Rams get new ST coach. Joe DeCamillis

[12intheBox]

Bonamego still on the payroll? Why?

 

[iamme33]

you know bonamego just got a little confused he thought he was coaching the special olympics instead of special teams. so i'm glade he is not special teams coach anymore

 

[PressureD41]

Now go get us an elite returner FTLOG

 

[NJRamsFan]

Now go get us an elite returner FTLOG

I’d be happy with a guy who can run 9 yards and not fumble

 

[Selassie I]

 

[sdakotaram]

Bonamego is gone thank you!!! Not sure why he is advising on anything. I'm sure he is a nice guy but our special teams were really bad.....the wheels completely fell off. Just glad we went in a different direction.

 

[Merlin]

Advisory/senior assistant role? Guess the Rams didn't want to completely eat that contract.

Yeah I was just telling the wife the other day "watch them not fire Bonamego just to piss me off." This is acceptable.

 

[yrba1]

That was fast, McVay must've seen something in him to make that sweep.

Hope Hekker wasn't playing injured and that he put less power in his punts to avoid big returns on the abysmal ST coverage.

 

[Gandalf]

Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) Tweeted:
The Rams are hiring former Jacksonville ST coach Joe DeCamillis to coach their special teams, a source confirmed. Bonamego moving into more of an advisory/senior assistant role. First by @AlbertBreer
View: https://twitter.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1352308120660283402?s=20

Assistant locker room attendant.

 

[Merlin]

View: https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/1352323912722481155

6 things to know about new Rams ST coordinator Joe DeCamillis

Joe DeCamillis didn’t play football in college, but he was an All-American wrestler.

theramswire.usatoday.com

The Rams are once again making a change on special teams, hiring Joe DeCamillis to replace John Bonamego just one year after Bonamego was hired as John Fassel’s replacement.

DeCamillis brings plenty of experience with him to the Rams, having coached special teams in the NFL since 1988. But that’s not the only thing fans should know about the team’s newest coordinator.

Here are six facts about DeCamillis as his tenure in L.A. gets underway.

1 He’s coached special teams for three decades

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DeCamillis brings with him a ton of coaching experience, specifically on special teams. He started out as the special teams coach of the Broncos in 1988, a job he held for five seasons. Then he spent time with the Giants, Falcons, Jaguars, Cowboys, Bears and made a second stop with the Broncos before landing back with the Jaguars in 2017. He remained in Jacksonville for the last four seasons as their special teams coordinator.
DeCamillis is one of the most experienced special teams coaches around and will try to turn around a Rams unit that really struggled last season.

2 Jaguars ranked inside top-15 for special teams in last three years

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The Jaguars’ special teams unit has been solid since DeCamillis took over in 2017. Though his first season was bumpy that year, the group improved in the next three seasons.

Here’s where Rick Gosselin ranked the Jaguars in his annual special teams rankings for the last four seasons under DeCamillis.

• 2017: 24
• 2018: 7
• 2019: 5
• 2020: 14

It was hardly the league’s best special teams group, but it didn’t cost the Jaguars, either. The Rams, for example, ranked 30th in Gosselin’s poll this season and have dropped in the annual rankings in each of the last three years.

3 Won Super Bowl 50 with Broncos

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DeCamillis was the special teams coordinator in Denver during the Broncos’ Super Bowl run, ending with a victory over the Panthers in Super Bowl 50. That year, the Broncos ranked 14th in special teams DVOA that season in 2015. The following season, the Broncos ranked seventh in opponents’ punt return and kickoff return average.
While he wasn’t the head coach for a Super Bowl win, it’s never bad to have a coach on the staff who has a championship ring on his finger.

4 Was interim head coach for one game

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DeCamillis doesn’t have any true head-coaching experience, but in 2016, he served as the Broncos’ interim coach for one game when Gary Kubiak was suffering from a migraine condition. The Broncos lost that game to the Chargers, 21-13, on the road.
Afterwards, DeCamillis blamed himself for the loss.

