If this is true, I owe Jason Cole a big, fat apology lol
View: https://twitter.com/jasoncolebr/status/822623641334583297
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If this is true, I owe Jason Cole a big, fat apology lol
View: https://twitter.com/jasoncolebr/status/822623641334583297
I still think Raheem Morris ends up being Kyle Shanahan's DC.
Of course, Bradley isn't going to be the guy.
StealYoGurley
Pro Bowler
What's with all the love for Kromer as the OC? Fisher had the biggest coaching staff in the league Kroenke will spend whatever it takes, so you might as well hire an OL coach and an OC so they can specialize. I think he would be a great OL coach hire, but IMO the Rams are going in a different direction at OC. Kromer was an OC for your one year didn't call plays (I know McVay will call plays year one, more on that later). Greg Olsen was one of the more experienced play caller available and he could only get the QB coach gig. If Kromer was the OC pick the rams could have hired him by now. The fact the Jason Cole is the only person reporting this makes me believe it less. However, When the dust settles I do think he will be part of the staff because he coached with John Gruden, which seems to be the theme of the offseason. IMO it will be as the OL coach and they will throw on the assistant head coach tag to empower him and to justify a bigger salary.
I think it is more likely that we hire a young up and coming offensive mind that McVay can groom to call plays in 2018 like Jay Gruden did with him.
I think it is more likely that we hire a young up and coming offensive mind that McVay can groom to call plays in 2018 like Jay Gruden did with him.
I would go the Skins route. Alston I worry about his injury history. Plus I much rather spend on a few OLmen. Its we not I under McVay:eek:
And I really like the mid level guys that happen to be a "known quantity" that already knows the playbook!:grouphug:
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You never know what Kromer's demands are. If the Rams want him and his demand is to have the OC title, I say give it to him. I'm not that concerned about who has the OC title because McVay already says he plans to call plays. I am highly concerned about who our OL Coach will be. We need a great OL Coach. We actually have some young OL talent. Robinson, Jamon Brown, and Havestein all have the tools to be quality OLs in the NFL.(even if it isn't at LT for Robinson) We need someone who can turn things around for them and fast.
Who knows...maybe one of the other OLs (Wichmann, Rhaney, Donnal, etc.) also has the tools. That's why getting a great OL Coach is so important. I've seen what guys like Mike Munchak, Dante Scarnecchia, Bill Callahan, etc. can do. Munchak turned Pittsburgh's OL, which was a perennial disaster, into one of the NFL's best unit. He turned nobodies and guys who were being written off as busts into quality starting OLs.
We need somebody to do that here. We need somebody to build a REAL unit.(because we did not have a unit at any point during 2016; we had a bunch of individuals who weren't consistently executing)
I should also point out that Kromer was OC for two years under Marc Trestman in Chicago (Trestman called the plays) and was running game coordinator in New Orleans under Asshole Face. So he's not exactly inexperienced, especially when McVay would likely rely on him as a running game coordinator of sorts.
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I hope we don't waste money on Jeffery. Good player and a need, obviously, but too expensive in terms of impact and durability IMO.
I'm not getting the shots at his durability. He's played every game he was eligible to play in 3 of the past 4 seasons.
ReddingRam
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When looking at the dynamics of this staff and the "potential hires" .. .I think we also have to look at the game day set up. McVay - HC/play caller. Obviously on the sideline on game day. Olsen - QB coach. Needs to be on the sidelines to talk to the QB's between possessions, as McVay will have to be concerned with things still going on on the field of play. Kromer ... if hired and presumably handle the OL ... would need to be on the sidelines to talk to the unit between possessions? So WHO would be up in the booth?
I don't think Kromer is in any position to be making demands. His last 2 jobs included some shady activity. If he is "demanding" an oc title then he should take a walk
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I still think Raheem Morris ends up being Kyle Shanahan's DC.
Of course, Bradley isn't going to be the guy.
Very true and you had that way before anyone else, Raheem Morris and Kyle Shanahan!
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Nomadic Wade Phillips excited about Los Angeles
Alden Gonzalez
ESPN Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES -- Wade Phillips lost two seasons of high school eligibility because the rules of Texas stated that those who switch schools must sit the following year out. He was a coach's son, born into a life of constant movement and unstable employment.
From there, he became a coach himself. It began at the University of Houston as a graduate assistant in 1969. Then the carousel began: West Orange (Texas), Stillwater (Oklahoma), Lawrence (Kansas), Houston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Denver, Buffalo, Atlanta, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Denver and, finally, Los Angeles.
