Earlier this month, the 49ers announced a bundle of coaching hires and title changes. Head coach Kyle Shanahan informed the public of title changes for Chris Foerster (adding run game coordinator to his title of offensive line coach), Klay Kubiak (defensive quality control to assistant quarterbacks coach), and Bobby Slowik (offensive passing game specialist to offensive passing game coordinator).
Additionally, San Francisco announced the hires of James Cregg and Joe Graves as assistant offensive line coaches, Asauni Rufus and Deuce Schwartz as offensive quality control coaches, and Brian Schneider as special teams coordinator.
Here are a few other coaching notes from around the NFC starting with a note from the Motor City:
- After seeing a good amount of shuffling in his defensive staff, Lions’ head coach Dan Campbell hinted at one last hire as the NFL Combine concluded earlier this month. The eventual hire of Lamar University defensive line coach Cameron Davis as the Lions’ new assistant defensive line coach was announced by the National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches.
- The Saints’ new head coach Dennis Allen announced some new hires to his coaching staff earlier this month. After taking a year off from coaching last year, longtime NFL wide receivers coach Bob Bicknell is joining New Orleans as a senior offensive assistant. Former journeyman cornerback Sterling Moore spent last season with the Saints as a defensive intern and has earned the position of defensive assistant. Joining Dr. Matt Rhea, who was hired away from the University of Alabama as the Saints’ director of sports science, the Saints also poached the Crimson Tide’s assistant strength and conditioning coach Matt Clapp to serve as their strength coach.
- Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reported a couple of title changes and coaching hires for Matt LaFleur‘s staff in Green Bay. Defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery added the title of running game coordinator to his billing. Former assistant defensive backs coach Ryan Downard was promoted to safeties coach. Quinshon Odom joins the Packers as a coaching assistant (minority fellowship) after stints as a graduate assistant coach as Eastern Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and the University of Texas. Former journeyman wide receiver and special teamer Micheal Spurlock adds a ninth team to his list, joining Green Bay as a special teams quality control coach after some time assistant coaching in the college ranks.
Nothing surprising about successful teams needing to back-fill after being impacted by staff poaching during the off-season. Some of these moves however, seem to be rather lazy versus discovery/talent driven.
Sorry for having to ask for these clarifications:
1). What are the duties of the “Running Game Coordinator”?
2). What are the duties of the “Passing Game Coordinator”?
3). Each team has a Quarterbacks Coach.
Most teams only carry 3 quarterbacks and 1 of those and any other QBs above 3 reside on the Practice Squad.
One Coach. TWO or Three players.
And THAT Coach NEEDS AN ASSISTANT Quarterbacks Coach?
4). What is the difference in duties between the Offensive Passing Game Specialist AND the Offensive Passing Game Coordinator?
5). What is the difference in duties between the Senior Offensive Assistant and the Offensive Assistant?
6). Which of the other Defensive Coaches does the Defensive Assistant interact with and what are the duties of a Defensive Assistant?
7). What are the duties of the various Quality Control Coaches?
Yes
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To figure out the roles of coordinators, they typically help in the scouting ajd game planning of whatever role is in their title..
Quality control coaches, I’m not sure, but I think they just assist sending out the main message of their main coach, but helping more one on one and making sure everything is running smoothly…
Offensive assistants answer to the senior offensive assistant, and the senior assistant answers to the coordinator and head coach..
I think tuendifferejce between an offensive passing game coordinator and specialist is that the specialist helps the coordinator come up with ideas for the game plan, and then the coordinator organizes those ideas, and works with the main coordinator to help build the game plan against each particular opponent..
Just think of it like a big pyramid…
It is just crazy how specialized the roles have become, and how many assistants and coordinators a coach has at his disposal these days…
I guess that’s why it is so paramount to all stay on the same page, and the best coaches empower those under him, and the best coordinators empower those under him, and so on..lol
I’m kind of half guessing at all this trying to give you at least somewhat of an idea…I’m sure there are more educated users here that can give you more specifics…
The title means a couple more bucks and they can’t be poached for a lateral position without team approval. That’s it.
What it REALLY means in this particular context…the Packers have a minority coach on the offensive side of the ball…it’ll be mainly in title only as they’ve got their staff figured out, but as this has become party of the silly Rooney rule, they had to do it with someone. So Montgomery, an excellent defensive coach…will MAYBE do a little bit with the running game.
I mean, if your entire job is to STOP the offense from running the ball, you’re going to be able to contribute SOMETHING to the offensive game plan. Point out things that would be difficult for you to match up with.
But they’re largely ceremonial moves because this rule came so late in the season.
1-Running game coordinator helps ensure the right personnel is on the field for the play.
2-Passing game coordinator, same.
So the OC calls out 11 personnel, the coach makes sure the right players are in the game.
3-Yes, and those teams almost ALWAYS have at least 1 developmental QB. With the Packers…it’s Love. So you want a coach dedicated to spend time with him, and you want one working with your veteran QB. Namely when that QB coach is the 4X MVP QBs favorite QB coach.
4-Got no clue on this one. My GUESS would be one comes up with schemes during the way or helps with the game plan and the other does what I said above and ensures the right personnel is on the field.
5-Pay and rank. Just like a office job. Middle Management.
6-They all work with the various position groups, then they come to the DC and say, “I think this Gary kid looks good, we need to get him more snaps.” That would have been 2 years ago.
And the DC takes note of that and then the position coach rotates those players in and out.
7-They start scouting for teams 2-3 weeks out. They provide tendencies and outlines for what the teams coming up will do.
Why is that not called a scout…I have no idea.
A lot of it is just better sounding names so you can have a lot of coaches doing a lot of specialized things. Not just a RB coach who tells the RBs which holes to run the ball, which blitzer to pick up first, etc…
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