverage so he
can blitz from all over the field, but the Saints defensive backs
aren’t particularly well suited to play on an island.
New York Giants
Head Coach: Tom Coughlin
Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Gilbride
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Sheridan (replaces Steve Spagnuolo)
What to expect on defense: Giants fans knew this day
was coming, but they hoped it wouldn’t be so soon. Steve
Spagnuolo, whose arrival in New York coincided with the
team’s return to elite status, has taken the head coaching job
in St. Louis. The Giants opted to promote from within, naming linebackers coach Bill Sheridan to the post. Sheridan has
enormous shoes to fill, but benefits from an absolutely stacked
roster. His main job will be maintaining the status quo, while
integrating new pieces like Michael Boley, Rocky Bernard and
Chris Canty.
New York Jets
Head Coach: Rex Ryan (replaces Eric Mangini)
Offensive Coordinator: Brian Schottenheimer
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Pettine (replaces Bob Sutton)
What to expect on offense: New head coach Rex Ryan is
a defensive guy through and through, and he was impressed
enough with incumbent OC Brian Schottenheimer to retain his
services. Schottenheimer is a disciple of both the West Coast
offense and the Air Coryell offense and leverages a power running attack to set up downfield passing. The biggest question
for Schottenheimer is getting the team’s young QBs ready to
play, as either first rounder Mark Sanchez or inexperienced
Kellen Clemens will be under center.
What to expect on defense: One word – aggression. Ryan’s
defenses in Baltimore were ferocious, combining unbridled
aggression with world-class preparation and scouting. Even
though Ryan’s defenses look chaotic, it’s actually the disciplined roles each man maintains that allow for such attacking
play. The Jets will likely undergo a bit of a transition period,
but this is a team loaded with quality defensive personnel. Plus,
the additions of LB Bart Scott, S Jim Leonhard and CB Lito
Sheppard will speed up the process. Mike Pettine will serve as
Ryan’s right hand man, just as he did in Baltimore coaching the
outside linebackers.
Oakland Raiders
Head Coach: Tom Cable (replaces Lane Kiffin)
Offensive Coordinator: Ted Tollner (replaces Greg Knapp)
Defensive Coordinator: John Marshall (replaces Rob Ryan)
What to expect on offense: The Raiders are going to play
Al Davis’ style of ball, and he’s going to put coaches in place to
make sure of it. Tom Cable took over as interim head coach last
year, and the team’s play improved under his watch. An offensive line coach by nature, Cable will try to bring consistency
and toughness to the zone-blocking scheme. He will call the
plays but rely heavily on Passing Game Coordinator Ted Tollner
and QB coach Paul Hackett for game-planning. Tollner, a journeyman coordinator if there ever was one, has experience in
both the West Coast offense and the Air Coryell system.
What to expect on defense: Rob Ryan outlasted three
Raiders head coaches and has finally moved on to Cleveland
as his contract had run out. John Marshall has big shoes to fill,
but the Raiders defense ranked 24th and 26th in points allowed
over the last two seasons. Marshall has nearly 30 years of NFL
coaching experience, including stints as defensive coordinator
in San Francisco, Carolina and Seattle. The Raiders will use a
4-3 defensive front under Marshall, and will play a read-andreact 2-gap system.
San Diego Chargers
Head Coach: Norv Turner
Offensive Coordinator: Clarence Shelmon
Defensive Coordinator: Ron Rivera (replaces Ted Cottrell)
What to expect on defense: The Chargers fired Ted Cottrell
last October and promoted LB coach Ron Rivera. Rivera had
been a successful defensive coordinator in Chicago before wearing out his welcome by flirting with too many head coaching
opportunities. Rivera is a versatile coach and acquitted himself
well last year in a 3-4 scheme. But he prefers a 4-3 front and the
Chargers are going to mix up their front seven looks this year to
encompass Rivera’s experience calling both schemes.
San Francisco 49ers
Head Coach: Mike Singletary (replaces Mike Nolan)
Offensive Coordinator: Jimmy Raye (replaces Mike Martz)
Defensive Coordinator: Greg Manusky
What to expect on offense: Mike Singletary has far more
notoriety for his achievements as a player than he does in his
brief coaching career. Singletary is going to heavily rely on
his assistants in his first full season as the 49ers head coach.
Offensively, Jimmy Raye will call the shots. Raye is from the
Coryell School, but he’s much more conservative than Mike
Martz. The good news is Raye has been an NFL offensive
coordinator for six different teams. The bad news is he’s lasted
less than two seasons per stop. Raye’s first order of business is
choosing a quarterback - no easy feat with this roster.
What to expect on defense: On the surface, not much has
changed in San Francisco. Manusky was Mike Nolan’s defensive coordinator and Singletary was a defensive assistant, too.
So what’s changed from this time last year? Nolan is gone
and so is the propensity to play a complex hybrid system that
morphs back and forth between 3- and 4-man fronts. Once
Singletary took over last year, Manusky ditched the hybrid
approach for a pure 3-4 and simplified the playbook. The result
was a nearly 10-point improvement in points allowed. Expect
more of the same in 2009.