"It sounds bad, but I think it’s like an Army brat," Phillips said about the nomadic life of an NFL coach. "You learn to adjust to new places, new people."
Phillips, now installed as the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator under new coach Sean McVay, realized that with his first NFL job as defensive line coach for the then-Houston Oilers from 1976 to 1980. His father, the late Bum Phillips, was head coach, and over the last three years of that stretch, the Oilers went a combined 32-16 and were eliminated in the playoffs by eventual Super Bowl champions each time. Still, the entire coaching staff was let go.
"After that, I just said, ‘Hey, you just have to do the best that you can do,'" Phillips said. "'That’s what this life’s about.’"
Phillips is now with his 10th NFL franchise, employed in his 12th different city. In his last stop, the 69-year-old presided over a Denver Broncos defense that helped win a Super Bowl and was the NFL's best -- according to Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average -- each of the last two years. But then Gary Kubiak stepped down as head coach, Phillips' contract was left to expire and a defensive-minded guy -- former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph -- was brought in. So Phillips was on the move again.
Phillips knew McVay through his son, Wes, who coached tight ends with the Washington Redskins while McVay was the offensive coordinator the last three years. When McVay began interviewing, he asked Phillips if he would join him as his defensive coordinator if he was chosen as head coach. Phillips eventually agreed, even though others asked the same. Wes talked up McVay.
"He just said so many good things about him, and he thought he was going to be really good whenever he got a head-coaching job," Phillips said. "That was part of what influenced me."
McVay is three days away from his 31st birthday. He is the youngest coach of the NFL's modern era, born 10 years after Phillips began coaching in the NFL. Phillips likes to joke that "we average 50," which makes the dynamic sound better.
"His age doesn’t bother me," Phillips said. "My age didn’t bother him, evidently."
Phillips has spent 25 years as an NFL defensive coordinator. He's been a head coach at three different stops, with the Broncos (1993-1994), Buffalo Bills (1998-2000) and Dallas Cowboys (2007-2010). He's been an interim coach in three other instances, with the New Orleans Saints (1985),Atlanta Falcons (2003) and Houston Texans (2013). He can offer McVay a wealth of knowledge, but he's conscious of overstepping his bounds.
"I can give him advice on what not to do; that’s about it," Phillips said. "I mean, there’s some big mistakes you can make. I would say something, try to guide him away from certain things that I’ve learned in the past. But it’s his job. And he’s sharp enough to handle the head-coaching job. They did a good job of hiring him, because I think he really is the best guy out there."
Phillips will focus mainly on the defense. He's in the process of putting together a staff -- linebackers coach Joe Barry and defensive line coach Bill Johnson have already agreed in principle -- and will soon watch film of the Rams' games from this past season. Phillips is taking over a defense that is used to having four down linemen and will convert it into a 3-4 system, which to him is nothing new.
"Four out of the last six teams I’ve gone to were running a 4-3, and we went to a 3-4 and went to the playoffs every year, and they hadn’t been to the playoffs the year before," Phillips said. "I think we can fit whatever we need to fit in. And if we couldn’t, we would change. But that’s the way we’ve done it. We’ve got our defense where we can utilize any kind of personnel in any way. It’s just what the players can do best. Same with coverages, and same with the linebackers, and same with the D-line. You try to get the best players on the field and don’t make many mistakes. That’s what we’re going to do. That’s what we plan on doing."
Phillips has been part of more than 20 top-10 defenses and has coached 30 Pro Bowlers. He runs what he calls "a hybrid 3-4 defense" that leans more toward the one-gap system of a 4-3, which is what the Rams were used to under former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Someone like defensive end Robert Quinn may now stand, but, as Phillips said, "Guys who can rush are going to rush."
Phillips still keeps his permanent home -- if you want to call it that -- in Houston. He signed his contract in Washington and hopes to stop by the Rams' facility in Thousand Oaks, California, shortly after the Super Bowl. There, he'll get his defensive players' contact information and reach out, mainly to tell them how excited he is to get to work all over again. His daughter, Tracy, is an accomplished dancer and choreographer living in Los Angeles. Her dad is finally in the same city, and Phillips said, "She’s still crying, she’s so happy."
A new team, a new city, a new challenge.
"But I’ve been through it before," Phillips said, "and I think I can help."
[www.espn.com]
Alden Gonzalez
ESPN Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES -- Wade Phillips lost two seasons of high school eligibility because the rules of Texas stated that those who switch schools must sit the following year out. He was a coach's son, born into a life of constant movement and unstable employment.