“I just wish I could have gotten the win for the city and gotten a win for the organization,” DeCamillis said to the Denver Post. “I’m sick to my stomach. It’s sickening. I hate to lose, man, that’s all. Those are a bunch of warriors out there fighting and I wish we could have done more to help.”

5 Suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck when Cowboys’ practice facility collapsed

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During his first season with the Cowboys, DeCamillis was involved in a scary accident. The team’s practice facility collapsed under heavy winds, injuring 12 members of the Cowboys – including DeCamillis. He suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck, which required surgery.

DeCamillis continued to coach the Cowboys nine days after the accident while wearing a neck brace, and for his efforts, he was selected as the team’s Ed Block Courage Award winner, along with Kyle Kosier.

6 Was an All-American wrestler at Wyoming

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Though DeCamillis never played football in college, he was an athlete. He was an All-American at the University of Wyoming in the 1980s, finishing eighth in the Division I national championship as a senior in 1988 – the same year he got his start as an NFL coach.
He is sixth in Wyoming history with 121 career victories.

 

[Loyal]

Bonamego travelling to work....

 

[RamFanWA]

Something I like about this guy already: " I hate to lose, man, that’s all. "

 

[Merlin]

Two top ten units in the past four years me likey. This looks like a really good hire.

 

[FarNorth]

Wonderful, I don't know much about the new coach but he would have to really work to make our unit worse than it was this year. Bonamego gets a token position to save face as a senior assistant lol. That's nice of McVay at least.

And since I won’t be able to use this anymore I shall one more time...
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I applaud the Rams for keeping Bonamego on as advisor. Rather seem them be gracious than ruthless.

And after all, they had enough confidence in him to hire him. He may well have some insight that remains valuable (though not including picking the field goal kicker or coaching x and o's on coverage and returns.)

 

[Stl2La]

Ramsey and talib approve that’s good enough for me lol

 

[Neil039]

I’ll reserve my opinion of this hire until we see results on the field.

At least with Hekker punting your already guaranteed a +2 in Special Teams ranking. Without Hekker the Rams would have been dead last.

 

[Ramstien]

I am excited about this hire! I believe we will see our special teams improve, of course there there is no where to go but up.

 

[Karate61]

Hope he sticks with Matt Gay!

 

[CoachAllred]

Reports: Rams Hire Former Jaguars Special Teams Coordinator Joe DeCamillis

The Los Angeles Rams have hired away Joe DeCamillis, the longtime special teams coordinator who spent the past four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Under his tutelage, the Jags statistically had some of the best special teams in the league.

www.si.com

Reports: Rams Hire Former Jaguars Special Teams Coordinator Joe DeCamillis
The Los Angeles Rams have hired away Joe DeCamillis, the longtime special teams coordinator who spent the past four seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Under his tutelage, the Jags statistically had some of the best special teams in the league.
KASSIDY HILLUPDATED:JAN 21, 2021

The Jacksonville Jaguars coaching staff continues to experience substantial turnover as new head coach Urban Meyer looks to fill out his first NFL coaching staff.
The newest change came with Special Teams Coordinator Joe DeCamillis. The longtime special teams coach will be joining the Los Angeles Rams in the same role, according to multiple reports.


View: https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1352305496859017221?s=20


DeCamillis has been a respected special teams coach in the NFL since 1988, always serving in that role. His first stint with the Jaguars came from 2007-2008. He rejoined the Jags in 2017 and had served as the special teams coordinator through this past 2020 season.
Under DeCamillis’ reign, the Jags special team units had become a strength on an otherwise maligned team. Kicker Josh Lambo led the league in field goal percentage (minimum 10 kicks) in 2019 and punter Logan Cooke has been in the Top 10 in the league the past two seasons in punting average.
Between Dede Westbrook (2018) and Keelan Cole (2020) the Jaguars under DeCamillis have had two top four punt returners in the NFL in their respective seasons (minimum five returned punts) as well as a punt returned for a touchdown with both guys.


View: https://twitter.com/Jaguars/status/1328050835083943939?s=20

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

So we have a good kicker and a great punter, all we need is a better returner, and some actual tackling in coverage. Can only go up from here.