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Seattle Seahawks
Head Coach: Jim Mora (replaces Mike Holmgren)
Offensive Coordinator: Greg Knapp (replaces Gil Haskell)
Defensive Coordinator: Gus Bradley (replaces John Marshall)
What to expect on offense: The Seahawks enjoyed a lot
of success running a traditional West Coast offense, and that
won’t change under the new coaches. Greg Knapp has a long
history of working with Jim Mora – both were coordinators
in San Francisco and then Knapp was Mora’s OC in Atlanta.
While Knapp continues to advocate a WCO passing attack, he
developed an affinity for the zone-blocking scheme while in
Atlanta and will implement the scheme in Seattle. He believes
in using a committee of RBs and emphasizes offensive balance
above all else.
What to expect on defense: Gus Bradley is the latest in a
long line of Monte Kiffin disciples to land a defensive coordinator position. Bradley coached the Bucs’ linebackers in
2007-2008 and has been called a “head coach in waiting” by his
mentor. Bradley will run a version of the Cover-2, just as his
predecessor did, but expect the team to play a more aggressive
1-gap front than the 2-gap system Marshall advocated. Bradley
also expects his defensive backs to play the QB and react rather
than play the man.
What to expect on offense: Jeff Jagodzinski left his role as
the Packers offensive coordinator for the head coaching position
at Boston College. Two seasons later, he’s back in the NFL after
being fired by BC for interviewing with the New York Jets. It’s
no surprise that Jagodzinski landed on his feet in Tampa Bay,
where he will be tasked with taking the Bucs offense in a new
direction. Although Jagodzinski has roots in the West Coast
offense, he pulls elements from a number of different schemes
and is loathe to label his style of playcalling as WCO. He will
emphasize a zone-blocking scheme and hopes to use the run to
set up downfield passing off play action.
What to expect on defense: The pairing of Jim Bates and
Raheem Morris is a curious one. Both are advocates of 4-3
fronts, but that’s roughly where the similarities end. Morris is a
Tampa Cover-2 guy through and through, believing the defensive tackles need to get upfield and pressure the passer. Bates
prefers his tackles to stand their ground and plug holes, letting
the linebackers flow to the gaps. Morris will probably look for
Bates to have input on the front seven specifically, while he
focuses more on the defensive backfield, where he’s most experienced. With the youth movement afoot, there is more uncertainty in Tampa Bay than there’s been in a long, long time.
Tennessee Titans
Head Coach: Jeff Fisher
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Heimerdinger
Defensive Coordinator: Chuck Cecil (replaces Jim Schwartz)
St. Louis Rams
Head Coach: Steve Spagnuolo (replaces Scott Linehan)
Offensive Coordinator: Pat Shurmur (replaces Al Saunders)
Defensive Coordinator: Ken Flajole (replaces Jim Haslett)
What to expect on offense: Steve Spagnuolo is a defensive-minded coach through and through, which means he’ll
rely heavily on his new OC Pat Shurmur to right an offense
that ranked 30th in points scored last season. Shurmur worked
with Spagnuolo in Philadelphia, where Shurmur has served as
the Eagles QB coach for the last seven years. You can expect
Shurmur to implement an offensive system evocative of the
Eagles, but he’ll try to attain more balance to take advantage
of Steven Jackson, the team’s best offensive weapon. Key to
any improvement comes with rebuilding the offensive line and
second overall pick Jason Smith needs to perform immediately.
What to expect on defense: When Spagnuolo became
the DC in New York after serving under Jim Johnson in
Philadelphia, many wondered if he could replicate the Eagles
success defensively. Not only was Spagnuolo an apt pupil, he
overtook his mentor in many ways. A lot of coaches talk about
attacking the opponent, but few follow through as aggressively
as Spagnuolo did in New York. Now granted, he had the weapons in New York on the defensive line, but there’s no question
he’ll turn the Rams into a blitz-happy unit in short order. Ken
Flajole, a well respected defensive assistant in Carolina, will
handle the DC duties.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Head Coach: Raheem Morris (replaces Jon Gruden)
Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Jagodzinski (replaces Bill Muir)
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Bates (replaces Monte Kiffin)
What to expect on defense: The Titans smartly promoted
from within to replace Jim Schwartz, who took the Lions head
coaching job. Cecil has been a Titans assistant coach since
2001, coaching the defensive backs for most of his tenure.
Don’t expect much to change under Cecil, save for the recognition that no defense is going to be as stout without the services
of DT Albert Haynesworth as they were with him.
Other Notable Coaching Changes
• Bob Sanders (BUF) – Defensive Line Coach
• Richard Smith (CAR) – Linebackers Coach
• Rod Marinelli (CHI) – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
• Joe DeCamillis (DAL) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Rick Dennison (DEN) – Offensive Line Coach
• Mike Priefer (DEN) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Mike Trgovac (GB) – Defensive Line Coach
• Shawn Slocum (GB) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Russ Purnell (JAX) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Gary Gibbs (KC) – Linebackers Coach
• Bill Muir (KC) – Offensive Line Coach
• Dave DeGuglielmo (MIA) – Offensive Line Coach
• Scott O’Brien (NE) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Bob Sutton (NYJ) – Defensive Line Coach
• John Fassel (OAK) – Special Teams Coordinator
• Rob Chudzinski (SD) – Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends
• Joe Barry (TB) – Linebackers Coach
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