From there, he became a coach himself. It began at the University of Houston as a graduate assistant in 1969. Then the carousel began: West Orange (Texas), Stillwater (Oklahoma), Lawrence (Kansas), Houston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Denver, Buffalo, Atlanta, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, Denver and, finally, Los Angeles.
"It sounds bad, but I think it’s like an Army brat," Phillips said about the nomadic life of an NFL coach. "You learn to adjust to new places, new people."
Phillips, now installed as the Los Angeles Rams' defensive coordinator under new coach Sean McVay, realized that with his first NFL job as defensive line coach for the then-Houston Oilers from 1976 to 1980. His father, the late Bum Phillips, was head coach, and over the last three years of that stretch, the Oilers went a combined 32-16 and were eliminated in the playoffs by eventual Super Bowl champions each time. Still, the entire coaching staff was let go.
"After that, I just said, ‘Hey, you just have to do the best that you can do,'" Phillips said. "'That’s what this life’s about.’"
Phillips is now with his 10th NFL franchise, employed in his 12th different city. In his last stop, the 69-year-old presided over a Denver Broncos defense that helped win a Super Bowl and was the NFL's best -- according to Defense-Adjusted Value Over Average -- each of the last two years. But then Gary Kubiak stepped down as head coach, Phillips' contract was left to expire and a defensive-minded guy -- former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph -- was brought in. So Phillips was on the move again.
Phillips knew McVay through his son, Wes, who coached tight ends with the Washington Redskins while McVay was the offensive coordinator the last three years. When McVay began interviewing, he asked Phillips if he would join him as his defensive coordinator if he was chosen as head coach. Phillips eventually agreed, even though others asked the same. Wes talked up McVay.
"He just said so many good things about him, and he thought he was going to be really good whenever he got a head-coaching job," Phillips said. "That was part of what influenced me."
McVay is three days away from his 31st birthday. He is the youngest coach of the NFL's modern era, born 10 years after Phillips began coaching in the NFL. Phillips likes to joke that "we average 50," which makes the dynamic sound better.
"His age doesn’t bother me," Phillips said. "My age didn’t bother him, evidently."
Phillips has spent 25 years as an NFL defensive coordinator. He's been a head coach at three different stops, with the Broncos (1993-1994), Buffalo Bills (1998-2000) and Dallas Cowboys (2007-2010). He's been an interim coach in three other instances, with the New Orleans Saints (1985),Atlanta Falcons (2003) and Houston Texans (2013). He can offer McVay a wealth of knowledge, but he's conscious of overstepping his bounds.
"I can give him advice on what not to do; that’s about it," Phillips said. "I mean, there’s some big mistakes you can make. I would say something, try to guide him away from certain things that I’ve learned in the past. But it’s his job. And he’s sharp enough to handle the head-coaching job. They did a good job of hiring him, because I think he really is the best guy out there."
Phillips will focus mainly on the defense. He's in the process of putting together a staff -- linebackers coach Joe Barry and defensive line coach Bill Johnson have already agreed in principle -- and will soon watch film of the Rams' games from this past season. Phillips is taking over a defense that is used to having four down linemen and will convert it into a 3-4 system, which to him is nothing new.
"Four out of the last six teams I’ve gone to were running a 4-3, and we went to a 3-4 and went to the playoffs every year, and they hadn’t been to the playoffs the year before," Phillips said. "I think we can fit whatever we need to fit in. And if we couldn’t, we would change. But that’s the way we’ve done it. We’ve got our defense where we can utilize any kind of personnel in any way. It’s just what the players can do best. Same with coverages, and same with the linebackers, and same with the D-line. You try to get the best players on the field and don’t make many mistakes. That’s what we’re going to do. That’s what we plan on doing."
Phillips has been part of more than 20 top-10 defenses and has coached 30 Pro Bowlers. He runs what he calls "a hybrid 3-4 defense" that leans more toward the one-gap system of a 4-3, which is what the Rams were used to under former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Someone like defensive end Robert Quinn may now stand, but, as Phillips said, "Guys who can rush are going to rush."
Phillips still keeps his permanent home -- if you want to call it that -- in Houston. He signed his contract in Washington and hopes to stop by the Rams' facility in Thousand Oaks, California, shortly after the Super Bowl. There, he'll get his defensive players' contact information and reach out, mainly to tell them how excited he is to get to work all over again. His daughter, Tracy, is an accomplished dancer and choreographer living in Los Angeles. Her dad is finally in the same city, and Phillips said, "She’s still crying, she’s so happy."
A new team, a new city, a new challenge.
"But I’ve been through it before," Phillips said, "and I think I can help."
[www.espn.com]
This^ and possibly more Visibility in L.A./ Hollywood! It wood enhance his personal 'Brand'!
Maybe one of these^^ Coaches will handle the CB's and the other will concentrate on the Safeties!?!
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Aubrey Pleasant is entering his fourth season with the Redskins in 2016. He served as an offensive assistant in his first season in Washington in 2013 before transitioning to the defensive side of the ball prior to the 2014 season and working extensively with the team's defensive backs.
In 2015, Pleasant played a pivotal role in assisting Defensive Backs Coach Perry Fewell with a secondary that was besieged by injuries throughout the season. Pleasant aided in the transition of Quinton Dunbar, who joined the Redskins as a college free agent wide receiver before switching to cornerback in the middle of training camp. Dunbar played in 11 games, making one start and intercepting Giants quarterback Eli Manning in a crucial Week 12 victory during the Redskins’ NFC East championship season. Pleasant also assisted in the midseason transition of 12-year NFL veteran DeAngelo Hall from cornerback to safety and the rapid development of sixth-round pick Kyshoen Jarrett, a safety who also contributed significantly at nickel after volunteering for the role in camp.
Pleasant transitioned to the defensive side of the ball in 2014 after spending his first season with the Redskins as an offensive assistant. In 2014, he assisted Defensive Backs Coach Raheem Morris and played a significant role in the development of fourth-round pick Bashaud Breeland. With Pleasant’s guidance, Breeland started 15 games – thirdmost by a rookie cornerback in Redskins history behind only Champ Bailey (16 in 1999) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green (16 in 1983) – and tied for the NFL rookie lead in passes defensed (14).
Pleasant was an offensive staff/head coach intern for the Cleveland Browns before joining the Redskins. Prior to his time in Cleveland, he spent two years with the University of Michigan as a defensive graduate assistant, helping the team appear in back-to-back bowl games. With Pleasant working specifically with the defensive backs in 2011, Michigan allowed 190.5 yards passing per game and 17.4 points per game, ranking No. 16 and sixth in the nation, respectively. Michigan’s total defense improved to No. 17 in the nation (322.2 ypg.) after ranking No. 110 (450.8 ypg.) in the year prior to Pleasant’s arrival. Michigan’s defense allowed only 12 touchdown passes, led the Big Ten with 29 takeaways and tied for first in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 20 fumble recoveries.
In 2012, Pleasant was promoted to Assistant Defensive Backs Coach, helping Michigan’s total defense (320.0 ypg.) and passing yards allowed (169.5 ypg.) improve to No. 13 and No. 5 in the country, respectively. Following Michigan’s 2012 season, Pleasant was one of 30 coaches nationwide invited to the NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy in San Antonio.
Pleasant coached defensive backs at Grand Blanc (Mich.) H.S. in 2010 and was a behavioral specialist/special needs teacher in the Flint (Mich.) Community School District. His duties included working directly with cognitively-impaired and academically-neglected adult students to help educate them within the Flint school district.
Pleasant was a three-year letterman at Wisconsin from 2005-08, appearing in 41 career games with 14 starts at safety. He finished his collegiate career with 80 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and appeared in four consecutive bowl games: Capital One (2005 and 2006), Outback (2007) and Champs Sports (2008). Pleasant received a master’s degree in education while coaching at Michigan and earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wisconsin in 2009.
Pleasant is a native of Flint, Mich., where he graduated from the city’s Montrose H.S., receiving Class B all-state honorable mention honor at safety his senior year. He attended Flint Northern H.S. and earned all-city running back honors as a sophomore.
PLEASANT FOOTBALL HISTORY
2005-08: Safety, Wisconsin
2010: Defensive Backs, Grand Blanc H.S. (Mich.)
2011-12: Defensive Assistant, Michigan
2013: Offensive Assistant, Washington Redskins
2014-2015: Defensive Quality Control, Washington Redskins
2016-Present: Assistant Defensive Backs, Washington Redskins
http://www.redskins.com/team/coaches/Aubrey-Pleasant/0f215423-91b5-4646-87b6-34e2ffeaf461
Florida_Ram
Hall of Fame
Maybe one of these^^ Coaches will handle the CB's and the other will concentrate on the Safeties!?!
That is exactly what @den-the-coach has recently told me. This makes sense and their working relationship with the secondary will be moderated by SonOfBum
Aubrey Pleasant is entering his fourth season with the Redskins in 2016. He served as an offensive assistant in his first season in Washington in 2013 before transitioning to the defensive side of the ball prior to the 2014 season and working extensively with the team's defensive backs.
In 2015, Pleasant played a pivotal role in assisting Defensive Backs Coach Perry Fewell with a secondary that was besieged by injuries throughout the season. Pleasant aided in the transition of Quinton Dunbar, who joined the Redskins as a college free agent wide receiver before switching to cornerback in the middle of training camp. Dunbar played in 11 games, making one start and intercepting Giants quarterback Eli Manning in a crucial Week 12 victory during the Redskins’ NFC East championship season. Pleasant also assisted in the midseason transition of 12-year NFL veteran DeAngelo Hall from cornerback to safety and the rapid development of sixth-round pick Kyshoen Jarrett, a safety who also contributed significantly at nickel after volunteering for the role in camp.
Pleasant transitioned to the defensive side of the ball in 2014 after spending his first season with the Redskins as an offensive assistant. In 2014, he assisted Defensive Backs Coach Raheem Morris and played a significant role in the development of fourth-round pick Bashaud Breeland. With Pleasant’s guidance, Breeland started 15 games – thirdmost by a rookie cornerback in Redskins history behind only Champ Bailey (16 in 1999) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green (16 in 1983) – and tied for the NFL rookie lead in passes defensed (14).
Pleasant was an offensive staff/head coach intern for the Cleveland Browns before joining the Redskins. Prior to his time in Cleveland, he spent two years with the University of Michigan as a defensive graduate assistant, helping the team appear in back-to-back bowl games. With Pleasant working specifically with the defensive backs in 2011, Michigan allowed 190.5 yards passing per game and 17.4 points per game, ranking No. 16 and sixth in the nation, respectively. Michigan’s total defense improved to No. 17 in the nation (322.2 ypg.) after ranking No. 110 (450.8 ypg.) in the year prior to Pleasant’s arrival. Michigan’s defense allowed only 12 touchdown passes, led the Big Ten with 29 takeaways and tied for first in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 20 fumble recoveries.
In 2012, Pleasant was promoted to Assistant Defensive Backs Coach, helping Michigan’s total defense (320.0 ypg.) and passing yards allowed (169.5 ypg.) improve to No. 13 and No. 5 in the country, respectively. Following Michigan’s 2012 season, Pleasant was one of 30 coaches nationwide invited to the NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy in San Antonio.
Pleasant coached defensive backs at Grand Blanc (Mich.) H.S. in 2010 and was a behavioral specialist/special needs teacher in the Flint (Mich.) Community School District. His duties included working directly with cognitively-impaired and academically-neglected adult students to help educate them within the Flint school district.
Pleasant was a three-year letterman at Wisconsin from 2005-08, appearing in 41 career games with 14 starts at safety. He finished his collegiate career with 80 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and appeared in four consecutive bowl games: Capital One (2005 and 2006), Outback (2007) and Champs Sports (2008). Pleasant received a master’s degree in education while coaching at Michigan and earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wisconsin in 2009.
Pleasant is a native of Flint, Mich., where he graduated from the city’s Montrose H.S., receiving Class B all-state honorable mention honor at safety his senior year. He attended Flint Northern H.S. and earned all-city running back honors as a sophomore.
PLEASANT FOOTBALL HISTORY
2005-08: Safety, Wisconsin
2010: Defensive Backs, Grand Blanc H.S. (Mich.)
2011-12: Defensive Assistant, Michigan
2013: Offensive Assistant, Washington Redskins
2014-2015: Defensive Quality Control, Washington Redskins
2016-Present: Assistant Defensive Backs, Washington Redskins
http://www.redskins.com/team/coaches/Aubrey-Pleasant/0f215423-91b5-4646-87b6-34e2ffeaf461
Has this been confirmed???!!! I read he was coming and then that the Skins might try to keep him. Haven't read anything since then or anything official. I hope he is here or coming here though.
http://theramshuddle.com/topic/aubrey-pleasant/
Lots of fans like this guy. I still remember the week where there were concerns regarding Norman traveling with OBJ...I hear he did wonders with a rookie corner, Breeland, but Washington's defense (passing) was horrible. I'm sure Wade can work wonders, but why is this guy so highly thought of? In fact, the Redskins couldn't wait to show the entire staff the door.
I'm not sure.
Who's in the booth for teams like GB?
There are a few HC that still call plays on the field.
IMO,this is the Hire that can truly change our offensive fortunes.
I agree Jrry,there is some young talent at this position,all they need
is a coach capable of maximizing that talent.Got my fingers crossed on this one.